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Brentford play host to Gillingham at Griffin Park on Monday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 39 games played, Bees have recorded 17 wins, and Gillingham have come away with 13 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Brentford was back in October 1999, over five years ago, with Gillingham inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Bees in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1999/2000 | Sat 29 Apr | Gillingham | 2 - 0 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 19 Oct | Brentford | 1-2 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Mon 29 Dec | Gillingham | 3 - 1 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 02 Sep | Brentford | 2 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Mon 31 Mar | Gillingham | 1 - 2 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 27 Aug | Brentford | 2 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1991/1992 | Tue 26 Nov | Gillingham | 1 - 3 | Brentford | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Brentford are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Bees in those games, with 4 conceded.
Gillingham have an average recent record on the road, losing just 1 from the last six, but amazingly drawing the other 5. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Brentford are leading the way in the Coca Cola League One, with their 5 games giving them a return of 10 points. Gillingham's 8 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brentford | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Gillingham | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Gillingham is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Bees in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brentford | 8 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 15 . |
| Gillingham | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 7 away matches. 8 games since last defeat. |