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Brentford play host to Grimsby Town at Griffin Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Bees are clearly on top, winning 59.26% of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Brentford was back in August 1997, over five years ago, with Brentford running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1997/1998 | Sat 17 Jan | Grimsby | 4 - 0 | Brentford | LD2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 30 Aug | Brentford | 3-1 | Grimsby | LD2 |
| 1992/1993 | Tue 23 Mar | Grimsby | 0 - 1 | Brentford | LD1 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 02 Jan | Brentford | 0 - 2 | Grimsby | FAC |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 21 Nov | Brentford | 1 - 3 | Grimsby | LD1 |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 16 Mar | Grimsby | 2 - 0 | Brentford | DIV3 |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 29 Sep | Brentford | 1 - 0 | Grimsby | DIV3 |
Recent respective form guides
Brentford have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Bees in those games, with 7 conceded.
Grimsby have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Mariners have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Brentford see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division Two, showing a record of 26 points from their 18 games played so far, Grimsby find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 23 points from their 18 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brentford | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
| Grimsby | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Brentford may be coming up against a decent side in Grimsby, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Bees. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brentford | Won 3 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Grimsby | Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |