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Brentford play host to Rochdale at Griffin Park on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Bees have won an impressive 10 of the 11 meetings between the two sides, drawing the other 1.
The last time the two teams met at Brentford was back in August 1998, over five years ago, the Bees carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Rochdale | 1 - 1 | Brentford | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 05 Nov | Rochdale | 0 - 1 | Brentford | FAC |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 23 Jan | Rochdale | 2 - 0 | Brentford | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Mon 31 Aug | Brentford | 2-1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 1977/1978 | Mon 06 Mar | Brentford | 4 - 0 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 1977/1978 | Tue 13 Sep | Rochdale | 1 - 2 | Brentford | LGE2 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 14 May | Rochdale | 2 - 3 | Brentford | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Brentford have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
Rochdale have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Dale, and 10 goals against.
Brentford's 55 points from 40 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Rochdale lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 59 from their 37 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brentford | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| Rochdale | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the Bees. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brentford | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
| Rochdale | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 18 outings ago. |