FootyMAD's Rochdale match preview

History of the Rochdale v Brentford fixture

Brentford face a trip to Rochdale at Spotland on Saturday afternoon, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the Bees have taken the points 7 times and lost only 1.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009	Sat 01 Nov	Brentford	1 - 2	Rochdale	LGE2
2007/2008	Sat 29 Mar	Brentford	0 - 2	Rochdale	LGE2
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

Recent respective form guides

Rochdale are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Dale in those games, with 6 conceded.

Brentford have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Rochdale are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 52 points from 30 games. Brentford are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League Two, with their 31 games giving them a return of 56 points.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Rochdale	6	4	1	1	13	6	13
Brentford	6	4	1	1	12	4	13

FootyMad's prediction ...

With Brentford only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Spotland will be a good result. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Rochdale	Unbeaten in the last 12 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Brentford	Not won in previous 2 away matches. 4 games since last defeat.