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Brentford pack their bags to visit Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park Stadium on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 1 of the 16 previous games, with the hosts winning just 7.
The previous match played between the two at Glanford Park Stadium was more than three years back, in December 2001, as the Iron edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 Aug | Brentford | 2 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Dec | Scunthorpe U. | 3 - 2 | Brentford | FAC |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 21 Mar | Scunthorpe U. | 0 - 0 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Fri 12 Nov | Brentford | 4 - 3 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 10 Apr | Scunthorpe U. | 0 - 0 | Brentford | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 20 Oct | Brentford | 2 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 05 May | Brentford | 3 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Scunthorpe United 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, 12 to 10.
The Bees have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Bees's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 4 against.
Scunthorpe U.'s 25 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Brentford's total of 30 points from their 18 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola League One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 8 |
| Brentford | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bees's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Scunthorpe U., believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Scunthorpe U. | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Brentford | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 4 games since last defeat. |