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Brentford prepare to entertain Scunthorpe United at Griffin Park on Saturday afternoon, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The Bees have tasted victory on 13 of the 16 occasions the teams have met.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Griffin Park was just last season, in August 2005, with Brentford running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 26 Aug | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 1 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 26 Nov | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 3 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Brentford are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Bees's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
The away form of Scunthorpe U. however, is much more impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Iron, and 4 goals against.
Brentford are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 33 points from their 35 games thus far. Scunthorpe U. are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League One, with their 35 games giving them a return of 70 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brentford | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 18 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Bees of late, and things are not going to improve with the visit of Scunthorpe U., who one believes will win this game handsomely. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brentford | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Scunthorpe U. | Undefeated in last 15 away games. Won each of the previous 6 matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |