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Bradford City face a trip to Brentford at Griffin Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bantams will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2004, with Bradford City inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Bees in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 02 Jan | Bradford City | 3 - 3 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Apr | Bradford City | 4 - 1 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 20 Nov | Brentford | 1 - 2 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Fri 26 Apr | Bradford City | 2 - 1 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 25 Nov | Brentford | 2 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 11 Feb | Brentford | 4 - 3 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 1994/1995 | Wed 02 Nov | Bradford City | 1 - 0 | Brentford | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Brentford are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Bees, with 4 goals against.
Bradford City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Bantams's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Brentford are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola League One, and have accumulated 68 points from the 40 games they have played so far. Bradford City's 52 points from 40 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brentford | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Bradford City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bradford City have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Brentford may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brentford | 8 games since last home draw. |
| Bradford City | 4 games since last defeat. |