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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 lose 14 and win only 6 of the 26 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2008, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Apr | Brentford | 2 - 2 | Bradford City | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 03 Nov | Bradford City | 1 - 2 | Brentford | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 24 Feb | Bradford City | 1 - 1 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 02 Sep | Brentford | 2 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 08 Apr | Brentford | 1 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 02 Jan | Bradford City | 3 - 3 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Apr | Bradford City | 4 - 1 | Brentford | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Brentford have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
The away form of Bradford City however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Bantams, and 10 goals against.
Brentford lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 31 points from their 18 games so far. Bradford City are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League Two, and have accumulated 34 points from the 19 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brentford | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 |
| Bradford City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bantams's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Brentford, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brentford | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. |
| Bradford City | 14 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |