FootyMAD Brentford match preview

Last updated : 05 September 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Brentford v Plymouth Argyle fixture

Plymouth face a trip to Brentford at Griffin Park on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 36 games played, Pilgrims have recorded 5 wins, and Brentford have come away with 16 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2002, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Sat 22 MarPlymouth3 - 0BrentfordLD2
2002/2003Tue 12 NovPlymouth0 - 1BrentfordAM
2002/2003Tue 29 OctBrentford0 - 0PlymouthLD2
1999/2000Tue 09 NovPlymouth2 - 1BrentfordFAC
1999/2000Sat 30 OctBrentford2 - 2PlymouthFAC
1998/1999Mon 05 AprBrentford3 - 1PlymouthLD3
1998/1999Tue 03 NovPlymouth3 - 0BrentfordLD3

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. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Plymouth is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Pilgrims have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Brentford are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division Two with a return of just 3 points from their 5 games thus far. Plymouth see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division Two, showing a record of 6 points from their 5 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Brentford61053143
Plymouth613211116

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Plymouth on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Brentford. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Brentford Not drawn a match in their last 6 .
Plymouth Not won in previous 6 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.