FM Preview: Swindon Town v Brentford 20 Nov 2012

Last updated : 19 November 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Swindon Town v Brentford fixture

Swindon Town are ready to welcome Brentford to County Ground on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Robins are clearly on top, having won 23 and lost only 9 of the 44 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at County Ground was within the last three years, in November 2010, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a (Associate Members) match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 09 Apr Brentford 0 - 1 Swindon Town League One
2010/2011 Tue 09 Nov Swindon Town 1-1 Brentford (Associate Members)
2010/2011 Sat 21 Aug Swindon Town 1 - 1 Brentford League One
2009/2010 Sat 01 May Swindon Town 3 - 2 Brentford League One
2009/2010 Sat 03 Oct Brentford 2 - 3 Swindon Town League One
2007/2008 Tue 04 Sep Swindon Town 4 - 1 Brentford (Associate Members)
2006/2007 Tue 22 Aug Swindon Town 2 - 2 Brentford League Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Swindon Town have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Brentford's away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Bees's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.

Swindon Town are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 32 points from 18 games.

Brentford's 29 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Swindon Town 6 3 1 2 12 6 10
Brentford 6 4 2 0 10 5 14

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FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at County Ground for the Robins and the Madmen are unable to see past Brentford claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Swindon Town Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Brentford Undefeated in last 3 away games.
7 games since last defeat.

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