FM Preview: Swindon Town v Brentford 21 Aug 2010

Last updated : 20 August 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Swindon Town v Brentford fixture

Swindon Town prepare to entertain Brentford at County Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Robins are clearly on top, having won 23 and lost only 8 of the 41 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at County Ground was less than a year ago, in May 2010, as the Robins squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a League One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 01 MaySwindon Town3-2BrentfordLGE1
2009/2010Sat 03 OctBrentford2 - 3Swindon TownLGE1
2007/2008Tue 04 SepSwindon Town4 - 1BrentfordASSM
2006/2007Tue 22 AugSwindon Town2 - 2BrentfordLGEC
2005/2006Sat 22 AprSwindon Town1 - 3BrentfordLGE1
2005/2006Sat 15 OctBrentford0 - 0Swindon TownLGE1
2004/2005Sat 22 JanBrentford2 - 1Swindon TownLGE1

Recent respective form guides

Swindon Town 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.

Brentford have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Bees's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

Swindon Town find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 1 points from their 2 matches. Brentford are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower League One with a return of just 0 points from their 2 games thus far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Swindon Town61147104
Brentford6123695

FootyMad's prediction ...

With Swindon Town only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Swindon Town Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Brentford Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 5 away matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.