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Walsall face a trip to Brentford at Griffin Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saddlers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 22 and win only 4 of the 36 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2009, the Bees carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 20 Feb | Walsall | 2 - 1 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 28 Nov | Brentford | 1 - 0 | Walsall | FAC |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 21 Nov | Brentford | 1 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Brentford | 5 - 0 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 27 Sep | Walsall | 0 - 0 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 03 Jan | Brentford | 1 - 0 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 25 Sep | Walsall | 0 - 1 | Brentford | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Brentford are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Bees in those games, with 3 conceded.
The away form of Walsall is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Saddlers have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Brentford are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower League One with a return of just 0 points from their 1 games thus far. Walsall find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 0 points from their 1 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brentford | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Walsall | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Bees, as the Saddlers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brentford | Unbeaten in the last 11 home games. |
| Walsall | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 8 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |