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Walsall travel to take on Brentford at Griffin Park on Monday 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 18 and win only 4 of the 30 games.
The last time the two teams met at Brentford was just over four years ago, in October 2000, the Bees carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 25 Sep | Walsall | 0 - 1 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 17 Apr | Walsall | 3 - 2 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Oct | Brentford | 2 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 24 Feb | Walsall | 0 - 0 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 18 Oct | Brentford | 3 - 0 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 26 Apr | Walsall | 1 - 0 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 19 Oct | Brentford | 1 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Brentford have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
The away form of Walsall is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Saddlers have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Brentford's 37 points from 25 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Walsall find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 32 points from their 25 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brentford | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 |
| Walsall | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 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 | 5 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Walsall | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |