FM Preview: Brentford v Sheffield Wednesday 05 Sep 2010

History of the Brentford v Sheffield Wednesday fixture

Sheff. Wed. travel to take on Brentford at Griffin Park at lunchtime on Sunday,

The last time the two teams met at Brentford was back in May 2005, over five years ago, with Sheff. Wed. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Bees in a Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 3) match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005	Mon 16 May	Brentford	1 - 2	Sheff. Wed.	D2PO
2004/2005	Thu 12 May	Sheff. Wed.	1 - 0	Brentford	D2PO
2004/2005	Sat 26 Feb	Brentford	3 - 3	Sheff. Wed.	LGE1
2004/2005	Sat 11 Dec	Sheff. Wed.	1 - 2	Brentford	LGE1
2003/2004	Sat 10 Apr	Sheff. Wed.	1 - 1	Brentford	LGE1
2003/2004	Sat 04 Oct	Brentford	0 - 3	Sheff. Wed.	LGE1
1990/1991	Tue 09 Oct	Brentford	1 - 2	Sheff. Wed.	LGEC

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. The Bees's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Sheff. Wed. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The The Owls's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 10 against.

Brentford find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 4 games have yielded only 1 points. Sheff. Wed. are leading the way in the Npower League One, with their 4 games giving them a return of 10 points.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Brentford	6	3	1	2	8	8	10
Sheff. Wed.	6	4	1	1	12	6	13

FootyMad's prediction ...

Although Sheff. Wed. have been far from successful in recent away games, I can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Brentford. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Brentford	5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Sheff. Wed.	Last drawn game 5 outings ago.