The Match in Numbers
3 – Draws between the two
6 – Both teams have scored in just three of the last nine meetings
7 – Bees wins over Boro
12 – Britt Assombalonga is the Championship’s most caught offside player this term
13 – Boro wins over The Bees
16 – Ollie Watkins leads the second tier in shots blocked
18 – Boro fans have seen the second-lowest number of goals in Championship games this campaign
23 – Romaine Sawyers leads the way in short distance, chance-creating passes
94 – The Bees have attempted 24 more shots from outside the box than anyone else in the second-tier
1938 – The Bees last win over Boro on Teeside, we’ve lost our last six visits there
5039 – Only Nottingham Forest have attempted more passes than The Bees this campaign
The First Meeting
2 February 1907, FA Cup Second Round, Brentford 1 Middlesbrough 0
Brentford: Williams, Watson, Taylor, Jay, Parsonage, Tomlinson, Pentland, Hagan, Corbett, McAllister, Underwood
Pat Hagan scores only goal as 21,000 turn up to see Bees beat star-studded First-Division Boro
The Last Meeting
12 January 2016, Sky Bet Championship, Brentford 0 Middlesbrough 1
Brentford: Button, Colin, Dean, Tarkowski, Bidwell, Woods, Swift (Djuricin 73), Diagouraga, Saunders (Canos 63), Judge, Vibe (Hofmann 81)
Daniel Ayala scores the only goal on the hour as Boro take the points in West London