Struggling Blackburn Rovers will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Brentford in the upcoming league round. It’s 17th vs 8th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Blackburn Rovers and Brentford.
Blackburn Rovers form and stats
4 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Blackburn Rovers have to build on here at Ewood Park in the Championship. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Ewood Park.
Blackburn Rovers's last game was hosting Barnsley (placed 24th) and winning 3-2. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Leeds United.
Blackburn Rovers are traveling soon after this match as the Championship match at Stoke City awaits in three days.
Blackburn Rovers has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Blackburn Rovers's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Brentford form and stats
As the visiting team in Championship matches, Brentford have produced an overall stat of 5-0-4 so far. Having won their last three away games Brentford has no reason to fear anyone.
208 minutes! That's how long the Brentford goalkeeper Rafael Cabral Barbosa and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
The supporters enjoyed Brentford's previous game versus Reading (placed 18th), a Championship 1-0 win played at home. Preceding that game was the away victory against Wigan Athletic with the score of 3-0.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Luton Town in just three days.
Brentford find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 13 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last eight meetings): Blackburn Rovers won 4 games, 1 match ended with a draw and Brentford has 3 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 5 / 3Top Goalscorers
 
O. Watkins
11 goals
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B. Dack
7 goals
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D. Williams
3 goals
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Brentford missing players
| Blackburn Rovers | Brentford | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 23 | 13 | 1 | Scored | S | 7 | 13 | 22 |
| 26 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 76% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 56% | 53% |
| 59% | 56% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 44% | 35% |
| 29% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 22% | 18% |
| 24% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 65% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 22% | 29% |
| 24% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 33% | 35% |
| 18% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 44% | 41% |
| 5.9 | 6.9 | 11 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 6 | 6.2 |
| 4.5 | 4.4 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
| 1.5 | 1.2 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 179 | 115 | 11 | Total Shots | T S | 28 | 102 | 219 |
| 51 | 33 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 39 | 78 |
| 45% | 39% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 64% | 33% | 28% |
- Brentford have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Brentford haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Brentford is in the best form (5-0-1)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 36 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 34 |
| 3 | Preston North End | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 31 |
| 4 | Fulham | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 29 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 29 |
| 6 | Swansea City | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 29 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 29 |
| 8 | Brentford | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 27 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 25 |
| 10 | Millwall | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 24 |
| 11 | Derby County | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -2 | 24 |
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 24 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
| 14 | Hull City | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 23 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 23 |
| 16 | Cardiff City | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 22 |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -3 | 21 |
| 18 | Reading | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 18 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -6 | 17 |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -12 | 15 |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 14 |
| 22 | Luton Town | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -9 | 14 |
| 23 | Stoke City | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 14 |
| 24 | Barnsley | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -18 | 9 |
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