Delightful dogfight as daring Brentford duels with determined AFC Bournemouth

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 22.May
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Brentford Community Stadium

The Brentford & AFC Bournemouth managers T. Frank and J. Woodgate are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Championship league table.

Insights:
  • Brentford have the most scored goals (79) in Championship
  • AFC Bournemouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Brentford form and stats

The story so far in the Championship for Brentford, who have the most scored goals (79) in Championship, at their home stadium (Brentford Community Stadium) is 12 wins, 9 draws and 2 defeats. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Brentford after consecutive victories at their own ground.

The fans are hoping that Brentford will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Championship game against AFC Bournemouth. Defender Christian Nørgaard got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.25/10. Nørgaard hit one key pass and won 2 of 4 duels.

Before that match, a win away at Bristol City.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Brentford have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won four times, drawn four and lost one.

A decent goal production from Brentford in their home games so far, with 39 goals from 23 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Brentford have conceded only 20 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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AFC Bournemouth form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 9 wins, 8 draws and 6 defeats.

The supporters enjoyed Bournemouth's previous game versus Brentford, a Championship 1-0 win played at home. Defender Steve Cook was the best team player with a rating of 7.84. Cook won 7 of 8 duels.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Stoke City.

We have checked recent matches where Bournemouth have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those three games were two victories, zero draws and one defeat.

AFC Bournemouth find the net regularly in their away games. 33 goals from 23 away fixtures in the league. Bournemouth are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 22 times in 23 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

AFC Bournemouth - Brentford 1-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Brentford three wins, three draws and AFC Bournemouth four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BrentfordI. Toney
I. Toney
30 goals
AFC BournemouthA. Groeneveld
A. Groeneveld
16 goals
AFC BournemouthD. Solanke
D. Solanke
15 goals

Brentford missing players

AFC Bournemouth missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Brentford AFC Bournemouth
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
47 23 6 Played P 6 23 47
24 12 2 Won W 2 9 23
15 9 3 Drew D 3 8 11
8 2 1 Lost L 1 6 13
79 39 8 Scored S 10 33 74
43 20 6 Conceded C 6 22 46
89% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 87% 91%
72% 74% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 70% 66%
45% 43% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 48% 47%
28% 22% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 30% 32%
15% 13% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 4% 17%
53% 52% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 61% 53%
36% 43% 17% Clean Sheets C S 33% 26% 34%
21% 22% 17% Failed to Score F T 17% 26% 21%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.2 1.4 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.4 1.4
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
13.2 14 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 13.7 11.9 11.3
4.1 4.2 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 4 4.1
41% 40% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 34% 35% 38%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • AFC Bournemouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Brentford have the most points from losing position (23) in Championship
  • Brentford have the most scored goals (79) in Championship
  • Brentford have the most scored goals in the second half (48) in Championship

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 46 29 10 7 75 36 23 14 6 3 39 15 23 15 4 4 36 21 39 97
2 Watford 46 27 10 9 63 30 23 19 2 2 44 12 23 8 8 7 19 18 33 91
3 Brentford 46 24 15 7 79 42 23 12 9 2 39 20 23 12 6 5 40 22 37 87
4 Swansea City 46 23 11 12 56 39 23 12 6 5 27 16 23 11 5 7 29 23 17 80
5 Barnsley 46 23 9 14 58 50 23 12 6 5 30 22 23 11 3 9 28 28 8 78
6 AFC Bournemouth 46 22 11 13 73 46 23 13 3 7 40 24 23 9 8 6 33 22 27 77
7 Reading 46 19 13 14 62 54 23 12 4 7 37 27 23 7 9 7 25 27 8 70
8 Cardiff City 46 18 14 14 66 49 23 8 6 9 37 26 23 10 8 5 29 23 17 68
9 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 11 16 57 55 23 11 4 8 32 27 23 8 7 8 25 28 2 68
10 Middlesbrough 46 18 10 18 55 53 23 11 4 8 30 25 23 7 6 10 25 28 2 64
11 Millwall 46 15 17 14 47 52 23 7 10 6 24 24 23 8 7 8 23 28 -5 62
12 Luton Town 46 17 11 18 41 52 23 8 9 6 25 23 23 9 2 12 16 29 -11 62
13 Preston North End 46 18 7 21 49 56 23 7 5 11 21 24 23 11 2 10 28 32 -7 61
14 Stoke City 46 15 15 16 50 52 23 9 5 9 29 28 23 6 10 7 21 24 -2 60
15 Blackburn Rovers 46 15 12 19 65 54 23 9 7 7 37 28 23 6 5 12 28 26 11 57
16 Coventry City 46 14 13 19 49 61 23 10 7 6 30 22 23 4 6 13 19 39 -12 55
17 Nottingham Forest 46 12 16 18 37 45 23 6 8 9 21 24 23 6 8 9 16 21 -8 52
18 Birmingham City 46 13 13 20 37 61 23 6 4 13 18 37 23 7 9 7 19 24 -24 52
19 Bristol City 46 15 6 25 46 68 23 7 3 13 18 30 23 8 3 12 28 38 -22 51
20 Huddersfield Town 46 12 13 21 50 71 23 8 7 8 28 23 23 4 6 13 22 48 -21 49
21 Derby County 46 11 11 24 36 58 23 6 7 10 20 26 23 5 4 14 16 32 -22 44
22 Wycombe Wanderers 46 11 10 25 39 69 23 7 5 11 17 28 23 4 5 14 22 41 -30 43
23 Rotherham United 46 11 9 26 44 60 23 5 4 14 26 35 23 6 5 12 18 25 -16 42
24 Sheffield Wednesday 46 12 11 23 40 61 23 8 8 7 22 17 23 4 3 16 18 44 -21 41

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 46 29 10 7 75 36 23 14 6 3 39 15 23 15 4 4 36 21 39 97
2 Watford 46 27 10 9 63 30 23 19 2 2 44 12 23 8 8 7 19 18 33 91
3 Brentford 46 24 15 7 79 42 23 12 9 2 39 20 23 12 6 5 40 22 37 87
4 Swansea City 46 23 11 12 56 39 23 12 6 5 27 16 23 11 5 7 29 23 17 80
5 Barnsley 46 23 9 14 58 50 23 12 6 5 30 22 23 11 3 9 28 28 8 78
6 AFC Bournemouth 46 22 11 13 73 46 23 13 3 7 40 24 23 9 8 6 33 22 27 77
7 Reading 46 19 13 14 62 54 23 12 4 7 37 27 23 7 9 7 25 27 8 70
8 Cardiff City 46 18 14 14 66 49 23 8 6 9 37 26 23 10 8 5 29 23 17 68
9 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 11 16 57 55 23 11 4 8 32 27 23 8 7 8 25 28 2 68
10 Middlesbrough 46 18 10 18 55 53 23 11 4 8 30 25 23 7 6 10 25 28 2 64
11 Millwall 46 15 17 14 47 52 23 7 10 6 24 24 23 8 7 8 23 28 -5 62
12 Luton Town 46 17 11 18 41 52 23 8 9 6 25 23 23 9 2 12 16 29 -11 62
13 Preston North End 46 18 7 21 49 56 23 7 5 11 21 24 23 11 2 10 28 32 -7 61
14 Stoke City 46 15 15 16 50 52 23 9 5 9 29 28 23 6 10 7 21 24 -2 60
15 Blackburn Rovers 46 15 12 19 65 54 23 9 7 7 37 28 23 6 5 12 28 26 11 57
16 Coventry City 46 14 13 19 49 61 23 10 7 6 30 22 23 4 6 13 19 39 -12 55
17 Nottingham Forest 46 12 16 18 37 45 23 6 8 9 21 24 23 6 8 9 16 21 -8 52
18 Birmingham City 46 13 13 20 37 61 23 6 4 13 18 37 23 7 9 7 19 24 -24 52
19 Bristol City 46 15 6 25 46 68 23 7 3 13 18 30 23 8 3 12 28 38 -22 51
20 Huddersfield Town 46 12 13 21 50 71 23 8 7 8 28 23 23 4 6 13 22 48 -21 49
21 Derby County 46 11 11 24 36 58 23 6 7 10 20 26 23 5 4 14 16 32 -22 44
22 Wycombe Wanderers 46 11 10 25 39 69 23 7 5 11 17 28 23 4 5 14 22 41 -30 43
23 Rotherham United 46 11 9 26 44 60 23 5 4 14 26 35 23 6 5 12 18 25 -16 42
24 Sheffield Wednesday 46 12 11 23 40 61 23 8 8 7 22 17 23 4 3 16 18 44 -21 41

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.