Brentford welcomes Birmingham City as clear favourites: Big betting preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Tue 06.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Brentford Community Stadium

The league table in Championship tells a story about these teams so far, with Brentford leading Birmingham City by 28 points. Match preview to follow:

Insights:
  • Brentford have the most scored goals (66) in Championship
  • Brentford have scored more than double the goals of Birmingham City.

It's no vacation for neither Brentford nor Birmingham City as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Brentford form and stats

Brentford, who have the most scored goals (66) in Championship, are steadily winning Championship games and points here at Brentford Community Stadium. 10 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 18 games. The last three games played by Brentford, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.

The home team returns to Brentford Community Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Huddersfield Town (placed 18th) on their last time out; the Championship game ended 1-1. Before that, Brentford drew at home versus Nottingham Forest.

The manager T. Frank will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Preston North End in only four days.

A decent goal production from Brentford in their home games so far, with 35 goals from 18 league matches. 19 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Birmingham City form and stats

5 wins, 8 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Birmingham City playing as the away team in the Championship this season. Birmingham has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Birmingham won their last game, 1-0 versus Swansea City played at home. A 0-3 defeat away at Watford before that.

Scott Hogan came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Swansea City last time out, making the manager L. Bowyer feel like a tactical genius. Late drama in the previous game, when Scott Hogan scored the winning goal one minutes into stoppage time to defeat Swansea City.

A quick return to home after this game, as Birmingham City are hosting Stoke City in the Championship only four days away.

The attacking power of Birmingham when travelling is not overwhelming with 14 goals scored from 19 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Birmingham are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 18 times in 19 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Birmingham City - Brentford 1-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Brentford won three, Birmingham City won four and three draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

BrentfordI. Toney
I. Toney
27 goals
BrentfordS. Canós Tenes
S. Canós Tenes
7 goals
Birmingham CityS. Hogan
S. Hogan
7 goals

Brentford missing players

Birmingham City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Brentford Birmingham City
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
38 18 6 Played P 7 19 39
19 10 4 Won W 1 5 10
12 6 1 Drew D 1 8 11
7 2 1 Lost L 5 6 18
66 35 17 Scored S 6 14 29
40 19 6 Conceded C 12 18 50
92% 89% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 74% 85%
79% 83% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 57% 47% 56%
50% 56% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 57% 26% 38%
29% 28% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 29% 11% 15%
16% 17% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 29% 11% 8%
61% 61% 33% BTTS BTTS 43% 37% 44%
29% 33% 67% Clean Sheets C S 14% 42% 28%
18% 17% 17% Failed to Score F T 57% 47% 44%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.1 1.5 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 1.8 1.8
2 1 0 Red cards R C 2 3 4
 
13.1 14.3 15.3 Shots (avg) S ( 8 9.6 9.6
4 4.3 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.1 2.7 2.6
43% 45% 53% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 27% 29%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Brentford have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Brentford have scored more than double the goals of Birmingham City.
  • Brentford have the most points from losing position (22) in Championship
  • Brentford have the most scored goals (66) in Championship
  • Brentford have the most scored goals in the second half (38) 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 39 25 9 5 57 28 19 12 6 1 27 10 20 13 3 4 30 18 29 84
2 Watford 39 23 9 7 56 26 20 16 2 2 39 12 19 7 7 5 17 14 30 78
3 Brentford 38 19 12 7 66 40 18 10 6 2 35 19 20 9 6 5 31 21 26 69
4 Swansea City 38 20 9 9 45 30 19 11 5 3 23 11 19 9 4 6 22 19 15 69
5 Barnsley 39 19 8 12 50 43 20 10 5 5 25 20 19 9 3 7 25 23 7 65
6 Reading 39 18 9 12 53 42 19 11 1 7 29 21 20 7 8 5 24 21 11 63
7 AFC Bournemouth 38 17 11 10 58 38 20 12 3 5 36 20 18 5 8 5 22 18 20 62
8 Cardiff City 39 16 10 13 55 38 20 7 4 9 32 22 19 9 6 4 23 16 17 58
9 Middlesbrough 39 16 8 15 47 42 19 10 3 6 25 18 20 6 5 9 22 24 5 56
10 Millwall 39 13 16 10 39 36 20 6 10 4 19 16 19 7 6 6 20 20 3 55
11 Stoke City 39 14 13 12 44 42 19 9 4 6 26 21 20 5 9 6 18 21 2 55
12 Queens Park Rangers 38 14 11 13 42 43 20 9 4 7 24 22 18 5 7 6 18 21 -1 53
13 Luton Town 38 14 8 16 31 43 18 7 6 5 22 20 20 7 2 11 9 23 -12 50
14 Bristol City 39 15 4 20 39 52 20 7 2 11 15 24 19 8 2 9 24 28 -13 49
15 Blackburn Rovers 39 12 10 17 50 43 19 6 7 6 25 21 20 6 3 11 25 22 7 46
16 Nottingham Forest 39 11 12 16 31 38 19 5 7 7 16 18 20 6 5 9 15 20 -7 45
17 Preston North End 39 13 6 20 40 50 20 5 5 10 16 19 19 8 1 10 24 31 -10 45
18 Huddersfield Town 38 11 10 17 42 53 19 8 5 6 26 19 19 3 5 11 16 34 -11 43
19 Derby County 39 11 10 18 29 42 20 6 6 8 16 20 19 5 4 10 13 22 -13 43
20 Birmingham City 39 10 11 18 29 50 20 5 3 12 15 32 19 5 8 6 14 18 -21 41
21 Coventry City 38 9 12 17 32 51 19 7 7 5 19 19 19 2 5 12 13 32 -19 39
22 Rotherham United 35 10 5 20 38 48 17 4 3 10 21 26 18 6 2 10 17 22 -10 35
23 Sheffield Wednesday 38 10 8 20 28 48 18 6 6 6 15 14 20 4 2 14 13 34 -20 32
24 Wycombe Wanderers 39 7 9 23 26 61 20 5 5 10 13 24 19 2 4 13 13 37 -35 30

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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 39 25 9 5 57 28 19 12 6 1 27 10 20 13 3 4 30 18 29 84
2 Watford 39 23 9 7 56 26 20 16 2 2 39 12 19 7 7 5 17 14 30 78
3 Brentford 38 19 12 7 66 40 18 10 6 2 35 19 20 9 6 5 31 21 26 69
4 Swansea City 38 20 9 9 45 30 19 11 5 3 23 11 19 9 4 6 22 19 15 69
5 Barnsley 39 19 8 12 50 43 20 10 5 5 25 20 19 9 3 7 25 23 7 65
6 Reading 39 18 9 12 53 42 19 11 1 7 29 21 20 7 8 5 24 21 11 63
7 AFC Bournemouth 38 17 11 10 58 38 20 12 3 5 36 20 18 5 8 5 22 18 20 62
8 Cardiff City 39 16 10 13 55 38 20 7 4 9 32 22 19 9 6 4 23 16 17 58
9 Middlesbrough 39 16 8 15 47 42 19 10 3 6 25 18 20 6 5 9 22 24 5 56
10 Millwall 39 13 16 10 39 36 20 6 10 4 19 16 19 7 6 6 20 20 3 55
11 Stoke City 39 14 13 12 44 42 19 9 4 6 26 21 20 5 9 6 18 21 2 55
12 Queens Park Rangers 38 14 11 13 42 43 20 9 4 7 24 22 18 5 7 6 18 21 -1 53
13 Luton Town 38 14 8 16 31 43 18 7 6 5 22 20 20 7 2 11 9 23 -12 50
14 Bristol City 39 15 4 20 39 52 20 7 2 11 15 24 19 8 2 9 24 28 -13 49
15 Blackburn Rovers 39 12 10 17 50 43 19 6 7 6 25 21 20 6 3 11 25 22 7 46
16 Nottingham Forest 39 11 12 16 31 38 19 5 7 7 16 18 20 6 5 9 15 20 -7 45
17 Preston North End 39 13 6 20 40 50 20 5 5 10 16 19 19 8 1 10 24 31 -10 45
18 Huddersfield Town 38 11 10 17 42 53 19 8 5 6 26 19 19 3 5 11 16 34 -11 43
19 Derby County 39 11 10 18 29 42 20 6 6 8 16 20 19 5 4 10 13 22 -13 43
20 Birmingham City 39 10 11 18 29 50 20 5 3 12 15 32 19 5 8 6 14 18 -21 41
21 Coventry City 38 9 12 17 32 51 19 7 7 5 19 19 19 2 5 12 13 32 -19 39
22 Rotherham United 35 10 5 20 38 48 17 4 3 10 21 26 18 6 2 10 17 22 -10 35
23 Sheffield Wednesday 38 10 8 20 28 48 18 6 6 6 15 14 20 4 2 14 13 34 -20 32
24 Wycombe Wanderers 39 7 9 23 26 61 20 5 5 10 13 24 19 2 4 13 13 37 -35 30

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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.