Brentford have performed better than Bristol City so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:
- Bristol City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Brentford form and stats
4 victories, 5 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Brentford have to build on here at Griffin Park in the Championship. Brentford haven’t lost a league-game in 15 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Stoke City, 70 days ago.
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus AFC Bournemouth in the Championship last time out and are looking for a win here. In the preceding match a 3-2 victory visiting Cardiff City.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Brentford matches with similar probabilities have ended with two wins, two draws and two defeats (from six games).
Brentford are traveling soon after this match as the Carabao Cup match at Tottenham Hotspur awaits in three days.
Brentford have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Griffin Park with 16 goals in 10 league matches. 10 goals have been conceded.
Bristol City form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 5 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Bristol's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Two away games in a row for Bristol, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Luton Town in the Championship. Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Wycombe Wanderers.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Bristol when being an outsider away as they are today, we find four matches with the visitors losing two times, drawing one and winning one game.
Bristol find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 14 goals have been conceded by Bristol City in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Brentford won five games, four matches ended with a draw and Bristol City has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  I. Toney 16 goals | M. Forss 5 goals |   N. Wells 5 goals |
Brentford missing players
Bristol City missing players
| Brentford | Bristol City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 35 | 17 | 7 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 23 |
| 21 | 11 | 6 | Conceded | C | 6 | 14 | 24 |
| 86% | 82% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 77% | 82% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 73% | 64% |
| 45% | 45% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 55% | 41% |
| 27% | 27% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 18% | 14% |
| 14% | 9% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 59% | 64% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 55% | 45% |
| 36% | 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 18% | 27% |
| 18% | 18% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 27% | 32% |
| 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 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.7 | 13.4 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 8 | 9.2 |
| 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| 42% | 42% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 45% | 37% |
- Bristol City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Bristol City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 44 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 39 |
| 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 38 |
| 4 | Brentford | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
| 5 | Watford | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 37 |
| 6 | Reading | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 36 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 35 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -1 | 34 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 33 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 33 |
| 11 | Preston North End | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 32 |
| 12 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -3 | 31 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -4 | 30 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 29 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 29 |
| 16 | Millwall | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 25 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 23 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -10 | 23 |
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 21 |
| 20 | Derby County | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -9 | 19 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | -11 | 19 |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 16 |
| 23 | Rotherham United | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 16 |
| 24 | Wycombe Wanderers | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -17 | 15 |