Brentford and Leeds United are both riding high in the Championship with their 5th and 2nd positions respectively. Expect a great game!
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
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Griffin Park as Brentford, who have the the best goal difference (+27) in Championship, have scored 28 goals to get 30 points from 15 games. The overall stats in the Championship are 9-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).
A nice win for Brentford last time playing, versus Middlesbrough. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-2 with Ollie Watkins, Julian Jeanvier and Bryan Mbeumo scoring for the victors. In the game before, an away victory match versus Hull City with a 5-1 scoreline.
This is expected to be a close game, with Brentford perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Brentford as a small favourite), we find four games. Brentford has won two of these, drawn one and lost one.
There will be little rest for Brentford after this match as they are travelling to Birmingham City for a Championship game in only four days.
Brentford have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Griffin Park with 28 goals in 15 league matches. From these home matches, Brentford have conceded only 12 goals.
Leeds United form and stats
As the visiting team in Championship matches, Leeds United, who have the most clean sheets (12) in Championship, have produced an overall stat of 8-3-5 so far. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Leeds United have lost on their last two travels.
Leeds United are looking to quickly end their 204 minutes long goal drought in the Championship.
Leeds United play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Nottingham Forest (placed 4th). A 0-1 loss hosting Wigan Athletic before that.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found four similar matches played by Leeds United in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Leeds United, zero draws and one defeat.
After this away game Leeds United return home for a Championship game against Bristol City. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Leeds United has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 24 goals from 16 games. 16 goals have been conceded by Leeds United in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Leeds United - Brentford 1-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Brentford victories, three draws and three Leeds United wins. one of these game ended with three goals or more, nine matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  O. Watkins 20 goals |   P. Bamford 12 goals |  M. Benrahma 8 goals |
Brentford missing players
Leeds United missing players
| Brentford | Leeds United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 31 |
| 16 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 52 | 28 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 24 | 46 |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 16 | 29 |
| 94% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 97% |
| 58% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 71% |
| 45% | 47% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 38% | 32% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 12% | 16% |
| 13% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 10% |
| 39% | 47% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 44% | 42% |
| 32% | 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 39% |
| 35% | 27% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 25% | 23% |
| 6.4 | 7.2 | 9.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.7 |
| 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 5 | 4.4 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 432 | 230 | 57 | Total Shots | T S | 76 | 254 | 510 |
| 148 | 80 | 20 | Shots on Target | S O | 16 | 76 | 160 |
| 35% | 35% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 32% | 29% |
- Brentford has the fewest conceded goals (25)
- Brentford has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10)
- Brentford has the most scored goals in the first half (27)
- Brentford has the the best goal difference (+16) at home
- Brentford has the the best goal difference (+27)
- Brentford have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Brentford have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Leeds United has the fewest matches over the total-line (10)
- Leeds United has the most clean sheets (12)
- Leeds United has the most clean sheets (6) away
- Leeds United has the most matches under the total-line (21)
- Leeds United has the most scored goals in the second half (32)
- Leeds United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 53 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 56 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 55 |
| 3 | Fulham | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 55 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 43 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 54 |
| 5 | Brentford | 31 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 52 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 13 | 27 | 53 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 50 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 50 |
| 8 | Cardiff City | 31 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 43 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 31 | 0 | 46 |
| 9 | Swansea City | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 46 |
| 10 | Millwall | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 38 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 45 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 44 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 43 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 44 |
| 13 | Derby County | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 30 | -3 | 43 |
| 14 | Hull City | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 44 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | -1 | 40 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 48 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 40 |
| 16 | Reading | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 39 |
| 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 47 | 56 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 28 | -9 | 38 |
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 32 | 40 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 25 | -8 | 36 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 48 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -11 | 35 |
| 20 | Stoke City | 31 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 39 | 47 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 26 | -8 | 34 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 40 | 45 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 26 | -5 | 33 |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 31 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 26 | -17 | 29 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 31 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 57 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 27 | -20 | 25 |
| 24 | Luton Town | 31 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 37 | 66 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 41 | -29 | 24 |
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