Brentford manager T. Frank looking for three points in Preston North End showdown

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sun 04.October
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Griffin Park (12763 seats)

It's still early in the Championship season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Brentford - Preston North End preview!

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

Brentford have only played one Championship game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 14 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats from 23 matches.

Brentford drew their last game, 1-1 away at Millwall (placed 9th). Before that, Brentford played out a Carabao Cup draw 2-2 when visiting West Bromwich Albion (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Brentford handle that role? We have found twelve games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are seven wins, one draw and four defeats.

At Griffin Park, Brentford has the goal stats of 3-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Preston North End form and stats

The visitors settled for one point in their first Championship away game of the season. During their previous season 23 away games resulted in 6 wins, 8 draws and 9 defeats.

Home advantage was not enough for Preston North End in their previous game, as they lost their Championship-match, hosting Stoke City, 0-1. A loss against Brighton & Hove Albion was the result prior to that, in a Carabao Cup home game.

We have checked recent matches where Preston have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were three victories, one draw and five defeats.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Preston North End has managed 2 goals and let in 2 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - one - three (Brentford wins - draws - Preston North End wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BrentfordP. Dasilva
P. Dasilva
1 goals
BrentfordM. Forss
M. Forss
1 goals
BrentfordI. Toney
I. Toney
1 goals

Brentford missing players

Preston North End missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Brentford Preston North End
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 1 1 Played P 1 1 3
1 1 1 Won W 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew D 1 1 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 2
4 3 3 Scored S 2 2 2
2 0 0 Conceded C 2 2 4
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 33%
33% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 100% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 33%
33% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 67%
 
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 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
48 23 23 Total Shots T S 16 16 42
11 6 6 Shots on Target S O 6 6 14
36% 50% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 33% 14%
Brentford Last season Preston North End
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
49 25   Played P   23 46
25 15   Won W   6 18
9 5   Drew D   8 12
15 5   Lost L   9 16
84 48   Scored S   20 59
42 21   Conceded C   25 54
96% 96%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   91% 96%
65% 68%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   65% 76%
51% 56%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   22% 39%
29% 32%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   13% 22%
10% 16%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   4% 9%
45% 52%   BTTS BTTS   39% 52%
33% 36%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 20%
27% 16%   Failed to Score F T   43% 33%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.2 1.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.4 1.4
2 0   Red cards R C   1 2
 
670 365   Total Shots T S   256 526
232 126   Shots on Target S O   73 164
36% 38%   Goal Efficiency G E   27% 36%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bristol City 3 3 0 0 6 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 9
2 Reading 3 3 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 5 9
3 Swansea City 3 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 7
4 AFC Bournemouth 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 7
5 Watford 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 7
6 Blackburn Rovers 3 2 0 1 11 3 1 1 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 6 3 8 6
7 Luton Town 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 6
8 Birmingham City 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
9 Millwall 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
10 Brentford 3 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 4
11 Queens Park Rangers 3 1 1 1 5 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 4
12 Coventry City 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 4
13 Norwich City 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 4
14 Rotherham United 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 4
15 Stoke City 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 -1 4
16 Cardiff City 3 1 0 2 3 4 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 -1 3
17 Huddersfield Town 3 1 0 2 1 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 3
18 Middlesbrough 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 2
19 Preston North End 3 0 1 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 -2 1
20 Barnsley 3 0 1 2 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 1
21 Nottingham Forest 3 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 -5 0
22 Derby County 3 0 0 3 1 8 2 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 -7 0
23 Wycombe Wanderers 3 0 0 3 0 8 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 -8 0
24 Sheffield Wednesday 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 -8
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leeds United 46 28 9 9 77 35 23 15 5 3 40 14 23 13 4 6 37 21 42 93
2 West Bromwich Albion 46 22 17 7 77 45 23 10 10 3 44 27 23 12 7 4 33 18 32 83
3 Brentford 46 24 9 13 80 38 23 14 5 4 44 18 23 10 4 9 36 20 42 81
4 Fulham 46 23 12 11 64 48 23 15 2 6 40 26 23 8 10 5 24 22 16 81
5 Cardiff City 46 19 16 11 68 58 23 11 9 3 35 21 23 8 7 8 33 37 10 73
6 Swansea City 46 18 16 12 62 53 23 10 5 8 27 23 23 8 11 4 35 30 9 70
7 Nottingham Forest 46 18 16 12 58 50 23 10 5 8 27 27 23 8 11 4 31 23 8 70
8 Millwall 46 17 17 12 57 51 23 10 8 5 33 25 23 7 9 7 24 26 6 68
9 Preston North End 46 18 12 16 59 54 23 12 4 7 39 29 23 6 8 9 20 25 5 66
10 Derby County 46 17 13 16 62 64 23 11 8 4 33 21 23 6 5 12 29 43 -2 64
11 Blackburn Rovers 46 17 12 17 66 63 23 10 9 4 33 24 23 7 3 13 33 39 3 63
12 Bristol City 46 17 12 17 60 65 23 8 7 8 30 33 23 9 5 9 30 32 -5 63
13 Queens Park Rangers 46 16 10 20 67 76 23 9 5 9 42 42 23 7 5 11 25 34 -9 58
14 Reading 46 15 11 20 59 58 23 7 4 12 26 34 23 8 7 8 33 24 1 56
15 Stoke City 46 16 8 22 62 68 23 11 3 9 36 26 23 5 5 13 26 42 -6 56
16 Sheffield Wednesday 46 15 11 20 58 66 23 7 7 9 19 30 23 8 4 11 39 36 -8 56
17 Middlesbrough 46 13 14 19 48 61 23 6 8 9 20 29 23 7 6 10 28 32 -13 53
18 Huddersfield Town 46 13 12 21 52 70 23 8 6 9 26 30 23 5 6 12 26 40 -18 51
19 Luton Town 46 14 9 23 54 82 23 8 7 8 33 37 23 6 2 15 21 45 -28 51
20 Birmingham City 46 12 14 20 54 75 23 6 7 10 33 42 23 6 7 10 21 33 -21 50
21 Barnsley 46 12 13 21 49 69 23 7 9 7 29 33 23 5 4 14 20 36 -20 49
22 Charlton Athletic 46 12 12 22 50 65 23 8 6 9 28 27 23 4 6 13 22 38 -15 48
23 Wigan Athletic 46 15 14 17 57 56 23 10 7 6 33 23 23 5 7 11 24 33 1 47
24 Hull City 46 12 9 25 57 87 23 7 3 13 29 37 23 5 6 12 28 50 -30 45

Brentford:
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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 Bristol City 3 3 0 0 6 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 9
2 Reading 3 3 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 5 9
3 Swansea City 3 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 7
4 AFC Bournemouth 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 7
5 Watford 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 7
6 Blackburn Rovers 3 2 0 1 11 3 1 1 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 6 3 8 6
7 Luton Town 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 6
8 Birmingham City 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
9 Millwall 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
10 Brentford 3 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 4
11 Queens Park Rangers 3 1 1 1 5 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 4
12 Coventry City 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 4
13 Norwich City 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 4
14 Rotherham United 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 4
15 Stoke City 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 -1 4
16 Cardiff City 3 1 0 2 3 4 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 -1 3
17 Huddersfield Town 3 1 0 2 1 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 3
18 Middlesbrough 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 2
19 Preston North End 3 0 1 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 -2 1
20 Barnsley 3 0 1 2 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 1
21 Nottingham Forest 3 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 -5 0
22 Derby County 3 0 0 3 1 8 2 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 -7 0
23 Wycombe Wanderers 3 0 0 3 0 8 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 -8 0
24 Sheffield Wednesday 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 -8

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