The managers T. Frank and S. Cooper are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Championship league table.
Brentford and Swansea City should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Brentford form and stats
Overall Championship stats at home this season for Brentford are 6-3-2 (wins-draw-losses). Ever since the Huddersfield Town game Brentford has been unbeatable here at Griffin Park producing four straight wins.
Brentford drew their last game, 1-1 away at West Bromwich Albion (placed 1st). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Fulham in a game that was won 1-0.
There will be little rest for Brentford after this match as they are travelling to Millwall for a Championship game in only three days.
The Brentford fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 11 league matches. Brentford are not conceding a lot of goals here at Griffin Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 11 matches.
Swansea City form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 5 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat.
Swansea City play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Luton Town (placed 21st). A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Middlesbrough.
A quick return to home after this game, as Swansea City are hosting Barnsley in the Championship only three days away.
Swansea City have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Swansea City have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Swansea City - Brentford 0-3 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 1 win for Brentford, 1 draw and 8 wins for Swansea City. Over 2,5 goals: 5 times; under 2,5 goals: 5 games.Top Goalscorers
  O. Watkins 13 goals |   A. Ayew 8 goals |  J. Dasilva 6 goals |
Brentford missing players
Swansea City missing players
| Brentford | Swansea City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 34 | 19 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 30 |
| 18 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 7 | 12 | 27 |
| 96% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 91% |
| 57% | 55% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | 70% |
| 39% | 36% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 45% | 52% |
| 17% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 27% | 22% |
| 9% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 9% | 9% |
| 35% | 36% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | 61% |
| 35% | 45% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | 26% |
| 35% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 22% |
| 6.4 | 6.9 | 10 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.6 |
| 4.8 | 4.3 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 6.2 | 5 |
| 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 318 | 171 | 23 | Total Shots | T S | 34 | 117 | 295 |
| 110 | 63 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 39 | 100 |
| 31% | 30% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 36% | 30% |
- Brentford have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at 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 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 46 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 50 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 21 | 47 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 39 |
| 4 | Fulham | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 38 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 38 |
| 6 | Brentford | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 37 |
| 7 | Swansea City | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 37 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 35 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 35 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 34 |
| 11 | Hull City | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 33 |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 33 |
| 13 | Millwall | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -1 | 33 |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -7 | 32 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -10 | 28 |
| 16 | Reading | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 26 |
| 17 | Derby County | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 22 | -10 | 26 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -2 | 25 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -9 | 25 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 24 |
| 21 | Luton Town | 23 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 28 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 30 | -19 | 20 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -15 | 19 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -15 | 19 |
| 24 | Stoke City | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -12 | 18 |