Championship preview: Can Brentford edge out victory against Swansea City?

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 29.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Wembley Stadium (90000 seats)

46 rounds of fixtures have been played and both Brentford and Swansea City are up there with the best. Let's go!

Insights:
  • Brentford have the most scored goals (79) in Championship
  • Swansea City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Brentford form and stats

Brentford, who have the most scored goals (79) in Championship, have played 23 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 12-9-2 (wins-draws-losses). Brentford are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

Brentford's last game was hosting AFC Bournemouth and winning 3-1. Attacking player Emiliano Marcondes bested all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 7.84 out of 10. Marcondes served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting AFC Bournemouth (0-1).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Brentford have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won four times, drawn four and lost one.

A decent goal production from Brentford in their home games so far, with 39 goals from 23 league matches. From these home matches, Brentford have conceded only 20 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Swansea City form and stats

11 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Swansea City playing as the away team in the Championship this season.

Swansea's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Barnsley that finished 1-1. Midfield player Conor Hourihane was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.14/10. Hourihane dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Barnsley at their stadium, the result 1-0.

We have checked recent matches where Swansea have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were zero victories, five draws and four defeats.

Swansea City have scored 29 goals on their travels this season, from 23 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Swansea City have seen the ball go into their own net 23 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Swansea City - Brentford 1-1 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Brentford won three, Swansea City won five and two draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

BrentfordI. Toney
I. Toney
31 goals
Swansea CityA. Ayew Pelé
A. Ayew Pelé
17 goals
Swansea CityJ. Lowe
J. Lowe
14 goals

Brentford missing players

Swansea City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Brentford Swansea City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
48 24 7 Played P 7 24 48
25 13 4 Won W 3 12 24
15 9 2 Drew D 1 5 12
8 2 1 Lost L 3 7 12
82 42 12 Scored S 7 30 58
44 21 7 Conceded C 8 23 40
90% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
73% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 71% 75% 69%
46% 46% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 29% 29% 29%
29% 25% 29% Over 3.5 O 3.5 14% 12% 10%
15% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 4% 2%
54% 54% 71% BTTS BTTS 14% 38% 40%
35% 42% 14% Clean Sheets C S 43% 42% 44%
21% 21% 14% Failed to Score F T 43% 21% 23%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.2 1.5 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.3 1.4
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
13.3 14.1 14.6 Shots (avg) S ( 11.7 9.8 10.1
4.1 4.3 4.9 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.9 3.1 3.2
41% 40% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 41% 38%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Brentford have the most points from losing position (26) in Championship
  • Brentford have the most scored goals (79) in Championship
  • Brentford have the most scored goals in the second half (50) in Championship
  • Brentford is in the best form (5-0-1)
  • Swansea 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 46 29 10 7 75 36 23 14 6 3 39 15 23 15 4 4 36 21 39 97
2 Watford 46 27 10 9 63 30 23 19 2 2 44 12 23 8 8 7 19 18 33 91
3 Brentford 46 24 15 7 79 42 23 12 9 2 39 20 23 12 6 5 40 22 37 87
4 Swansea City 46 23 11 12 56 39 23 12 6 5 27 16 23 11 5 7 29 23 17 80
5 Barnsley 46 23 9 14 58 50 23 12 6 5 30 22 23 11 3 9 28 28 8 78
6 AFC Bournemouth 46 22 11 13 73 46 23 13 3 7 40 24 23 9 8 6 33 22 27 77
7 Reading 46 19 13 14 62 54 23 12 4 7 37 27 23 7 9 7 25 27 8 70
8 Cardiff City 46 18 14 14 66 49 23 8 6 9 37 26 23 10 8 5 29 23 17 68
9 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 11 16 57 55 23 11 4 8 32 27 23 8 7 8 25 28 2 68
10 Middlesbrough 46 18 10 18 55 53 23 11 4 8 30 25 23 7 6 10 25 28 2 64
11 Millwall 46 15 17 14 47 52 23 7 10 6 24 24 23 8 7 8 23 28 -5 62
12 Luton Town 46 17 11 18 41 52 23 8 9 6 25 23 23 9 2 12 16 29 -11 62
13 Preston North End 46 18 7 21 49 56 23 7 5 11 21 24 23 11 2 10 28 32 -7 61
14 Stoke City 46 15 15 16 50 52 23 9 5 9 29 28 23 6 10 7 21 24 -2 60
15 Blackburn Rovers 46 15 12 19 65 54 23 9 7 7 37 28 23 6 5 12 28 26 11 57
16 Coventry City 46 14 13 19 49 61 23 10 7 6 30 22 23 4 6 13 19 39 -12 55
17 Nottingham Forest 46 12 16 18 37 45 23 6 8 9 21 24 23 6 8 9 16 21 -8 52
18 Birmingham City 46 13 13 20 37 61 23 6 4 13 18 37 23 7 9 7 19 24 -24 52
19 Bristol City 46 15 6 25 46 68 23 7 3 13 18 30 23 8 3 12 28 38 -22 51
20 Huddersfield Town 46 12 13 21 50 71 23 8 7 8 28 23 23 4 6 13 22 48 -21 49
21 Derby County 46 11 11 24 36 58 23 6 7 10 20 26 23 5 4 14 16 32 -22 44
22 Wycombe Wanderers 46 11 10 25 39 69 23 7 5 11 17 28 23 4 5 14 22 41 -30 43
23 Rotherham United 46 11 9 26 44 60 23 5 4 14 26 35 23 6 5 12 18 25 -16 42
24 Sheffield Wednesday 46 12 11 23 40 61 23 8 8 7 22 17 23 4 3 16 18 44 -21 41

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  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 46 29 10 7 75 36 23 14 6 3 39 15 23 15 4 4 36 21 39 97
2 Watford 46 27 10 9 63 30 23 19 2 2 44 12 23 8 8 7 19 18 33 91
3 Brentford 46 24 15 7 79 42 23 12 9 2 39 20 23 12 6 5 40 22 37 87
4 Swansea City 46 23 11 12 56 39 23 12 6 5 27 16 23 11 5 7 29 23 17 80
5 Barnsley 46 23 9 14 58 50 23 12 6 5 30 22 23 11 3 9 28 28 8 78
6 AFC Bournemouth 46 22 11 13 73 46 23 13 3 7 40 24 23 9 8 6 33 22 27 77
7 Reading 46 19 13 14 62 54 23 12 4 7 37 27 23 7 9 7 25 27 8 70
8 Cardiff City 46 18 14 14 66 49 23 8 6 9 37 26 23 10 8 5 29 23 17 68
9 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 11 16 57 55 23 11 4 8 32 27 23 8 7 8 25 28 2 68
10 Middlesbrough 46 18 10 18 55 53 23 11 4 8 30 25 23 7 6 10 25 28 2 64
11 Millwall 46 15 17 14 47 52 23 7 10 6 24 24 23 8 7 8 23 28 -5 62
12 Luton Town 46 17 11 18 41 52 23 8 9 6 25 23 23 9 2 12 16 29 -11 62
13 Preston North End 46 18 7 21 49 56 23 7 5 11 21 24 23 11 2 10 28 32 -7 61
14 Stoke City 46 15 15 16 50 52 23 9 5 9 29 28 23 6 10 7 21 24 -2 60
15 Blackburn Rovers 46 15 12 19 65 54 23 9 7 7 37 28 23 6 5 12 28 26 11 57
16 Coventry City 46 14 13 19 49 61 23 10 7 6 30 22 23 4 6 13 19 39 -12 55
17 Nottingham Forest 46 12 16 18 37 45 23 6 8 9 21 24 23 6 8 9 16 21 -8 52
18 Birmingham City 46 13 13 20 37 61 23 6 4 13 18 37 23 7 9 7 19 24 -24 52
19 Bristol City 46 15 6 25 46 68 23 7 3 13 18 30 23 8 3 12 28 38 -22 51
20 Huddersfield Town 46 12 13 21 50 71 23 8 7 8 28 23 23 4 6 13 22 48 -21 49
21 Derby County 46 11 11 24 36 58 23 6 7 10 20 26 23 5 4 14 16 32 -22 44
22 Wycombe Wanderers 46 11 10 25 39 69 23 7 5 11 17 28 23 4 5 14 22 41 -30 43
23 Rotherham United 46 11 9 26 44 60 23 5 4 14 26 35 23 6 5 12 18 25 -16 42
24 Sheffield Wednesday 46 12 11 23 40 61 23 8 8 7 22 17 23 4 3 16 18 44 -21 41

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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.