This could be an interesting match as Stoke City have their presumed home advantage while Brentford are ahead 1 point in the Championship table.
It's no vacation for neither Stoke City nor Brentford as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Stoke City form and stats
Stoke City have played three Championship home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 2 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
The spoils were shared in Stoke City's previous game, also at home. Visiting Barnsley (placed 21st) travelled back with a draw after a 2-2 scoreline. In the game before, an away victory match versus Luton Town with a 2-0 scoreline.
The manager M. O'Neill will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Swansea City in only three days.
The Stoke City fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 3 in 3 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Stoke defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Brentford form and stats
Things could have gone better for Brentford in their Championship away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
Two travels in a row for Brentford, whose manager T. Frank could celebrate last time after the Championship win against Sheffield Wednesday. A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Coventry City.
After this away game Brentford return home for a Championship game against Norwich City. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Brentford are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 3 away goals from 3 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Brentford have seen the ball go into their own net 3 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last five meetings: one - two - two (Stoke wins - draws - Brentford wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Toney 7 goals |   N. Powell 2 goals |  T. Smith 1 goals |
Stoke City missing players
Brentford missing players
| Stoke City | Brentford | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 83% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 33% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 33% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | 28 | 9 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 38 | 91 |
| 14 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 9 | 25 |
| 43% | 75% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 40% |
- All of Stoke City's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Brentford haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Stoke City have yet to win a game 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 | Reading | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | Bristol City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Watford | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | AFC Bournemouth | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Millwall | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | Swansea City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | Brentford | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | Luton Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 17 | Rotherham United | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 5 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| 21 | Barnsley | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
| 22 | Derby County | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -8 | 3 |
| 23 | Wycombe Wanderers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -12 | 0 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -4 |