West Bromwich Albion and Brentford are both riding high in the Championship with their 1st and 4th positions respectively. Expect a great game!
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
West Bromwich Albion form and stats
West Bromwich Albion, who have the most scored goals (45) in Championship, have performed here at The Hawthorns this season with 6 wins from 10 Championship matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 0. The West Bromwich Albion fans aren't used to losing here at The Hawthorns and will expect new points from this game. West Bromwich Albion has played ten games in a row here without a defeat. West Bromwich Albion haven’t lost a game in twelve attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Leeds United, 80 days ago.
West Bromwich Albion are returning here after visiting Birmingham City in a Championship game and winning with a 3-2 scoreline. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Wigan Athletic the opponent.
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 West Bromwich Albion have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won 10 times, drawn 1 and lost 3.
West Bromwich Albion are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at The Hawthorns in their league games, having scored an impressive 28 goals in 10 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded.
Brentford form and stats
5 wins, 0 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Brentford playing as the away team in the Championship this season. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Brentford have lost on their last two travels.
The supporters enjoyed Brentford's previous game versus Fulham (placed 6th), a Championship 1-0 win played at home. Before that, Brentford secured a home win against Cardiff City with the score 2-1.
A victory against Fulham as mentioned above, but the margin of victory could have been bigger as Brentford hit the posts 3 times.
Brentford are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. From a total of one match.
Brentford find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 14 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (10 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: 1 - 1 - 0 (West Bromwich Albion wins - draws - Brentford wins). As for goals, 0 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 
O. Watkins
13 goals
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M. Phillips
7 goals
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C. Austin
7 goals
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West Bromwich Albion missing players
Brentford missing players
| West Bromwich Albion | Brentford | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| 45 | 28 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 14 | 33 |
| 23 | 15 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 10 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 82% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 55% | 55% |
| 50% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 45% | 41% |
| 36% | 70% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 18% |
| 27% | 50% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 73% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 27% | 32% |
| 23% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 36% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 45% | 36% |
| 5.8 | 6.5 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 5.9 | 6.4 |
| 5.3 | 4.5 | 6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
| 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 285 | 146 | 25 | Total Shots | T S | 36 | 132 | 303 |
| 96 | 55 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 44 | 107 |
| 47% | 51% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 32% | 31% |
- All of West Bromwich Albion's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Brentford have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Brentford haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- West Bromwich Albion has the fewest clean sheets (0) at home
- West Bromwich Albion has the most points from losing position (20)
- West Bromwich Albion has the most scored goals (45)
- West Bromwich Albion has the most scored goals in the first half (18)
- West Bromwich Albion has the most scored goals in the second half (27)
- West Bromwich Albion have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- West Bromwich Albion have not yet lost a game at home.
- West Bromwich Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- West Bromwich Albion have scored in all their home matches so far.
- West Bromwich Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 45 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 49 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 22 | 47 |
| 3 | Preston North End | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 37 |
| 4 | Brentford | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 36 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 36 |
| 6 | Fulham | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 35 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 35 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 34 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 34 |
| 10 | Swansea City | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 34 |
| 11 | Millwall | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 33 |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 32 |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -7 | 31 |
| 14 | Hull City | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 30 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 28 |
| 16 | Derby County | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -7 | 26 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -2 | 24 |
| 18 | Reading | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -2 | 23 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -10 | 22 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -12 | 21 |
| 21 | Luton Town | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 46 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 30 | -18 | 20 |
| 22 | Stoke City | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -11 | 18 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -15 | 18 |
| 24 | Barnsley | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -16 | 16 |
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