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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Brentford FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Blackburn Rovers FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Brentford FC
Sat 25 Aug 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 90' Lewis MacLeod

Overview

Match Preview

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Brentford FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee Geoff Russell
  • Referee Tim Wood
  • Referee Tony Harrington
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 10.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

2
2
2
Blackburn Rovers FC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Brentford FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-25 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Brentford FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug Brentford FC H 1–0 W
22 Aug Reading FC H 2–2 D
18 Aug Hull City AFC A 1–0 W
11 Aug Millwall FC H 0–0 D
04 Aug Ipswich Town FC A 2–2 D
Brentford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–1 L
22 Aug Aston Villa FC A 2–2 D
19 Aug Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–0 W
11 Aug Stoke City FC A 1–1 D
04 Aug Rotherham United FC H 5–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
–/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
Oladapo Afolayan 3 G 2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen 3 G 1 A
Sean McLoughlin 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Blackburn Rovers FC and Brentford FC.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' Blackburn Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Blackburn Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Blackburn Rovers FC in their trying to find a way past Brentford FC's compact .
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' It’s high time Tony Mowbray made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Dean Smith will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 40' Corry Evans needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 45' The 29-year-old Kasey Palmer has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 50' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Brentford FC's shape.
  • 54' A goal from the Jamaica international Kasey Palmer! He fires home on 54 to make it 1-0!
  • 59' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Joe Nuttall is replaced by Danny Graham on 59 minute.
  • 64' Fresh legs for Brentford FC! Alan Judge comes on to replace Marcus Forss.
  • 65' The Brentford FC manager makes a substitution. Said Benrahma departs to be replaced by Sergi Canos.
  • 69' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Kasey Palmer has done his job and it is now time for Craig Conway to step up.
  • 74' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 78' Corry Evans makes way for Lewis Travis at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 79' Romaine Sawyers makes way for Lewis MacLeod at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Brentford FC.
  • 84' Richard Smallwood has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 89' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 90' Lewis MacLeod has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Blackburn Rovers FC players.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Brentford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.24 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79 Brentford FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC48% Draw30% Brentford FC22%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.03
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Brentford FC
52%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Brentford FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC30% Draw54% Brentford FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.6%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.8%
2 – 0
9.7%
0 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
4.9%
3 – 0
3.9%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 1
3.3%
2 – 2
3.2%
3 – 2
1.4%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Brentford FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 24% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 15% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Brentford FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.