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Brentford FC vs Aston Villa FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Sun 2 Jan 2022 · 14:00 UTC Brentford Community Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Brentford FC vs Aston Villa FCPremier League at Brentford Community Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Darren England
  • Referee Chris Kavanagh
  • Referee Mark Scholes
  • Referee Scott Ledger
  • Referee Craig Pawson
  • Referee Stuart Burt
  • Referee Michael Oliver

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jan Aston Villa FC H 2–1 W
29 Dec Manchester City FC H 0–1 L
26 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 0–2 L
10 Dec Watford FC H 2–1 W
05 Dec Leeds United FC A 2–2 D
02 Dec Tottenham Hotspur FC A 0–2 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jan Brentford FC A 1–2 L
26 Dec Chelsea FC H 1–3 L
14 Dec Norwich City FC A 2–0 W
11 Dec Liverpool FC A 0–1 L
05 Dec Leicester City FC H 2–1 W
01 Dec Manchester City FC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Brentford FC Aston Villa FC
#16 Position #11
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
PPG
Win %

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Brentford FC are 16th (0 pts). Aston Villa FC are 11th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Brentford Community Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Brentford FC and Aston Villa FC.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Brentford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steven Gerrard will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 16' Aston Villa FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Danny Ings on 16.
  • 21' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matt Targett made 348 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 26' Brentford FC is showing some good football. However, Brentford FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jacob Ramsey.
  • 31' The referee calls foul for Frank Onyeka. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 36' England international Kortney Hause has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 41' Brentford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 42' Goal! Yoane Wissa scores his 83 goal in 434 matches.
  • 47' Supporters expect more eagerness from John McGinn, as he is very good at scoring at Brentford Community Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 52' It looks like no one’s ball. Aston Villa FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 54' Brentford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Saman Ghoddoos is hanging Sergi Canos on the field on 54 minute.
  • 59' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 61' Brentford FC make a change. Mathias Jensen trudges off to be replaced by Shandon Baptiste on 61 minutes.
  • 66' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steven Gerrard might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 69' The Aston Villa FC manager makes a substitution. Jacob Ramsey departs to be replaced by Morgan Sanson.
  • 74' Vitaly Janelt needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 77' Poor challenge from Ivan Toney. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 80' Frank Onyeka makes way for Vitaly Janelt at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Brentford FC.
  • 83' GOAL! Mads Roerslev scores on 83.
  • 88' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Morgan Sanson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 89' Aston Villa FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 89.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.69 Brentford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.53 Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 87% + Brentford FC or Draw 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Brentford FC40% Draw38% Aston Villa FC22%
Actual: Brentford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes23% 0% No77%
Avg goals/match: 1.22
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 68%
32%
± 1.5 35%
65%
± 2.5 13%
87%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Brentford FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Aston Villa FC
60%
Brentford FC or Aston Villa FC
62%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Brentford FC19% Draw68% Aston Villa FC13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
32.5%
1 – 0
18.7%
0 – 1
13.8%
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
3.6%
1 – 2
2.9%
3 – 0
1.4%
2 – 2
1.2%
3 – 1
0.9%
0 – 3
0.6%

Asian Handicap — Brentford FC

Handicap Brentford FC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5 2% 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% 91%
-1 9% 23% 68%
-0.5 32% 68%
+0.5 78% 22%
+1 78% 17% 5%
+1.5 95% 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% 1%

Clean Sheet

Brentford FC keeps clean sheet
59%
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
51%

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