Brentford FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

Brentford FC

2 – 2

Full Time

Blackburn Rovers FC

Sat 5 Dec 2020 · 15:00 UTC Brentford Community Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+6'

Marcus Forss 5' Y

Y 10' Barry Douglas

Y 27' Darragh Lenihan

Vitaly Janelt 31' Y

R 36' Darragh Lenihan

Y 49' Joe Rothwell

Y 57' Bradley Johnson

Tariqe Fosu 82' Y

Y 90' Thomas Kaminski

Overview

Match Preview

Brentford FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at Brentford Community Stadium.

Brentford FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Michael George
Referee Adrian Waters
Referee Oliver Langford
Referee

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Brentford FC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-05 Brentford FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2020-02-22 Brentford FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2019-11-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Brentford FC 2019-02-02 Brentford FC 5–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2018-08-25 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Brentford FC

Recent Form

Brentford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	2–2	D
01 Dec	Rotherham United FC	A	2–0	W
27 Nov	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	2–1	W
24 Nov	Barnsley FC	A	1–0	W
21 Nov	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	0–0	D
07 Nov	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–0	D

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Dec	Brentford FC	A	2–2	D
02 Dec	Millwall FC	H	2–1	W
28 Nov	Barnsley FC	H	2–1	W
24 Nov	Preston North End FC	A	3–0	W
21 Nov	Luton Town FC	A	1–1	D
07 Nov	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	3–1	W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Brentford Community Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' The referee calls foul for Marcus Forss. He receives a Yellow card.
10' The referee calls foul for Barry Douglas. He receives a Yellow card.
15' Blackburn Rovers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
16' Daniel Ayala has so much to prove this time. He replaces Scott Wharton on 16 minute.
19' GOAL! Joe Rothwell scores on 19. Assisted by Harvey Elliot
24' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
27' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Darragh Lenihan.
31' Vitaly Janelt is having his name booked by the referee on 31.
36' A meaty challenge results in booking for Darragh Lenihan on 36.
37' GOAL! Ivan Toney scores on 37.
39' John Buckley has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tom Trybull on 39 minute.
44' The travelling Blackburn Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
46' Amari'i Bell has so much to prove this time. He replaces Barry Douglas on 46 minute.
49' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
54' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
57' It’s a booking for Blackburn Rovers FC player. Bradley Johnson gets a Yellow card.
61' Sergi Canos puts Brentford FC on the lead.
63' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Adam Armstrong departs to be replaced by Tyrhys Dolan.
64' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Joe Rothwell is replaced by Jacob Davenport.
69' It looks surprising Brentford FC does not make any changes. Vitaly Janelt has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
72' Bryan Mbeumo is replacing Marcus Forss for the Brentford FC side.
77' The supporters are chanting for Tariqe Fosu. He replaces Sergi Canos on 77 minute.
81' The whistle greets Josh Dasilva as he departs to be replaced by Saman Ghoddoos.
82' The referee calls foul for Tariqe Fosu. He receives a Yellow card.
87' What a strike from Jacob Davenport! The score is 2-2.
90' It’s a booking for Blackburn Rovers FC player. Thomas Kaminski gets a Yellow card.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

Brentford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Frank

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Aynsley Pears
5
Daniel Ayala ↑ 16'
6
Stewart Downing
11
Harry Chapman
18
Jacob Davenport ↑ 64'
17
Amari'i Bell ↑ 46'
10
Lewis Holtby
21
John Buckley ↑ 39'
39
Tyrhys Dolan ↑ 63'

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ollie Watkins	3
Said Benrahma	2
Sergi Canos	2
Bradley Dack	2
Adam Armstrong	2
Ivan Toney	2
Kasey Palmer	1
Joe Rothwell	1

Head to Head

Brentford FC Form

2020-12-05 Brentford FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2020-12-01 Rotherham United FC 0–2 Brentford FC W 2020-11-27 Brentford FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2020-11-24 Barnsley FC 0–1 Brentford FC W 2020-11-21 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–0 Brentford FC D 2020-11-07 Brentford FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2020-12-05 Brentford FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2020-12-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Millwall FC W 2020-11-28 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Barnsley FC W 2020-11-24 Preston North End FC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2020-11-21 Luton Town FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2020-11-07 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.45 Brentford FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.37 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Brentford FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Brentford FC39% Draw28% Blackburn Rovers FC33%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.82

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Brentford FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

61%

Brentford FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Brentford FC28% Draw46% Blackburn Rovers FC26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

2 – 1

8.2%

0 – 0

7.8%

1 – 2

7.8%

1 – 0

7.7%

0 – 1

7.2%

2 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

5.5%

3 – 1

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 0

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Brentford FC

Handicap	Brentford FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	19%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	18%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Brentford FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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