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Brentford FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Brentford FC
2 – 4
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sun 4 Oct 2020 · 13:00 UTC Brentford Community Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+3'

Overview

Match Preview

Brentford FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Brentford Community Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone
  • Referee Rob Smith
  • Referee Tim Robinson
  • Referee Mark Russell
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game

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

3
3
Brentford FC 6 games · Avg 4.0 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-04 Brentford FC 2–4 Preston North End FC 2020-07-15 Brentford FC 1–0 Preston North End FC 2019-09-14 Preston North End FC 2–0 Brentford FC 2019-05-05 Brentford FC 3–0 Preston North End FC 2018-10-24 Preston North End FC 4–3 Brentford FC

Recent Form

Brentford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Preston North End FC H 2–4 L
26 Sep Millwall FC A 1–1 D
19 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC H 3–0 W
12 Sep Birmingham City FC A 0–1 L
04 Aug Fulham FC H 1–2 L
29 Jul Swansea City AFC H 3–1 W
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Brentford FC A 4–2 W
26 Sep Stoke City FC H 0–1 L
19 Sep Norwich City FC A 2–2 D
12 Sep Swansea City AFC H 0–1 L
22 Jul Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
18 Jul Birmingham City FC H 2–0 W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 3 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Brentford Community Stadium that hosts another battle between Brentford FC and Preston North End FC.
  • 5' Preston North End FC have won 423 goals from 386 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 8' A goal from the England international Ivan Toney! He fires home on 8 to make it 1-0!
  • 13' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 18' Over 18 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' Mathias Jensen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Christian Norgaard on 20 minute.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Declan Rudd has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' Sean Maguire has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 43' Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ivan Toney makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 48' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 52' Scott Sinclair adds to his 0 season tally! Preston North End FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 57' A quiet spell here at Brentford Community Stadium. Brentford FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 60' What an equalizer from Scott Sinclair!
  • 63' Preston North End FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Brad Potts on 63.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Said Benrahma. He replaces Emiliano Hansen on 68 minute.
  • 70' Sean Maguire is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 75' Both keepers have barely been tested. Brentford FC and Preston North End FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 78' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Emil Riis Jakobsen on, Sean Maguire off on 78 minutes.
  • 83' It looks like no one’s ball. Brentford FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 88' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Brentford FC 2-4 Preston North End FC.

Lineups

Brentford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Frank

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ivan Toney 3
Marcus Forss 2
Sean Maguire 2
Scott Sinclair 2
Callum Robinson 2
Tom Barkhuizen 2
Sergi Canos 2
Neal Maupay 2

Head to Head

2020-10-04 Brentford FC 2–4 Preston North End FC 2020-07-15 Brentford FC 1–0 Preston North End FC 2019-09-14 Preston North End FC 2–0 Brentford FC 2019-05-05 Brentford FC 3–0 Preston North End FC 2018-10-24 Preston North End FC 4–3 Brentford FC

Brentford FC Form

2020-10-04 Brentford FC 2–4 Preston North End FC L 2020-09-26 Millwall FC 1–1 Brentford FC D 2020-09-19 Brentford FC 3–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2020-09-12 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Brentford FC L 2020-08-04 Brentford FC 1–2 Fulham FC L 2020-07-29 Brentford FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC W

Preston North End FC Form

2020-10-04 Brentford FC 2–4 Preston North End FC W 2020-09-26 Preston North End FC 0–1 Stoke City FC L 2020-09-19 Norwich City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2020-09-12 Preston North End FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC L 2020-07-22 Bristol City FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2020-07-18 Preston North End FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.65 Brentford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.67 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Brentford FC or Preston North End FC 73% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Brentford FC36% Draw27% Preston North End FC37%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.32
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Brentford FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Preston North End FC
64%
Brentford FC or Preston North End FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Brentford FC29% Draw42% Preston North End FC29%
Actual: Brentford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted
2 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
10.8%
1 – 2
8%
2 – 1
7.9%
2 – 2
6.6%
0 – 1
5.3%
1 – 0
5.3%
0 – 0
5.1%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
4.5%
3 – 1
4.3%
2 – 3
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Brentford FC

Handicap Brentford FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 18% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 18% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Brentford FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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