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Brentford FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Brentford FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sun 5 May 2019 · 11:30 UTC Griffin Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 28' Daniel Johnson
Y 65' Darnell Fisher

Overview

Match Preview

Brentford FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Griffin Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Sarginson
  • Referee James Linington
  • Referee Rob Merchant
  • Referee Dean Treleaven

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

3
3
Brentford FC 6 games · Avg 4.0 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
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
05 May Preston North End FC H 3–0 W
22 Apr Leeds United FC H 2–0 W
19 Apr Millwall FC A 1–1 D
13 Apr Reading FC A 1–2 L
10 Apr Ipswich Town FC H 2–0 W
06 Apr Derby County FC H 3–3 D
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 May Brentford FC A 0–3 L
27 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC H 3–3 D
22 Apr Wigan Athletic FC A 0–2 L
19 Apr Ipswich Town FC H 4–0 W
13 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–4 L
09 Apr Leeds United FC H 0–2 L

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Brentford FC welcome Preston North End FC for this crunch clash at Griffin Park.
  • 5' Brentford FC have won 506 goals from 344 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' 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 Lukas Nmecha suffering a number of foals already.
  • 12' Julian Jeanvier makes way for Moses Odubajo at the 12 minute mark. A tactical switch from Brentford FC.
  • 17' England international Ezri Konsa has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 22' It’s high time Alex Neil made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 27' It looks like no one’s ball. Preston North End FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 28' Daniel Johnson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 28.
  • 33' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 38' Julian Jeanvier needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 43' Brentford FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 46' Lukas Nmecha is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jayden Stockley at the 46 minute mark.
  • 49' GOAL! Ezri Konsa fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 54' A stunning finish from Neal Maupay — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 59' The home supporters are growing impatient. Brentford FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 61' Callum Robinson makes way for Louis Moult at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
  • 65' Preston North End FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 65.
  • 70' 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.
  • 75' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Sean Maguire exits the field as Josh Ginnelly enters on 75.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Brentford FC! Jaakko Oksanen comes on to replace Ollie Watkins.
  • 83' Goal! Marcus Forss scores his 38 goal in 344 matches.
  • 88' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • Preston North End FC will have plenty to reflect on. Brentford FC were simply the better side today.

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

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

2019-05-05 Brentford FC 3–0 Preston North End FC W 2019-04-22 Brentford FC 2–0 Leeds United FC W 2019-04-19 Millwall FC 1–1 Brentford FC D 2019-04-13 Reading FC 2–1 Brentford FC L 2019-04-10 Brentford FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2019-04-06 Brentford FC 3–3 Derby County FC D

Preston North End FC Form

2019-05-05 Brentford FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2019-04-27 Preston North End FC 3–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2019-04-22 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2019-04-19 Preston North End FC 4–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2019-04-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–1 Preston North End FC L 2019-04-09 Preston North End FC 0–2 Leeds United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.12 Brentford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Brentford FC to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Brentford FC60% Draw22% Preston North End FC18%
Actual: Brentford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.17
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Brentford FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Preston North End FC
40%
Brentford FC or Preston North End FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Brentford FC44% Draw41% Preston North End FC15%
Actual: Brentford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
9.6%
2 – 0
9.4%
1 – 0
8.4%
3 – 1
6.7%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 2
4.7%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
3.6%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Brentford FC

Handicap Brentford FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 18% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 22% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Brentford FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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