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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

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Brentford FC is hosting Preston North End FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 8' Goal! Ivan Toney scores his 118 goal in 383 matches.
  • 13' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 18' Preston North End 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.
  • 20' Another change for Brentford FC made on 20 minute. Christian Norgaard leaves to be changed by Mathias Jensen.
  • 25' It looks surprising Brentford FC does not make any changes. Bryan Mbeumo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pontus Jansson, as he is very good at scoring at Brentford Community Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Preston North End FC that had 378 games and scored 414 goals.
  • 40' 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.
  • 43' What a strike from Ivan Toney! The score is 2-0.
  • 48' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Emil Riis Jakobsen made 378 appearances and scored 43 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 52' What a strike from Scott Sinclair! The score is 2-1.
  • 57' 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.
  • 60' GOAL! Scott Sinclair scores on 60. Assisted by Andrew Hughes
  • 63' Preston North End FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Brad Potts on 63.
  • 68' The Brentford FC manager makes a substitution. Emiliano Hansen departs to be replaced by Said Benrahma.
  • 70' Goal! Sean Maguire scores his 14 goal in 378 matches.
  • 75' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Brentford FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 78' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Emil Riis Jakobsen is hanging Sean Maguire on the field on 78 minute.
  • 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' 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 Henrik Dalsgaard suffering a number of foals already.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-4.

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
Sergi Canos 2
Neal Maupay 2
Ollie Watkins 2
Marcus Forss 2
Sean Maguire 2
Scott Sinclair 2
Callum Robinson 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.