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Brentford FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Brentford FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Sheffield Wednesday FC
Sun 19 Aug 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Henrik Dalsgaard 55' Y
Y 62' Ashley Baker

Overview

Match Preview

Brentford FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Steve Martin
  • Referee Lee Venamore
  • Referee James Wilson
  • Referee David Webb

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

5
2
Brentford FC 7 games · Avg 2.9 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-19 Brentford FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Recent Form

Brentford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Aug Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–0 W
11 Aug Stoke City FC A 1–1 D
04 Aug Rotherham United FC H 5–1 W
Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Aug Brentford FC A 0–2 L
11 Aug Hull City AFC H 1–1 D
04 Aug Wigan Athletic FC A 2–3 L

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Daniel Bentley needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sheffield Wednesday FC that had 379 games and scored 456 goals.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marco Matias, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' Goal! Neal Maupay scores his 80 goal in 344 matches.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at . Sheffield Wednesday FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jos Luhukay might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Barry Bannan made 379 appearances and scored 31 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Brentford FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 45' It looks like no one’s ball. Brentford FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 46' Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Fraser Preston is hanging Sam Hutchinson on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Brentford FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 55' That is a Yellow card for Brentford FC. Henrik Dalsgaard will be fuming at that decision.
  • 60' The travelling Sheffield Wednesday FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 61' What a strike from Ollie Watkins! The score is 2-0.
  • 62' Ashley Baker has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 62.
  • 67' Brentford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Kamohelo Mokotjo. He replaces Lewis MacLeod on 71 minute.
  • 72' The crowd applauds Sergi Canos as he leaves the pitch. Said Benrahma steps in for Brentford FC.
  • 76' A tactical swap from Sheffield Wednesday FC — Steven Fletcher on, Marco Matias off on 76 minutes.
  • 77' A tactical swap from Brentford FC — Alan Judge on, Ollie Watkins off on 77 minutes.
  • 82' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 84' Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matthew Penney is hanging Daniel Pudil on the field on 84 minute.
  • 89' Brentford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 89.
  • With this win, Brentford FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Brentford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jos Luhukay

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.96 Brentford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.73 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
I would bet for: Brentford FC to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Brentford FC63% Draw23% Sheffield Wednesday FC14%
Actual: Brentford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.69
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Brentford FC or Draw
86%
Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC
37%
Brentford FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Brentford FC45% Draw44% Sheffield Wednesday FC11%
Actual: Brentford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
12.7%
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 0
8.6%
3 – 0
8.1%
3 – 1
6.1%
0 – 1
4.1%
4 – 0
4%
1 – 2
3.4%
2 – 2
3.4%
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Brentford FC

Handicap Brentford FC covers Push Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 20% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 25% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Brentford FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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