Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Brentford FC vs Swansea City AFC, Championship 2019-20 PROMOTION PLAY OFFS SEMI FINALS

Championship · 2019-20
Brentford FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Swansea City AFC
Wed 29 Jul 2020 · 18:45 UTC Griffin Park HT 45+6' · FT 45+9'
Henrik Dalsgaard 9' Y
Y 54' Benjamin Cabango
Y 75' Yan Dhanda
Y 82' Andre Ayew
Said Benrahma 83' Y
Y 90' Connor Roberts

Overview

Match Preview

Brentford FC vs Swansea City AFC — Championship at Griffin Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Dan Cook
  • Referee David Coote
  • Referee Chris Kavanagh
  • Referee

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
2
4
Brentford FC 9 games · Avg 3.2 goals Swansea City AFC
Last 5 meetings
2020-07-29 Brentford FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC 2020-07-26 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Brentford FC 2019-12-26 Brentford FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC 2019-10-22 Swansea City AFC 0–3 Brentford FC 2019-04-02 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Brentford FC

Recent Form

Brentford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Jul Swansea City AFC H 3–1 W
26 Jul Swansea City AFC A 0–1 L
22 Jul Barnsley FC H 1–2 L
18 Jul Stoke City FC A 0–1 L
15 Jul Preston North End FC H 1–0 W
11 Jul Derby County FC A 3–1 W
Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Jul Brentford FC A 1–3 L
26 Jul Brentford FC H 1–0 W
22 Jul Reading FC A 4–1 W
18 Jul Bristol City FC H 1–0 W
15 Jul Nottingham Forest FC A 2–2 D
12 Jul Leeds United FC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
0-15
3/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
Adam Idah 3 G 1 A
Ji-sung Eom 2 G 2 A
Joseph Opoku 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Griffin Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Brentford FC and Swansea City AFC.
  • 5' Erwin Mulder has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 387 appearances.
  • 9' The referee shows Brentford FC player a Yellow card on 9.
  • 11' A goal from the England international Ollie Watkins! He fires home on 11 to make it 1-0!
  • 15' Magnificent from Emiliano Hansen! That is 6 goals in 346 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' Swansea City AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' Swansea City AFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 35' A quiet spell here at Griffin Park. Brentford FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 40' It looks surprising Brentford FC does not make any changes. Rhian Brewster has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' 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.
  • 46' Magnificent from Bryan Mbeumo! That is 87 goals in 447 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 46' Benjamin Cabango is replacing Mike van der Hoorn for the Swansea City AFC side.
  • 51' It is a cagey affair so far. Brentford FC in their trying to find a way past Swansea City AFC's compact .
  • 54' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Benjamin Cabango.
  • 59' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 64' Kyle Naughton has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 69' Brentford FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Swansea City AFC's shape.
  • 74' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 75' The referee calls foul for Yan Dhanda. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 76' Fresh legs for Brentford FC! Sergi Canos comes on to replace Bryan Mbeumo.
  • 77' The whistle greets Kyle Naughton as he departs to be replaced by Bersant Celina.
  • 78' The England Rhian Brewster breaks the deadlock on 78 minutes. 3-1!
  • 82' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Andre Ayew.
  • 83' That is a Yellow card for Brentford FC. Said Benrahma will be fuming at that decision.
  • 88' Ethan Pinnock is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Brentford FC so far.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Connor Roberts argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Brentford FC players.

Lineups

Brentford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Frank

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ollie Watkins 5
Bryan Mbeumo 3
Andre Ayew 3
Daniel James 2
Nathan Dyer 2
Said Benrahma 2
Emiliano Hansen 1
Wayne Routledge 1

Head to Head

2020-07-29 Brentford FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC 2020-07-26 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Brentford FC 2019-12-26 Brentford FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC 2019-10-22 Swansea City AFC 0–3 Brentford FC 2019-04-02 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Brentford FC

Brentford FC Form

2020-07-29 Brentford FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC W 2020-07-26 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Brentford FC L 2020-07-22 Brentford FC 1–2 Barnsley FC L 2020-07-18 Stoke City FC 1–0 Brentford FC L 2020-07-15 Brentford FC 1–0 Preston North End FC W 2020-07-11 Derby County FC 1–3 Brentford FC W

Swansea City AFC Form

2020-07-29 Brentford FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC L 2020-07-26 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Brentford FC W 2020-07-22 Reading FC 1–4 Swansea City AFC W 2020-07-18 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Bristol City FC W 2020-07-15 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D 2020-07-12 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Leeds United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.65 Brentford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Swansea City AFC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Brentford FC46% Draw26% Swansea City AFC28%
Actual: Brentford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.95
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Brentford FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Swansea City AFC
54%
Brentford FC or Swansea City AFC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Brentford FC33% Draw45% Swansea City AFC22%
Actual: Brentford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
7.8%
0 – 0
7.1%
2 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 1
6%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Brentford FC

Handicap Brentford FC covers Push Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 21% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Brentford FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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