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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 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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Brentford FC to score. At the same time, Swansea City AFC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Jay Fulton has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 9' That is a Yellow card for Brentford FC. Henrik Dalsgaard will be fuming at that decision.
  • 11' Brilliant from the ! Ollie Watkins makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 11.
  • 15' Emiliano Hansen has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 15 minutes.
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Brentford FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' Swansea City AFC have won 472 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Marc Guehi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Brentford FC tonight.
  • 45' Pontus Jansson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Swansea City AFC so far.
  • 46' Bryan Mbeumo is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 46' Mike van der Hoorn makes way for Benjamin Cabango at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Swansea City AFC.
  • 51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 54' Benjamin Cabango is having his name booked by the referee on 54.
  • 59' Swansea City AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 59.
  • 64' Both keepers have barely been tested. Brentford FC and Swansea City AFC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 69' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 74' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 75' That is a Yellow card for Swansea City AFC. Yan Dhanda will be fuming at that decision.
  • 76' Brentford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sergi Canos is hanging Bryan Mbeumo on the field on 76 minute.
  • 77' Another substitution for Swansea City AFC to replace Kyle Naughton by Bersant Celina on 77 minute.
  • 78' GOAL! Rhian Brewster fires home to make it 3-1!
  • 82' That is a Yellow card for Swansea City AFC. Andre Ayew will be fuming at that decision.
  • 83' Brentford FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 83.
  • 88' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Connor Roberts.
  • Another three points for Brentford FC.

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
Tariqe Fosu 1
Conor Hourihane 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.