Saturday , 14 November 2026

Brentford FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Brentford FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Watford FC
Sat 1 May 2021 · 14:00 UTC Brentford Community Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Mads Bidstrup 66' Y
Sergi Canos 69' Y
Y 89' Stipe Perica

Overview

Match Preview

Brentford FC vs Watford FC — Championship at Brentford Community Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

3
1
Brentford FC 4 games · Avg 2.5 goals Watford FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-01 Brentford FC 2–0 Watford FC 2020-12-15 Watford FC 1–1 Brentford FC

Recent Form

Brentford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 May Watford FC H 2–0 W
27 Apr Rotherham United FC H 1–0 W
24 Apr AFC Bournemouth A 1–0 W
20 Apr Cardiff City FC H 1–1 D
17 Apr Millwall FC H 0–0 D
10 Apr Preston North End FC A 5–0 W
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 May Brentford FC A 0–2 L
24 Apr Millwall FC H 1–0 W
20 Apr Norwich City FC A 1–0 W
17 Apr Luton Town FC A 0–1 L
09 Apr Reading FC H 2–0 W
05 Apr Middlesbrough FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/4
31-45
–/6
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/2
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Watford FC
Amin Nabizada 3 G
Iker Bravo 1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Brentford FC gets underway.
  • 5' Mathias Jensen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Watford FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Xisco Munoz will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 24' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Joseph Hungbo is replaced by Philip Zinckernagel.
  • 29' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Brentford FC and Watford FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 31' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Tom Cleverley is replaced by Isaac Success.
  • 36' The 31-year-old Philip Zinckernagel has been sensational this season — 7 goals and 8 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 41' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 46' Assisted by Sergi Canos with the perfectly-timed delivery and Marcus Forss makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 56' It looks surprising Watford FC does not make any changes. Stipe Perica has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 60' Brilliant from the ! Ivan Toney makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 60.
  • 65' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 65 minutes.
  • 66' Mads Bidstrup was booked on 66.
  • 69' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sergi Canos on 69 minutes.
  • 74' The Brentford FC manager makes a substitution. Ivan Toney departs to be replaced by Bryan Mbeumo.
  • 79' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Brentford FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 80' Emiliano Hansen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mathias Jensen at the 80 minute mark.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Charlie Goode. He replaces Mads Bidstrup on 81 minute.
  • 85' Ben Wilmot is ready to make an impact after coming on for Will Hughes at the 85 minute mark.
  • 89' A meaty challenge results in booking for Stipe Perica on 89.
  • 89' The Brentford FC bench stirs into life. Mads Roerslev is withdrawn and Finley Stevens gets his opportunity.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Brentford FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Brentford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Frank

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xisco Munoz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ivan Toney 2
Pontus Jansson 2
Emmanuel Dennis 2
Troy Deeney 1
Marcus Forss 1
Bryan Mbeumo 1
Christian Norgaard 1

Head to Head

2021-05-01 Brentford FC 2–0 Watford FC 2020-12-15 Watford FC 1–1 Brentford FC

Brentford FC Form

2021-05-01 Brentford FC 2–0 Watford FC W 2021-04-27 Brentford FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC W 2021-04-24 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Brentford FC W 2021-04-20 Brentford FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2021-04-17 Brentford FC 0–0 Millwall FC D 2021-04-10 Preston North End FC 0–5 Brentford FC W

Watford FC Form

2021-05-01 Brentford FC 2–0 Watford FC L 2021-04-24 Watford FC 1–0 Millwall FC W 2021-04-20 Norwich City FC 0–1 Watford FC W 2021-04-17 Luton Town FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2021-04-09 Watford FC 2–0 Reading FC W 2021-04-05 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Watford FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.31 Brentford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.73 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Brentford FC51% Draw29% Watford FC20%
Actual: Brentford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.04
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Brentford FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Watford FC
49%
Brentford FC or Watford FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Brentford FC32% Draw53% Watford FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.9%
0 – 0
15.4%
1 – 1
13.3%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
8.2%
2 – 1
7.9%
3 – 0
4.6%
1 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
3.5%
0 – 2
3.3%
2 – 2
3%
4 – 0
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Brentford FC

Handicap Brentford FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 15% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 25% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 13% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Brentford FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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