Bristol City FC vs Brentford FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

Bristol City FC

1 – 3

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Brentford FC

Sat 8 May 2021 · 11:30 UTC Ashton Gate HT 45' · FT 45'

Kasey Palmer 28' Y

Y 30' Ivan Toney

Danny Simpson 54' Y

Nathan Baker 60' Y

Louis Britton 77' Y

Overview

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Bristol City FC vs Brentford FC — Championship at Ashton Gate.

Bristol City FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Brentford FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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

Bristol City FC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Brentford FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-08 Bristol City FC 1–3 Brentford FC 2021-02-03 Brentford FC 3–2 Bristol City FC 2020-01-01 Bristol City FC 0–4 Brentford FC 2019-10-02 Brentford FC 1–1 Bristol City FC 2018-12-26 Bristol City FC 1–1 Brentford FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 May	Brentford FC	H	1–3	L
01 May	Millwall FC	A	1–4	L
25 Apr	Luton Town FC	H	2–3	L
21 Apr	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	1–2	L
17 Apr	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–1	D
10 Apr	Nottingham Forest FC	H	0–0	D

Brentford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 May	Bristol City FC	A	3–1	W
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

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bristol City FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

3/2

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/1

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC

Dominic Ballard	3 G
Lorent Tolaj	2 G	1 A
Scott Twine	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Bristol City FC gets underway.
5' Tyreeq Bakinson, a England midfielder, has 21 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ivan Toney, as he is very good at scoring at Ashton Gate with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bristol City FC and Brentford FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
28' That is a Yellow card for Bristol City FC. Kasey Palmer will be fuming at that decision.
30' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ivan Toney on 30.
35' It looks surprising Bristol City FC does not make any changes. Alex Scott has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
40' It is a cagey affair so far. Bristol City FC in their trying to find a way past Brentford FC's compact .
45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Bristol City FC and Brentford FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
46' The supporters are chanting for Mads Bech Sorensen. He replaces Ethan Pinnock on 46 minute.
51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
53' Time for substitution for Bristol City FC. Adrian Mariappa is replaced by Zak Vyner.
54' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Danny Simpson on 54 minutes.
57' Brentford FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ivan Toney on 57.
60' Nathan Baker catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 60.
65' Kasey Palmer makes way for Saikou Janneh at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bristol City FC.
70' Bristol City 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.
72' The crowd applauds Danny Simpson as he leaves the pitch. Louis Britton steps in for Bristol City FC.
77' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Louis Britton.
78' The deadlock is broken! Bryan Mbeumo gets on the scoresheet on 78 minutes.
81' Mads Bidstrup is replacing Vitaly Janelt for the Brentford FC side.
84' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Sergi Canos makes no mistake. 0-3!
87' Louis Britton is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
Another three points for Brentford FC.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

46
Saikou Janneh ↑ 65'
43
Steven Sessegnon ↑ 72'
17
Henri Lansbury
25
Tommy Rowe
26
Zak Vyner ↑ 53'
34
Ryley Towler
40
Louis Britton ↑ 72'
12
Max O'Leary

Coach Nigel Pearson

Brentford FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Ethan Pinnock ↓ Mads Bech Sorensen 46'
7
Sergi Canos
15
Marcus Forss ↓ Saman Ghoddoos 65'
18
Pontus Jansson
24
Tariqe Fosu ↓ Emiliano Hansen 72'
1
David Raya
17
Ivan Toney ↓ Bryan Mbeumo 65'
27
Vitaly Janelt ↓ Mads Bidstrup 81'
8
Mathias Jensen
6
Christian Norgaard
30
Mads Roerslev

Bench

Coach Thomas Frank

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sergi Canos	2
Ivan Toney	2
Ollie Watkins	2
Bryan Mbeumo	2
Niclas Eliasson	1
Eros Pisano	1
Saman Ghoddoos	1
Neal Maupay	1

Head to Head

Bristol City FC Form

2021-05-08 Bristol City FC 1–3 Brentford FC L 2021-05-01 Millwall FC 4–1 Bristol City FC L 2021-04-25 Bristol City FC 2–3 Luton Town FC L 2021-04-21 Wycombe Wanderers FC 2–1 Bristol City FC L 2021-04-17 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2021-04-10 Bristol City FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC D

Brentford FC Form

2021-05-08 Bristol City FC 1–3 Brentford FC W 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.13 Bristol City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.74 Brentford FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bristol City FC24% Draw26% Brentford FC50%

Actual: Brentford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.87

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw

50%

Draw or Brentford FC

76%

Bristol City FC or Brentford FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Bristol City FC19% Draw45% Brentford FC36%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

1 – 2

9.3%

0 – 1

9.1%

0 – 2

8.5%

0 – 0

7.5%

2 – 1

1 – 0

5.5%

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 2

5.3%

0 – 3

4.8%

2 – 0

3.6%

2 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap	Bristol City FC covers	Push	Brentford FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	14%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	22%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	16%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Brentford FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

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