Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Championship · 2020-21
Bristol City FC
1 – 3
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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

1
2
3
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
2/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
4/3
46-60
1/7
61-75
1/2
76+
7/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC
Scott Twine 5 G
Dominic Ballard 4 G
Lorent Tolaj 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Bristol City FC and Brentford FC is underway.
  • 5' The travelling Brentford FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Bristol City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' Bristol City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Brentford FC's shape.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' Pontus Jansson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Brentford FC tonight.
  • 28' The referee shows Bristol City FC player a Yellow card on 28.
  • 30' Ivan Toney has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 30.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Bristol City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' Brentford FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' Mads Bech Sorensen gets the nod from Brentford FC. He replaces Ethan Pinnock and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, David Raya is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Bristol City FC.
  • 53' Bristol City FC make a change. Adrian Mariappa trudges off to be replaced by Zak Vyner on 53 minutes.
  • 54' The referee calls foul for Danny Simpson. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 57' Ivan Toney is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 60' A moment of madness from Nathan Baker on 60 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Bristol City FC will be frustrated.
  • 65' Bristol City FC ring the changes. Kasey Palmer has done his job and it is now time for Saikou Janneh to step up.
  • 70' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Bristol City FC and Brentford FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Bristol City FC. Danny Simpson is replaced by Louis Britton.
  • 77' That is a Yellow card for Bristol City FC. Louis Britton will be fuming at that decision.
  • 78' The deadlock is broken! Bryan Mbeumo gets on the scoresheet on 78 minutes.
  • 81' Brentford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mads Bidstrup is hanging Vitaly Janelt on the field on 81 minute.
  • 84' Goal! Sergi Canos scores his 24 goal in 351 matches.
  • 87' Brilliant from the ! Louis Britton makes it 1-3 with a superb finish on 87.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Brentford FC take all three points.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Pearson

Brentford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Frank

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sergi Canos 2
Ivan Toney 2
Ollie Watkins 2
Bryan Mbeumo 2
Zak Vyner 1
Niclas Eliasson 1
Eros Pisano 1
Saman Ghoddoos 1

Head to Head

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

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
6%
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.