Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Brentford FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Bristol City FC is showing some good football. However, Bristol City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Brentford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Bristol City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 28' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kasey Palmer.
  • 30' Ivan Toney was booked on 30.
  • 35' Brentford 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.
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kasey Palmer, as he is very good at scoring at Ashton Gate with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 45' It’s high time Thomas Frank made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Brentford FC. Ethan Pinnock is replaced by Mads Bech Sorensen.
  • 51' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 53' Time for substitution for Bristol City FC. Adrian Mariappa is replaced by Zak Vyner.
  • 54' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Danny Simpson.
  • 57' Ivan Toney puts Brentford FC on the lead.
  • 60' The referee calls foul for Nathan Baker. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 65' It is a substitution in Bristol City FC team. Kasey Palmer is replaced by Saikou Janneh on 65 minute.
  • 70' Brentford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
  • 72' Louis Britton has so much to prove this time. He replaces Danny Simpson on 72 minute.
  • 77' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Louis Britton.
  • 78' GOAL! Bryan Mbeumo scores on 78.
  • 81' Another change for Brentford FC made on 81 minute. Vitaly Janelt leaves to be changed by Mads Bidstrup.
  • 84' GOAL! Sergi Canos scores on 84.
  • 87' Goal! Louis Britton scores his 1 goal in 11 matches.
  • The final score is 1-3.

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
Ollie Watkins 2
Bryan Mbeumo 2
Sergi Canos 2
Ivan Toney 2
Said Benrahma 1
Nahki Wells 1
Zak Vyner 1
Niclas Eliasson 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.