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Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Brentford FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Sat 7 Dec 2019 · 15:00 UTC Hillsborough Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Brentford FCChampionship at Hillsborough Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone
  • Referee Martin Coy
  • Referee Nicholas Barnard
  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Referee James Mainwaring

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Dec Brentford FC H 2–1 W
30 Nov Charlton Athletic FC A 3–1 W
27 Nov Birmingham City FC H 1–1 D
23 Nov West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–2 L
09 Nov Swansea City AFC H 2–2 D
02 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–2 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–2 L
30 Nov Luton Town FC H 7–0 W
27 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–1 L
23 Nov Reading FC H 1–0 W
09 Nov Wigan Athletic FC A 3–0 W
02 Nov Huddersfield Town AFC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Sheffield Wednesday FC have kicked off against Brentford FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Sheffield Wednesday FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Josh Dasilva is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sheffield Wednesday FC so far.
  • 29' Brentford FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Bryan Mbeumo on 29.
  • 34' It looks surprising Sheffield Wednesday FC does not make any changes. Barry Bannan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 39' It looks like no one’s ball. Brentford FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 44' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sheffield Wednesday FC and Brentford FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 46' Atdhe Nuhiu makes way for Jordan Rhodes at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sheffield Wednesday FC.
  • 51' Brentford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 61' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 63' The Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes a substitution. Jacob Murphy departs to be replaced by Adam Reach.
  • 68' The referee has no hesitation. Rico Henry is booked for Brentford FC — Yellow card on 68.
  • 69' The deadlock is broken! Steven Fletcher gets on the scoresheet on 69 minutes.
  • 71' Mathias Jensen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kamohelo Mokotjo at the 71 minute mark.
  • 73' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Steven Fletcher makes it 2-1.
  • 73' The referee has no hesitation. Steven Fletcher is booked for Sheffield Wednesday FC — Yellow card on 73.
  • 78' Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Massimo Luongo is hanging Sam Hutchinson on the field on 78 minute.
  • 82' Poor challenge from Ethan Pinnock. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 87' 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.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Brentford FC.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.37 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Brentford FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC45% Draw28% Brentford FC27%
Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Brentford FC
55%
Sheffield Wednesday FC or Brentford FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sheffield Wednesday FC29% Draw49% Brentford FC22%
Actual: Brentford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
10.4%
1 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
8.1%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap Sheffield Wednesday FC covers Push Brentford FC covers
-2.5 7% 93%
-2 7% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% 80%
-1 20% 21% 59%
-0.5 41% 59%
+0.5 71% 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% 4%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
34%
Brentford FC keeps clean sheet
26%

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