Brentford
League Two · 2 seasons
| Season | Matches played. | Goals scored (actual). | Expected goals for: goals our model (TrueGoals) says this team's performances typically produce. | Expected goals against: same, for goals conceded. | Expected goal difference (xGF minus xGA). | Actual league points. | Expected points: points the team “should” have won based on xG, via match simulation. | Actual points minus expected points. Positive = over-performing its underlying numbers (may regress); negative = under-performing. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/09 | 46 | 65 | 58.4 | 52.4 | +6.0 | 85 | 67.2 | +17.8 |
| 2007/08 | 46 | 52 | 66.0 | 63.4 | +2.6 | 59 | 65.2 | -6.2 |
| 2008/09 | 23 | 39 | 29.4 | 21.0 | +8.4 | 47 | 37.4 | +9.6 |
| 2007/08 | 23 | 25 | 35.9 | 28.2 | +7.8 | 26 | 36.9 | -10.9 |
| 2008/09 | 23 | 26 | 28.9 | 31.4 | -2.4 | 38 | 29.9 | +8.1 |
| 2007/08 | 23 | 27 | 30.1 | 35.2 | -5.1 | 33 | 28.3 | +4.7 |
Recent form
- 2008/09
- Wvs Luton2–02 May 2009xG 1.2–0.7
- W@ Darlington3–125 Apr 2009xG 1.7–1.3
- L@ Dag and Red1–321 Apr 2009xG 0.8–1.4
- Wvs Accrington3–018 Apr 2009xG 1.8–0.7
- W@ Bournemouth1–013 Apr 2009xG 1.1–1.6
- Dvs Exeter1–111 Apr 2009xG 1.6–1.2
- D@ Bradford1–14 Apr 2009xG 1.3–2.0
- Dvs Gillingham1–128 Mar 2009xG 0.8–0.1
- Lvs Chesterfield0–117 Mar 2009xG 0.9–1.2
- Dvs Wycombe3–314 Mar 2009xG 0.8–1.2
First half / second half
Half-time position → full-time result (2008/09)
- Led at HT2420W 4D 0Lleads held 83%
- Level at HT133W 9D 1L
- Behind at HT90W 3D 6Lcomeback rate 33%
| Season | Pld | Goals scored in the first half. | Goals scored in the second half (full-time minus half-time). | Goals conceded in the first half. | Goals conceded in the second half. | Share of the team's goals scored in the second half. Shown only when there are enough goals to be meaningful. | Comebacks: matches the team was trailing at half-time but ended up winning or drawing. | Leads lost: matches the team was leading at half-time but ended up drawing or losing. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/09 | 46 | 42 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 35% | 3 | 4 |
| 2007/08 | 46 | 18 | 34 | 30 | 40 | 65% | 2 | 2 |
Home advantage
Home edge (PPG) by season — home vs away results, descriptive.
This season (2008/09)
- Home2313W 8D 2L2.04 PPG
- Away2310W 8D 5L1.65 PPG
| Season | HP | Home win percentage. | Home points per game (3 for a win, 1 for a draw). | Away points per game. | Home edge: home points per game minus away points per game — the size of the team's home advantage. Caveated when either home or away matches are few. | Home goal difference per game. | Away goal difference per game. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/09 | 23 | 57% | 2.04 | 1.65 | +0.39 | +1.04 | +0.22 |
| 2007/08 | 23 | 30% | 1.13 | 1.43 | -0.30 | -0.43 | -0.35 |
Corners
Corners per game by season — actual counts, shown where available.
This season (2008/09)
- Home23159 for / 102 against6.9 CF/g
- Away23114 for / 117 against5.0 CF/g
| Season | Pld | Corners won (total). | Corners conceded (total). | Corners won per game. | Corners conceded per game. | Home corners won per game. | Away corners won per game. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/09 | 46 | 273 | 219 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 6.9 | 5.0 |
| 2007/08 | 46 | 233 | 210 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 4.0 |