Brentford vs Arsenal

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🕒 Wed, 01 Jan 2025 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Gtech Community Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Peter Bankes 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 19

Regular Season Table

Brentford 10 · Arsenal 2

Referee Stats

Peter Bankes

23 matches · 3.87 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.87
Reds avg	0.13
Penalties avg	0.30
Over 4.5 cards	39%
Home wins	57%
Draws	9%
Away wins	35%

How the match was won

Arsenal outshot their opponent (5-14).
Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
Arsenal had the sharper finishing (2-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Brentford (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-4-6

Goals For / Against

40 / 35

Avg: 2.11 / 1.84

Points

Avg: 1.63

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Arsenal (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-8-2

Goals For / Against

34 / 17

Avg: 1.79 / 0.89

Points

Avg: 1.84

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.63

PPG

1.84

2.11

1.79

1.84

0.89

63%

O2.5

37%

74%

BTTS

58%

47%

Score 1st

58%

League-position context

Brentford rank10th

Arsenal rank2nd

Brentford points56

Arsenal points74

Brentford: #10 · 56 pts · GD +9

18 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Arsenal: #2 · 74 pts · GD +35

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 36 pts clear of the relegation zone.

18-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Brentford last 5 home

L W W D L

Points7/15

Weighted index51

Goals10-9

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Arsenal last 5 away

W D W D D

Points9/15

Weighted index69

Goals10-5

Record2-3-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Brentford trend breakdown

Over 2.563%

BTTS74%

BTTS + O2.563%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 58% · 1H BTTS 47%

Arsenal trend breakdown

Over 2.537%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.532%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Brentford score at home74%

Brentford clean sheet at home5%

Arsenal score away84%

Arsenal clean sheet away32%

First-goal patterns

Brentford score first47%

Brentford win after scoring first56%

Arsenal score first58%

Arsenal win after scoring first73%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Brentford 56% · Arsenal 71%

Avg first goal minute: Brentford 20.3' · Arsenal 40.3'

Vs league average

Brentford score at home2.11 vs 1.51

Brentford concede at home1.84 vs 1.42

Arsenal score away1.79 vs 1.42

Arsenal concede away0.89 vs 1.51

Brentford score 39% above league average, while Arsenal score 26% above league average.

Defensive side: Brentford are 30% above league average at home, and Arsenal are 41% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS80%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Brentford goal timing (home)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 13

16-30 10

76-90+ 7

0-15 5

31-45 4

61-75 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

46-60 8

16-30 7

0-15 3

31-45 3

61-75 3

Arsenal goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

76-90+ 7

31-45 6

61-75 6

16-30 5

0-15 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

51%

49%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

485

465

Passes Accurate

399

388

Passes %

82%

83%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

13' ⚽

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13' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

B. Mbeumo

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Damsgaard

17'

17' J. Timber

26'

26' C. Nørgaard

29' ⚽

⚽

29' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Gabriel Jesus

Normal Goal

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

Mikel Merino

Normal Goal

53' ⚽

⚽

53' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

Gabriel Martinelli

Normal Goal

57'

57' R. Calafiori

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ C. Nørgaard

1st substitution · For: M. Jensen

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ Y. Wissa

2nd substitution · For: K. Schade

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ M. Damsgaard

3rd substitution · For: P. Maghoma

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ S. van den Berg

4th substitution · For: Kim Ji-Soo

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ E. Nwaneri

1st substitution · For: L. Trossard

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ R. Calafiori

2nd substitution · For: M. Lewis-Skelly

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ Mikel Merino

3rd substitution · For: D. Rice

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ M. Ødegaard

4th substitution · For: Jorginho

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ Gabriel Jesus

5th substitution · For: O. Zinchenko

Brentford vs Arsenal 1-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Arsenal beat Brentford 3-1 on Wednesday, 01 January 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Peter Bankes. It was played at Gtech Community Stadium.

First half: Brentford took the lead at 13' when B. Mbeumo scored, with the assist credited to M. Damsgaard, making the score 1-0. J. Timber received a yellow card for Arsenal at 17'. C. Nørgaard received a yellow card for Brentford at 26'. Arsenal leveled the score at 29' when Gabriel Jesus scored, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Arsenal took the lead at 50' when Mikel Merino scored, making the score 1-2. Arsenal extended the lead at 53' when Gabriel Martinelli scored, making the score 1-3. R. Calafiori received a yellow card for Arsenal at 57'. Brentford made their 1st substitution at 75', with C. Nørgaard replacing M. Jensen. Brentford made their 2nd substitution at 75', with Y. Wissa replacing K. Schade. Brentford made their 3rd substitution at 75', with M. Damsgaard replacing P. Maghoma. Brentford made their 4th substitution at 75', with S. van den Berg replacing Kim Ji-Soo. Arsenal made their 1st substitution at 78', with E. Nwaneri replacing L. Trossard. Arsenal made their 2nd substitution at 78', with R. Calafiori replacing M. Lewis-Skelly. Arsenal made their 3rd substitution at 78', with Mikel Merino replacing D. Rice. Arsenal made their 4th substitution at 88', with M. Ødegaard replacing Jorginho. Arsenal made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with Gabriel Jesus replacing O. Zinchenko.

Brentford used 4 substitutions while Arsenal used 5 substitutions. Brentford got 1 yellow card, while Arsenal got 2 yellow cards.