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Brentford vs Sheffield Wednesday: result 2-0 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 3Kick-off on August 19, 2018 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Gtech Community Stadium, Brentford, Middlesex

Brentford
2-0
Sheffield Wednesday

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What was the result of Brentford vs Sheffield Wednesday?

Brentford won 2-0 on August 19, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 20′N. MaupayBrentford (pen.)
  • 61′O. WatkinsBrentford

Official lineup for Brentford vs Sheffield Wednesday

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Brentford

4-3-3
  1. 11O. Watkins
  2. 9N. Maupay
  3. 26E. Konsa
  1. 7Sergi Canós
  2. 4Lewis MacLeod
  3. 10J. McEachran
  1. 19R. Sawyers
  2. 6C. Mepham
  3. 29Y. Barbet
  4. 22H. Dalsgaard
  1. 1D. Bentley

Sheffield Wednesday

4-3-3
  1. 19Marco Matias
  2. 17A. Nuhiu
  3. 45F. Forestieri
  1. 8J. Pelupessy
  2. 10B. Bannan
  3. 24A. Baker
  1. 12J. Thorniley
  2. 15T. Lees
  3. 23S. Hutchinson
  4. 36Daniel Pudil
  1. 25C. Dawson
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Brentford have 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats; Sheffield Wednesday have 7, 3 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Brentford
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 14, 2018Southend(away)4-2League Cup
Aug 11, 2018Stoke City(away)1-1Championship
Aug 4, 2018Rotherham(home)5-1Championship
May 6, 2018Hull City(home)1-1Championship
Apr 28, 2018Barnsley(away)0-2Championship
Sheffield Wednesday
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 16, 2018Sunderland(away)2-0League Cup
Aug 11, 2018Hull City(home)1-1Championship
Aug 4, 2018Wigan(away)2-3Championship
May 6, 2018Norwich(home)5-1Championship
Apr 28, 2018Wolves(away)0-0Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Brentford wins, 1 draw, 3 Sheffield Wednesday wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Dec 30, 2017Brentford 2-0 Sheffield WednesdayChampionship
Sep 12, 2017Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 BrentfordChampionship
Feb 21, 2017Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 BrentfordChampionship
Aug 27, 2016Brentford 1-1 Sheffield WednesdayChampionship
Feb 13, 2016Sheffield Wednesday 4-0 BrentfordChampionship
Sep 26, 2015Brentford 1-2 Sheffield WednesdayChampionship

Last archived meeting: Brentford vs Sheffield Wednesday on Dec 30, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Brentford score 1.5 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Sheffield Wednesday score 1.8 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Brentford1.51.049/154/15
Sheffield Wednesday1.81.349/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
24Sheffield Wednesday462123229890

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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