Walsall vs Brentford: result 2-2 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 4Kick-off on September 1, 2012 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Poundland Bescot Stadium, Walsall, West Midlands
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What was the result of Walsall vs Brentford?
Walsall and Brentford drew 2-2 on September 1, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 28′J. PatersonWalsall
- 29′G. BowermanWalsall
- 86′J. DouglasBrentford
- 90′Clayton Andrew DonaldsonBrentford
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Walsall have 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats; Brentford have 7, 3 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2012 | QPR(away) | 0-3 | League Cup |
| Aug 25, 2012 | Notts County(away) | 1-0 | League One |
| Aug 21, 2012 | Oldham(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Aug 18, 2012 | Doncaster(home) | 0-3 | League One |
| Aug 11, 2012 | Brentford(home) | 1-0 | League Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2012 | Crewe(home) | 5-1 | League One |
| Aug 21, 2012 | Yeovil Town(home) | 1-3 | League One |
| Aug 18, 2012 | Bury(away) | 0-0 | League One |
| Aug 11, 2012 | Walsall(away) | 0-1 | League Cup |
| May 5, 2012 | Chesterfield(away) | 3-2 | League One |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 1 Walsall win(s), 1 draw(s), 1 Brentford win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2012 | Walsall 1-0 Brentford | League Cup |
| Jan 14, 2012 | Brentford 0-0 Walsall | League One |
| Sep 3, 2011 | Walsall 0-1 Brentford | League One |
How many goals should we expect?
Walsall score 1.3 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Brentford score 1.5 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsall | 1.3 | 1.5 | 3 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
| Brentford | 1.5 | 0.9 | 6 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy