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
Official lineup for Walsall vs Brentford
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Walsall
- 6N. Featherstone
- 9W. Grigg
- 11A. Hemmings
- 17G. Bowerman
- 8F. Cuvelier
- 10J. Paterson
- 4A. Butler
- 5D. Holden
- 14Benjamin Purkiss
- 26A. Taylor
- 1D. Gróf
Brentford
- 9Clayton Andrew Donaldson
- 10F. El Alagui
- 2Kevin O'Connor
- 7S. Saunders
- 8J. Douglas
- 20T. Diagouraga
- 3S. Barron
- 5T. Craig
- 6H. Dean
- 14S. Logan
- 21S. Moore
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, 1 draw, 1 Brentford win.
| 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.
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