Match at a glance Bournemouth and Brentford drew 2–2.
Shots 20 – 8
Shots on target 10 – 2
Expected goals 2.18 – 0.5
Possession 57% – 43% Story Stats Shot map xG Lineups H2H Comparison Evidence More football Full time
What the match recorded Bournemouth and Brentford drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Bournemouth – Brentford): shots 20–8, shots on target 10–2, expected goals 2.18–0.5, possession 57%–43%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.
This match
Match statistics Bournemouth Brentford
Shots 20 shots 8 shots Bournemouth 20 shots, Brentford 8 shots Shots on target 10 shots 2 shots Bournemouth 10 shots, Brentford 2 shots Expected goals 2.18 xG 0.5 xG Bournemouth 2.18 xG, Brentford 0.5 xG Possession 57% 43% Bournemouth 57%, Brentford 43% Corners 2 corners 1 corner Bournemouth 2 corners, Brentford 1 corner Fouls 10 fouls 12 fouls Bournemouth 10 fouls, Brentford 12 fouls Yellow cards 5 cards 1 card Bournemouth 5 cards, Brentford 1 card Passes 476 passes 369 passes Bournemouth 476 passes, Brentford 369 passes Pass accuracy 82.1% 70.5% Bournemouth 82.1%, Brentford 70.5% Shots inside box 12 shots 6 shots Bournemouth 12 shots, Brentford 6 shots Blocked shots 2 blocks 1 block Bournemouth 2 blocks, Brentford 1 block Goalkeeper saves 0 saves 8 saves Bournemouth 0 saves, Brentford 8 saves Offsides 3 offsides 1 offside Bournemouth 3 offsides, Brentford 1 offside Every shot
Shot map Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.
Share Brentford ← attacking attacking → Bournemouth
Kristoffer Ajer · Brentford · 45′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blocked Dango Ouattara · Brentford · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blocked Keane Lewis-Potter · Brentford · 3′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blocked Rayan · Bournemouth · 27′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blocked Justin Kluivert · Bournemouth · 48′ · 0.03 xG · on target Kevin Schade · Brentford · 56′ · 0.03 xG · goal Marcus Tavernier · Bournemouth · 66′ · 0.03 xG · on target Tyler Adams · Bournemouth · 73′ · 0.03 xG · on target Rayan · Bournemouth · 75′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blocked Aaron Hickey · Brentford · 55′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blocked Marcus Tavernier · Bournemouth · 68′ · 0.04 xG · on target Ben Gannon-Doak · Bournemouth · 84′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blocked Justin Kluivert · Bournemouth · 37′ · 0.05 xG · on target Marcus Tavernier · Bournemouth · 52′ · 0.05 xG · goal Adrien Truffert · Bournemouth · 80′ · 0.05 xG · on target Adrien Truffert · Bournemouth · 90′ · 0.05 xG · on target Marcus Tavernier · Bournemouth · 47′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blocked Rayan · Bournemouth · 76′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blocked Ben Gannon-Doak · Bournemouth · 90′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blocked Mikkel Damsgaard · Brentford · 89′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blocked Igor Thiago · Brentford · 2′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blocked Rayan · Bournemouth · 78′ · 0.11 xG · on target Justin Kluivert · Bournemouth · 38′ · 0.12 xG · goal Kevin Schade · Brentford · 34′ · 0.17 xG · goal Alex Scott · Bournemouth · 51′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blocked Rayan · Bournemouth · 37′ · 0.26 xG · off target or blocked António Silva · Bournemouth · 7′ · 0.31 xG · off target or blocked António Silva · Bournemouth · 49′ · 0.52 xG · off target or blocked size = xG Bournemouth: 20 shots, 10 on target, 2.13 xG. Brentford: 8 shots, 2 on target, 0.51 xG.
How the match built
Expected-goals timeline Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.
Share Bournemouth 2.13 xG Brentford 0.51 xG
0 1.25 2.5 0′ HT 90′ Justin Kluivert · Bournemouth · 38′ Marcus Tavernier · Bournemouth · 52′ Kevin Schade · Brentford · 34′ Kevin Schade · Brentford · 56′ The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Bournemouth 2.13 xG · Brentford 0.51 xG.
Show both lineups Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.
Bournemouth 4-2-3-1
Đorđe Petrović G Adrien Truffert D James Hill D António Silva D Adam Smith D Alex Scott M Tyler Adams M Justin Kluivert M Evanilson F Marcus Tavernier F Rayan F Brentford 4-2-3-1
Caoimhin Kelleher G Kristoffer Ajer D Keane Lewis-Potter D Michael Kayode D Jannik Schuster D Mamadou Sangare M Mikkel Damsgaard M Vitaly Janelt M Kevin Schade F Igor Thiago F Jaidon Anthony F History
Head-to-head Recent meetings between these teams.
Last 5 meetings
0 Bournemouth
1 Draws
4 Brentford
3 Mar 2026 Bournemouth — Brentford · Premier League 0–0
27 Dec 2025 Brentford — Bournemouth · Premier League 4–1
15 Mar 2025 Bournemouth — Brentford · Premier League 1–2
9 Nov 2024 Brentford — Bournemouth · Premier League 3–2
11 May 2024 Bournemouth — Brentford · Premier League 1–2
Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings
Metric comparison
Team comparison Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.
Where the edge is Season: Bournemouth favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Brentford in 0 · 13 too close
▲ led this metric● higher value (descriptive)
Season Last 10 Last 5 Style profile Rest and recent workload
Bournemouth 4 matches Brentford 4 matches
1.5 goals/match Goals scored4/4 ▲ 1.75 goals/match
1.75 goals/match Goals allowed4/4 ▲ 1 goal/match
1.61 xG/match Expected goals4/4 ▲ 1.8 xG/match
14.8 shots/match Shots4/4 ▲ 17 shots/match
6 shots/match ▲ Shots on target4/4 4.25 shots/match
48.3% ● Possession4/4 46.3%
4.5 corners/match Corners4/4 4.5 corners/match
12.3 fouls/match Fouls4/4 15.3 fouls/match
Bournemouth 4 matches Brentford 4 matches
1.5 goals/match Goals scored4/4 ▲ 1.75 goals/match
1.75 goals/match Goals allowed4/4 ▲ 1 goal/match
1.61 xG/match Expected goals4/4 ▲ 1.8 xG/match
14.8 shots/match Shots4/4 ▲ 17 shots/match
6 shots/match ▲ Shots on target4/4 4.25 shots/match
48.3% ● Possession4/4 46.3%
4.5 corners/match Corners4/4 4.5 corners/match
12.3 fouls/match Fouls4/4 15.3 fouls/match
Bournemouth 4 matches Brentford 4 matches
1.5 goals/match Goals scored4/4 ▲ 1.75 goals/match
1.75 goals/match Goals allowed4/4 ▲ 1 goal/match
1.61 xG/match Expected goals4/4 ▲ 1.8 xG/match
14.8 shots/match Shots4/4 ▲ 17 shots/match
6 shots/match ▲ Shots on target4/4 4.25 shots/match
48.3% ● Possession4/4 46.3%
4.5 corners/match Corners4/4 4.5 corners/match
12.3 fouls/match Fouls4/4 15.3 fouls/match
Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.
Possession control Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Attacking volume Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Defensive resistance Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Directness proxy Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Physicality Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50% Set-piece relevance Corner volume relative to competition peers.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Tempo and pressure proxy Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 2 matches 7.1 days Rest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/1 7 days
Bournemouth / Brentford
Evidence quality
How much supports this analysis Grade C · Limited evidence Limited evidence — limited
Season samples 4 / 4 home / away teams
Recent samples 4 / 4 last-five windows
Freshness Less than one day from nearest prior match
At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample. At least one team has an incomplete last-five window. Known unknowns Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset. Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards. The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions. Analysis cutoff: Sat, 12 Sept 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4 Team rankings in Premier League 
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