Premier League · 2024

Bournemouth 1–2 Brentford · Premier League

1–2Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Brentford won 1–2.

Shots
1710
Shots on target
54
Expected goals
1.670.83
Possession
59%41%

Full time

What the match recorded

Brentford beat Bournemouth 2–1. Recorded in this match (Bournemouth – Brentford): shots 17–10, shots on target 5–4, expected goals 1.67–0.83, possession 59%–41%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Bournemouth show a distinct attacking-volume record

strong

Bournemouth's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

15.8 shots/match ▲ShotsBournemouth · Brentford11.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricBournemouthBrentfordBaseline
Shots15.8 shots/match11.6 shots/match13 shots/match
Shots against13.3 shots/match17.3 shots/match12.8 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Bournemouth's recent record differs from the season

weak

Bournemouth's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.66 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.4 goals/match1.66 goals/match1.56 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots17 shots10 shotsBournemouth 17 shots, Brentford 10 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots4 shotsBournemouth 5 shots, Brentford 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.67 xG0.83 xGBournemouth 1.67 xG, Brentford 0.83 xG
  • Possession59%41%Bournemouth 59%, Brentford 41%
  • Corners4 corners3 cornersBournemouth 4 corners, Brentford 3 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls7 foulsBournemouth 13 fouls, Brentford 7 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Bournemouth
2Draws
3Brentford
Brentford — Bournemouth · Premier League3–2
Bournemouth — Brentford · Premier League1–2
Brentford — Bournemouth · Premier League2–2
Brentford — Bournemouth · Premier League2–0
Bournemouth — Brentford · Premier League0–0

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 9 of 11 directional metrics · Brentford in 0 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Bournemouth29 matchesBrentford29 matches
1.66 goals/matchGoals scored29/291.72 goals/match
1.24 goals/match ▲Goals allowed29/291.55 goals/match
1.85 xG/match ▲Expected goals29/291.56 xG/match
15.8 shots/match ▲Shots29/2911.6 shots/match
5.69 shots/match ▲Shots on target29/294.86 shots/match
47%Possession29/29● 48.1%
6.1 corners/match ●Corners29/294.48 corners/match
13.7 fouls/matchFouls29/297.83 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples29 / 29home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

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 fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 15 Mar 2025, 21:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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