Premier League · 2024Sat, 4 Jan 2025, 15:00 UTCFull timeFull-time recap

Southampton

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Brentford

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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Southampton	Brentford
Shots	8 shots/match	20 shots/match▲
Shots on target	1 shots/match	11 shots/match▲
Expected goals	0.29 xG/match	4.46 xG/match▲
Possession	51%●	49%
Corners	2 corners/match	2 corners/match
Fouls	10 fouls/match	4 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

off target
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Southampton: 8 shots, 1 on target, 0.29 xG. Brentford: 20 shots, 11 on target, 4.38 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Southampton 0.29 xG · Brentford 4.38 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Southampton's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Southampton, Brentford. Limitation: The fixture is outside the configured active season.

Southampton's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.2 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.6 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	0.2 goals/match	0.6 goals/match	1.5 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Southampton, Brentford.

6 days▲Rest daysSouthampton · Brentford2.9 days

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

Metric	Southampton	Brentford	Baseline
Rest days	6 days	2.9 days	—
Matches last 14 days	3 matches	3 matches	—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Brentford have a visible away split

moderate

Brentford's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

9 shots/match▲ShotsAway only · Season10.7 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

Metric	Away only	Season	Baseline
Shots	9 shots/match	10.7 shots/match	13.6 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

1Southampton

0Draws

4Brentford

31 Aug 2024Brentford — Southampton · Premier League3–1

15 Mar 2023Southampton — Brentford · Premier League0–2

4 Feb 2023Brentford — Southampton · Premier League3–0

7 May 2022Brentford — Southampton · Premier League3–0

11 Jan 2022Southampton — Brentford · Premier League4–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages · sample sizes shown with each metric. Context, not a forecast.

Where the edge is

Southampton favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Brentford in 9 · 4 too close

0.6 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 20/20▲1.9 goals/match

2.2 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 20/20▲1.75 goals/match

1 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 20/20▲1.61 xG/match

2.36 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 20/20▲1.63 xG/match

9.35 shots/matchShotsseason · 20/20▲10.7 shots/match

18.4 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 20/2017.8 shots/match

2.9 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 20/20▲4.95 shots/match

6.8 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 20/20▲6.25 shots/match

52.7%●Possessionseason · 20/2047.9%

4.35 corners/matchCornersseason · 20/20●4.45 corners/match

6.85 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 20/206.7 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

12.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 20/207.95 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

10%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 20/20▲15%

50%Scoring frequencyseason · 20/20▲80%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Southampton62.5

Brentford42.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Southampton4.2

Brentford54.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Southampton5

Brentford12.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Southampton2.5

Brentford12.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Southampton87.5

Brentford7.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Southampton17.5

Brentford22.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Southampton28.8

Brentford28.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Southampton20 matchesBrentford20 matches

0.6 goals/matchGoals scored20/20▲1.9 goals/match

2.2 goals/matchGoals allowed20/20▲1.75 goals/match

1 xG/matchExpected goals20/20▲1.61 xG/match

9.35 shots/matchShots20/20▲10.7 shots/match

2.9 shots/matchShots on target20/20▲4.95 shots/match

52.7%●Possession20/2047.9%

4.35 corners/matchCorners20/20●4.45 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

12.3 fouls/matchFouls20/207.95 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Southampton10 matchesBrentford10 matches

0.7 goals/matchGoals scored10/10▲1.1 goals/match

2.7 goals/matchGoals allowed10/10▲1.6 goals/match

1.2 xG/matchExpected goals10/10▲1.3 xG/match

9.3 shots/matchShots10/109 shots/match

3.5 shots/matchShots on target10/10▲3.8 shots/match

50%●Possession10/1043.9%

3.3 corners/matchCorners10/10●3.5 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

11.6 fouls/matchFouls10/108.2 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/12.9 days

3 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited

Season samples20 / 20home / 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, 4 Jan 2025, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4