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Fulham 3–1 Brentford · Premier League

Fulham

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3–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Fulham won 3–1.

Shots
148
Shots on target
33
Possession
53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

Fulham beat Brentford 3–1. Recorded in this match (Fulham – Brentford): shots 14–8, shots on target 3–3, possession 53%–47%, corners 2–10. 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.

Both teams have elevated fouls records

moderate

Each team's season fouls average is above the competition baseline.

15 fouls/matchFoulsFulham · Brentford12.8 fouls/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricFulhamBrentfordBaseline
Fouls15 fouls/match12.8 fouls/match10.8 fouls/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

Brentford show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Brentford's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

10 shots/match ▲ShotsFulham · Brentford8.2 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricFulhamBrentfordBaseline
Shots10 shots/match8.2 shots/match11 shots/match
Shots against10.2 shots/match14 shots/match10.9 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Fulham have recorded the higher season possession share.

51% ●PossessionFulham · Brentford39.4%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 11.6 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricFulhamBrentfordBaseline
Possession51%39.4%49.6%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots8 shotsFulham 14 shots, Brentford 8 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots3 shotsFulham 3 shots, Brentford 3 shots
  • Possession53%47%Fulham 53%, Brentford 47%
  • Corners2 corners10 cornersFulham 2 corners, Brentford 10 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls13 foulsFulham 11 fouls, Brentford 13 fouls
  • Yellow cards4 cards1 cardFulham 4 cards, Brentford 1 card

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Fulham
1Draws
2Brentford
Brentford — Fulham · Premier League2–3
Fulham — Brentford · Premier League2–1
Brentford — Fulham · Premier League0–0
Fulham — Brentford · Premier League0–3
Brentford — Fulham · Premier League3–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Fulham favored in 3 of 9 directional metrics · Brentford in 3 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Fulham5 matchesBrentford5 matches
1.2 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.2 goals/match
1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed5/52 goals/match
10 shots/match ▲Shots5/58.2 shots/match
3 shots/matchShots on target5/5▲ 3.2 shots/match
51% ●Possession5/539.4%
4.2 corners/matchCorners5/5● 5.2 corners/match
2.2 cards/matchCards5/51.8 cards/match
15 fouls/matchFouls5/512.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples5 / 5home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 20 Sept 2025, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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