Arsenal
Premier League · 2025Arsenal 2–0 Brentford · Premier League
A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.
Match at a glance
Arsenal won 2–0.
- Shots
- 15–6
- Shots on target
- 7–1
- Possession
- 62%–38%
Full time
What the match recorded
Arsenal beat Brentford 2–0. Recorded in this match (Arsenal – Brentford): shots 15–6, shots on target 7–1, possession 62%–38%, corners 4–8. 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.
Recent scheduling adds useful context
weakA compressed recent schedule is recorded for Arsenal.
Evidence and caveat
Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.
Window: previous 14 days
| Metric | Arsenal | Brentford | Baseline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rest days | 3.12 days | 4.19 days | — |
| Matches last 14 days | 2 matches | 2 matches | — |
Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.
Brentford show a distinct attacking-volume record
moderateBrentford's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.
Evidence and caveat
Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.
Window: season
| Metric | Arsenal | Brentford | Baseline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shots | 14.4 shots/match | 10.5 shots/match | 12 shots/match |
| Shots against | 7.21 shots/match | 12.1 shots/match | 11.5 shots/match |
Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.
The teams have contrasting possession records
strongArsenal have recorded the higher season possession share.
Evidence and caveat
Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 16.4 percentage points.
Window: season
| Metric | Arsenal | Brentford | Baseline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Possession | 59.2% | 42.9% | 50.3% |
Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.
This match
Match statistics
History
Head-to-head
Recent meetings between these teams.
Last 5 meetings
Metric comparison
Team comparison
Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.
Season: Arsenal favored in 9 of 9 directional metrics · Brentford in 0
Window
Season
Window
Last 10
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Last 5
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Home–Away
Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.
Possession control
Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.
Attacking volume
Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.
Defensive resistance
Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.
Directness proxy
Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.
Physicality
Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.
Set-piece relevance
Corner volume relative to competition peers.
Tempo and pressure proxy
Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.
- Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 2 matches
Arsenal / Brentford
Evidence quality
How much supports this analysis
- 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.
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