Premier League · 2025Thu, 1 Jan 2026, 20:00 UTCFull timeBrentford Community StadiumFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricBrentfordTottenham
Shots7 shots/match9 shots/match
Shots on target2 shots/match3 shots/match
Possession56%44%
Corners3 corners/match1 corners/match
Fouls8 fouls/match10 fouls/match
Yellow cards1 cards/match2 cards/match

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Tottenham's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Tottenham's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.8 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.42 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 for0.8 goals/match1.42 goals/match1.39 goals/match

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

History

Head-to-head

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

0Brentford
0Draws
1Tottenham
TottenhamBrentford · Premier League20

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Brentford favored in 3 of 14 directional metrics · Tottenham in 4 · 7 too close

1.47 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 19/191.42 goals/match
1.37 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 19/191.21 goals/match
Expected goalsseason · 0/0
Expected goals allowedseason · 0/0
9.84 shots/matchShotsseason · 19/199.74 shots/match
12.6 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 19/1911.6 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 19/193.32 shots/match
4.16 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 19/194.05 shots/match
45.6%Possessionseason · 19/1950.8%
4.79 corners/matchCornersseason · 19/195.21 corners/match
4.89 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 19/195.16 corners/match
1.95 cards/matchCardsseason · 19/192.74 cards/match
11.2 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 19/1910.9 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
21%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 19/1937%
74%Scoring frequencyseason · 19/1979%

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.

Brentford32.5
Tottenham45
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Brentford43.3
Tottenham30.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Brentford43.3
Tottenham57.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Brentford12.5
Tottenham2.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Brentford67.5
Tottenham82.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Brentford42.5
Tottenham60
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Brentford47.5
Tottenham41.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.4 goals/matchGoals scored5/50.8 goals/match
0.8 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51 goals/match
Expected goals0/0
8 shots/matchShots5/510.6 shots/match
3.6 shots/matchShots on target5/53.8 shots/match
53.2%Possession5/544.4%
3 corners/matchCorners5/53 corners/match
2.2 cards/matchCards5/53.4 cards/match
9.8 fouls/matchFouls5/58.6 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.4 goals/matchGoals scored10/101 goals/match
1.2 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.6 goals/match
Expected goals0/0
9.1 shots/matchShots10/109.1 shots/match
3.6 shots/matchShots on target10/103 shots/match
50.5%Possession10/1047.8%
4.3 corners/matchCorners10/104.3 corners/match
1.9 cards/matchCards10/103.5 cards/match
10.8 fouls/matchFouls10/1010.5 fouls/match

Window

Season

19 / 19 matches
1.47 goals/matchGoals scored19/191.42 goals/match
1.37 goals/matchGoals allowed19/191.21 goals/match
Expected goals0/0
9.84 shots/matchShots19/199.74 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target19/193.32 shots/match
45.6%Possession19/1950.8%
4.79 corners/matchCorners19/195.21 corners/match
1.95 cards/matchCards19/192.74 cards/match
11.2 fouls/matchFouls19/1910.9 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

10 / 10 matches
2 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.6 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.2 goals/match
Expected goals0/0
10.7 shots/matchShots10/108.7 shots/match
4.5 shots/matchShots on target10/103.2 shots/match
42.9%Possession10/1048%
3.5 corners/matchCorners10/104.9 corners/match
1.7 cards/matchCards10/102.3 cards/match
11 fouls/matchFouls10/1010.7 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

5.21 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/14.15 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples19 / 19home / 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: Fri, 2 Jan 2026, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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