Match Report
AFC Bournemouth went into the game 6th in the table on 57 points; Brentford sat 9th on 53 — a 4-point gap. Brentford had been under-performing their position — 14th on five-round form against 9th in the table. Per game in the league, AFC Bournemouth were scoring 1.53 and conceding 1.42, Brentford 1.45 and 1.37, against a competition average of 1.38 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched AFC Bournemouth in 9 games.
The sides have met 20 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for AFC Bournemouth, 6 draws and 10 for Brentford, at 2.55 goals per meeting. Recent editions have opened up: 3.6 goals per game across the last five meetings against 2.55 historically.
Vitality Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 11,700. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: AFC Bournemouth 48% · Brentford 52% · Total shots: 13-5 · On target: 2-2 · Corners: 4-3