Match Report
6 matches unbeaten backed Birmingham City's arrival. Brentford came in having won four on the spin, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The sides have met 15 times in the GioScore results database: 6 wins for Birmingham City, 6 draws and 3 for Brentford, at 2 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 27% of the meetings went to the host. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 27% of meetings. Recent meetings have been cagier — 0.8 goals per game across the last five against 2 historically.
St. Andrew's Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 29,409. The referee was T. Robinson, with 100 matches in our database and 2.2 yellows per game on average. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Brentford led 3-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-6.
Goal scorers
Birmingham City: Demarai Gray (28') · Brentford: Callum Wilson (6'), Aaron Hickey (35'), Nathan Collins (40'), Mikkel Damsgaard (70'), Igor Thiago (73'), Nathan Collins (77')
Key stats
Possession: Birmingham City 31% · Brentford 69% · Total shots: 8-18 · On target: 2-8 · Corners: 4-6