Match Report
Brentford, 10th with 56 points, sat 31 points above Leicester City (18th, 25). Leicester City had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 9th in the league over the last five rounds against 18th overall. Against a league average of 1.47 goals per team per game, Leicester City ran at 0.87 scored and 2.11 conceded, Brentford at 1.74 and 1.5.
Leicester City entered with three losses in a row.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 4 for Leicester City, 1 for Brentford and 2 drawn, at 3.14 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 29% of meetings won. History points to goals: 71% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 86%.
King Power Stadium in Leicester, capacity 32,312, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Brentford led 3-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-4.
Goal scorers
Brentford: Yoane Wissa (17'), Bryan Mbeumo (27'), Christian Nørgaard (32'), Fábio Carvalho (89')