Match Report
Rotherham United, 23rd on 42 points, faced a 45-point deficit to Brentford (3rd, 87). In league terms the two rates read 1.72/0.91 for Brentford and 0.96/1.3 for Rotherham United (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.15.
9 matches unbeaten backed Brentford's arrival. Defeat had followed defeat for Rotherham United — four in succession. The last-five ledger: Brentford 9/15, Rotherham United 3/15.
11 meetings are on record — 7 won by Brentford, 4 by Rotherham United, 0 drawn, at 3.09 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 64% of the meetings. Recent editions have opened up: 4.2 goals per game across the last five meetings against 3.09 historically.
The match was played at Brentford Community Stadium in Brentford (capacity 12,763). Brentford led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.