Match Report
Brentford, 10th with 56 points, sat 44 points above Southampton (20th, 12). Brentford's recent output outran their position: 4th on form over five rounds, 10th in the table. Per game in the league, Southampton were scoring 0.68 and conceding 2.26, Brentford 1.74 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.47 goals per team per game.
Southampton had gone 10 games without a win. Brentford had not won in 5 games.
GioScore's database holds 10 meetings between the two: 2 for Southampton, 6 for Brentford and 2 drawn, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host.
St. Mary's Stadium in Southampton, capacity 32,384, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Brentford led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 0-5.
Goal scorers
Brentford: Bryan Mbeumo (69'), Kevin Schade (6'), Bryan Mbeumo (62'), Keane Lewis-Potter (90'), Yoane Wissa (90')