Match Report
Sunderland (14th, 4 pts) visited Brentford (4th, 9 pts) with 5 points between them. Scoring rates set the scale: Brentford 2 scored and 0.8 conceded per game, Sunderland 1.2 and 2, with the league averaging 1.41.
Defeat had not touched Brentford in 8 games, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Brentford, 1 draw and 1 for Sunderland, at 3.5 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more.
T. Bramall took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 2.2 yellow cards per game. The match was played at Gtech Community Stadium (capacity 17,250). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Brentford: Vitaly Janelt (57') · Sunderland: Enzo Le Fée (82')
Key stats
Possession: Brentford 49% · Sunderland 51% · Total shots: 12-14 · On target: 2-5 · Corners: 4-3