Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Brentford (3rd, 81 pts) held a 34-point advantage over Wigan Athletic (23rd, 47 pts). Recent form flatters Wigan Athletic's table spot — 6th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 23rd. Per game in the league, Brentford were scoring 1.74 and conceding 0.83, Wigan Athletic 1.24 and 1.22, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
Brentford came in having won four on the spin, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Wigan Athletic had won three straight.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 3 for Brentford, 1 for Wigan Athletic and 3 drawn, at 1.57 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Griffin Park in Brentford (capacity 12,763). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Brentford led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.