Championship
May 29, 2021 at 3pm UK
Wembley Stadium
Brentford2 - 0Swansea
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The Match
Match Report
Goals from Ivan Toney and Emiliano Marcondes saw the Bees finally break their play-off hoodoo.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Brentford and Swansea City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Brentford win with a probability of 49.85%. A draw had a probability of 26.6% and a win for Swansea City had a probability of 23.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Brentford win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.98%) and 2-1 (9.04%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.44%), while for a Swansea City win it was 0-1 (8.57%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Brentford would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Brentford | Draw | Swansea City |
| 49.85% | 26.65% | 23.5% |
| Both teams to score 45.63% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
