Brentford and Fulham meet, in a match for the 0ª round of the Championship. The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has recorded 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 6 games. The last head ‑ to ‑ head between these two teams, on 20‑06‑2020, ended with Brentford winning by (0‑2). The home advantage may play an important role in this match, since Brentford presents considerable differences in their results at home and away.
Brentford :
The home team comes to this stage of the Championship (Promotion Play ‑ offs – Final) after a home win by (3‑1) and a loss by (1‑0) with Swansea City. This is a stronger team with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses as a visitor; against 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in his stadium. In their last 10 home games for the championship, Brentford has won 7, tied 2 and lost 1, winning 23 points in 30 possible. His offense has scored consistently, as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 48 games in this competition, he only got 3 comebacks in the 19 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Brentford come into this match after a 3-1 win over Swansea, putting an end to three losses in a row in this competition: the team’s goals were scored by Watkins, Marcondes and Watkins. In this grand finale, coach Thomas Frank is expected to act in a tactical system at 4-3-3, aiming to use the flanks to invest in the offensive process. Even so, it must be emphasized that Fulham’s men must present great capacity for possession maintenance and completion. At an individual level we highlight striker Ollie Watkins, who scored 25 goals in this league. Karelis will be out of this game, due to physical problems.
Fulham :
The away team comes to this stage of the Championship (Promotion Play ‑ offs – Final) after having eliminated Cardiff City, with a loss by (1‑2) at home and a victory by (0‑2) outside in the previous tie . This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 5 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses as a visitor, with 14 goals scored and 16 suffered; against 10 victories and 5 defeats in his stadium, with 23 goals scored and 18 suffered. For the championship, Fulham conquered 17 points in 30 possible, after 4 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 games that they played as a visitor. In their away matches for the league the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (9 in 24 games). His offense has scored consistently, as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 17 of the last 24 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 48 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 20 times and only got 2 comebacks.
Fulham comes into this game after a 1-2 loss at home to Cardiff in a second leg playoff semi-final promotion: the team’s only goal was scored by Kebano. It should be remembered that Fulham had defeated Cardiff in the first match 0-2. In this match against Brentford, coach Scott Parker is expected to play a tactical system at 4-3-3, aiming to take advantage of progression on the ground through short passes. Mitrovic is the team’s top scorer with 26 goals. Kebano and Mitrovic are in doubt for this final.
