Arsenal vs Brentford: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Arsenal played against Brentford in Premier League (England). The game was played on December 3, 2025. Final score: 2:0.

Recent form

Arsenal has 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 2.20 points per game. Brentford has 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses, with 1.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Arsenal scores 1.92 goals per game and allows 0.54. Brentford scores 1.62 and allows 1.54. Games in this league average 2.81 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 38% of Arsenal's games and 69% of Brentford's. The Over 2.5 rates are 38% and 69%, compared with league averages of 53% for BTTS and 57% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Arsenal has the higher season xG average, 1.69 to 1.31 per game. Arsenal takes 14.4 shots per game, while Brentford takes 10.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Arsenal leads at halftime in 54% of its games and scores 1.15 goals per game after halftime. Brentford leads at halftime in 46% and scores 0.92 after halftime.

When the teams score

Arsenal's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (8 goals). For Brentford, it is minutes 76-90+ (10 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Premier League games average 2.81 goals. Both teams score in 53% of games, and 57% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

1 : 0
First half
1 : 0
Second half

Game stats

62Possession (%)38
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15Shots6
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7Shots on target1
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1.88xG0.64
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4Corners8
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61Dangerous attacks26
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7Fouls9
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0Cards1
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Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

1.92Goals scored / game1.62
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0.54Goals allowed / game1.54
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59%Average possession43%
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4.92Shots on target / game4.38
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Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

14.38Shots per game10.85
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4.92Shots on target4.38
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13.4%Shot conversion14.9%
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59%Possession43%
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1.69xG for1.31
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0.85xG against1.38
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Shooting quality

Arsenal: DominantBrentford: Counter-attacking
ArsenalBrentford
Accuracy (shots on target)34%40%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.390.37

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Arsenal is 22% better for: last-5 form.

2.2 pts / game - Arsenal · 1.8 pts / game - Brentford

Arsenal
WWDWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
69% W23% D8% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-3-1
2.31 pts / game · goal difference +18
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-1-0
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WDWWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.66Opponent xG: 0.76BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Brentford
WLWLW
Season result split
46% W8% D46% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-1-6
1.46 pts / game · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-5
Last 5 away
1-0-4
LLWLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.51Opponent xG: 1.30BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Arsenal is 19% better for: goals scored per game.

1.92 goals / game - Arsenal · 1.62 goals / game - Brentford

Arsenal is 185% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.54 goals / game - Arsenal · 1.54 goals / game - Brentford

Arsenal scoring profile: very strong

Arsenal scores in 92% of games (12 of 13 meczów), while Brentford keeps a clean sheet in 15% (2 of 13 meczów).

Brentford scoring profile: strong

Brentford scores in 85% of games (11 of 13 meczów), while Arsenal keeps a clean sheet in 54% (7 of 13 meczów).

25Goals scored (season)21
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7Goals conceded (season)20
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2.46Average goals per game3.15
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10Goals scored (last 5)10
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4Goals conceded (last 5)8
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How often they score at least...

92%1 goal85%
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54%2 goals46%
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23%3 goals31%
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15%4 goals0%
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How often they concede at least...

46%1 goal85%
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8%2 goals54%
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0%3 goals15%
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0%4 goals0%
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* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time23%
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0%BTTS in both halves8%
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31%Scored in both halves31%
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BTTS and goal count

23%Min. 3 goals and BTTS69%
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15%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
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60%BTTS - last 580%
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Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

77%Min. 1 goal before half-time85%
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23%Min. 2 goals before half-time31%
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0%Min. 3 goals before half-time31%
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2nd half

77%Min. 1 goal after half-time85%
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46%Min. 2 goals after half-time46%
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23%Min. 3 goals after half-time31%
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Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Arsenal is 20% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.85 pts / game - Arsenal · 1.54 pts / game - Brentford

Arsenal - half-time state
54% leading23% draw23% trailing
Brentford - half-time state
46% leading15% draw38% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.85Points per game (1st half)1.54
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0.77Goals scored (1st half)0.69
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0.23Goals conceded (1st half)0.77
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1Average goals (1st half)1.46
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77%Clean sheet before half-time46%
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46%No goal before half-time46%
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After half-time (2nd half)

2.15Points per game (2nd half)1.38
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1.15Goals scored (2nd half)0.92
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0.31Goals conceded (2nd half)0.77
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1.46Average goals (2nd half)1.69
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69%Clean sheet after half-time46%
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31%No goal after half-time38%
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Arsenal - second-half results

62% W31% D8% L
24
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
28
Second-half points
+11
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.85
PPG before half-time
Lead holding128%

Leads at halftime in 54% of games and wins 69%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Brentford - second-half results

38% W23% D38% L
20
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.54
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 46% of games and wins 46%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Arsenal - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.001.80
Goals scored / game1.01.0
Goals allowed / game0.20.6
Average goals per game1.21.6
1 goal80%60%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+4+2
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 5
Brentford - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.40
Goals scored / game0.61.4
Goals allowed / game0.61.0
Average goals per game1.22.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Arsenal
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
0
0
16-30
8
2
31-45
7
2
46-60
2
0
61-75
6
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (8 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Brentford
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
3
3
16-30
3
5
31-45
2
2
46-60
0
2
61-75
10
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (10 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.81
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.7 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
54%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
78%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
1%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 100 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Arsenal

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.84
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.54
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.23
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.31
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
121%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
44%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.11
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

Brentford

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.15
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.31
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
133%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
97%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.34
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
48% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
48%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premier League).

Teams vs league

ArsenalLigaBrentford
Average goals per game 2.462.81 3.15
Both teams scored 38%53% 69%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 38%57% 69%
Clean sheets 54%26% 15%
Goal before half-time 77%74% 85%
Goal after half-time 77%82% 85%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.81
Average goals per game
53%
Both teams scored
57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.59
Home goals / game
1.22
Away goals / game
+30%
Home attack advantage
+23%
Home defensive advantage
+20%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
52%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. BrentfordSubstitutionOn: Igor Thiago Nascimento RodriguesOff: Kevin Schade
  2. BrentfordYellow cardEhor Yarmolyuk
  3. ArsenalSubstitutionOn: Viktor GyökeresOff: Declan Rice

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Tony HarringtonMatches officiated: 11
3.27Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 236%Home wins18%Draws45%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Arsenal vs Brentford?

The Premier League match finished Arsenal 2:0 Brentford. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Arsenal vs Brentford?

Arsenal score 1.92 goals per game on average and Brentford 1.62. The Premier League average is 2.81 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 57% of games. Both teams score in 38% of Arsenal's matches and 69% of Brentford's.

What form are Arsenal and Brentford in?

Over the last 5 games Arsenal have a 3-2-0 record (2.20 points per game) and Brentford 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Arsenal vs Brentford?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.