Arsenal vs Brentford: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

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

Current form

Arsenal: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match. Brentford: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Arsenal scores 1.92 and concedes 0.54 goals per match. Brentford scores 1.62 and concedes 1.54. League average: 2.81 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Arsenal 38%, Brentford 69%. Over 2.5: Arsenal 38%, Brentford 69%. League level: BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 57%.

xG, shots and style

Arsenal has higher xG: 1.69 vs 1.31. Arsenal: 14.4 shots per match, Brentford: 10.8.

Match halves

Arsenal: half-time lead 54%, second-half goals 1.15. Brentford: half-time lead 46%, second-half goals 0.92.

Goals by minute

Arsenal: 31-45+ (8 goals). Brentford: 76-90+ (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premier League: 2.81 goals per match, BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 57%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

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-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.92Goals scored / match1.62
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0.54Goals conceded / match1.54
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59%Average possession43%
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4.92Shots on target / match4.38
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Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

14.38Shots per match10.85
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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
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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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Arsenal
WWDWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
69% W23% D8% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-3-1
2.31 pts / match · goal difference +18
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-1-0
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WDWWW
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-5
Last 5 away
1-0-4
LLWLL
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Arsenal is 185% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Arsenal scoring profile: very strong

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

Brentford scoring profile: strong

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

25Goals scored (season)21
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7Goals conceded (season)20
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2.46Average goals in match3.15
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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 matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, 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 matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in 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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Match 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 / match - Arsenal · 1.54 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 54% of matches and wins 69%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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 half-time in 46% of matches and wins 46%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Arsenal - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.80
Goals scored / match1.01.0
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match1.21.6
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.40
Goals scored / match0.61.4
Goals conceded / match0.61.0
Average goals in match1.22.4
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

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.81
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.31
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
121%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
44%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
133%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
97%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 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 match
53%
Both teams scored
57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.59
Home goals / match
1.22
Away goals / match
+30%
Home attack advantage
+23%
Home defence 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.