Championship

Championship | Gameweek 41

Jul 4, 2020 at 3pm UK

Griffin Park

Brentford
3 - 0
Wigan

Benrahma (19', 57', 66')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Robinson (59')
Garner (81')

Reaction

Brentford's Said Benrahma celebrates scoring against Wigan Athletic on July 4, 2020

Thomas Frank hails Said Benrahma after hat-trick against Wigan

Benrahma bagged a hat-trick against crisis-hit Wigan on Saturday to leave the Bees two points adrift of second-placed West Brom.

Jul 4, 18:47

Huddersfield Town manager Danny Cowley pictured on July 1, 2020

Danny Cowley wants survival on merit rather than due to Wigan situation

Huddersfield are two points clear of the drop zone as things stand.

Jul 4, 17:55

The Match

Match Report

Said Benrahma's treble ensured the Bees are still breathing down the necks of the top two, moving to within two points of second-placed West Brom.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship fixture between Brentford and Wigan Athletic, including team news and predicted 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 55.23%. A draw had a probability of 24.4% and a win for Wigan Athletic had a probability of 20.35%.

The most likely scoreline for a Brentford win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.65%) and 2-1 (9.58%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.56%), while for a Wigan Athletic win it was 0-1 (6.98%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Brentford would win this match.

Result
Brentford	Draw	Wigan Athletic
55.23%	24.42%	20.35%

Both teams to score 47.98%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

47.03%

52.96%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

25.43%

74.56%

Brentford Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

80.91%

19.08%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

49.31%

50.69%

Wigan Athletic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

59.3%

40.7%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

22.71%

77.28%

Score Analysis

Brentford 55.23%

Wigan Athletic 20.35%

Draw 24.41%

Brentford	Draw	Wigan Athletic
1-0 @ 12.86% 2-0 @ 10.65% 2-1 @ 9.58% 3-0 @ 5.88% 3-1 @ 5.29% 4-0 @ 2.44% 3-2 @ 2.38% 4-1 @ 2.19% 4-2 @ 0.99% Other @ 2.98% Total : 55.23%	1-1 @ 11.56% 0-0 @ 7.77% 2-2 @ 4.31% Other @ 0.78% Total : 24.41%	0-1 @ 6.98% 1-2 @ 5.2% 0-2 @ 3.14% 1-3 @ 1.56% 2-3 @ 1.29% 0-3 @ 0.94% Other @ 1.24% Total : 20.35%