Brentford betting statistics - 2024/25
It’ll be strange not to see Thomas Frank in the Brentford dugout in the 2025/26 season. The Dane has departed the Bees for Tottenham, as the west London outfit gear up for the next chapter in their story.
Keith Andrews, who was on the coaching staff under Frank, has taken over the reins at the Gtech Community Stadium.
The 51-year-old leaves Brentford in a solid position having guided the club to a 10th-placed finish, but with a number of the backroom staff following Frank to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, they may be in for a tough campaign.
Here we examine the data that matters when it comes to Brentford's 2024/25 form, so you can bet with confidence at the best football betting sites.
Shots per game, goals scored and conversion rate
Team | Shots per game |
Leicester | 8.8 |
Southampton | 9 |
Ipswich | 9.9 |
Everton | 10.7 |
Wolves | 11.3 |
Brentford | 11.6 |
Brentford weren’t always so willing to chance their luck when they faced opponents. Indeed, their return of 11.6 shots per game was actually the sixth lowest in the Premier League last season, which also included the three relegated teams. Even so, Brentford weren’t goalshy, making the most of their chances.
Team | Goals |
Liverpool | 86 |
Man City | 72 |
Arsenal | 69 |
Newcastle | 68 |
Brighton | 66 |
Brentford | 66 |
Even with the lack of shots, Brentford still struck 66 league goals last season; only four teams scored more. They made the most of the opportunities presented to them to put opponents to the sword, which saw them claim commendable results against the likes of Arsenal, Manchester City and Newcastle over the course of the season.
Team | Conversion rate |
Brentford | 14.8% |
Liverpool | 13.1% |
Newcastle | 12.7% |
Nottingham Forest | 12.3% |
Wolves | 12.3% |
The lack of shots combined with the notable goal tally meant Brentford returned the best conversion rate (14.8%) in the Premier League last season. This was aided by the exploits of prized forwards Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa, who scored 20 and 19 league goals, respectively.
Player | Goals |
Mohamed Salah | 29 |
Alexander Isak | 23 |
Erling Haaland | 22 |
Bryan Mbeumo | 20 |
Chris Wood | 20 |
Yoane Wissa | 19 |
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xG, possession and pass success rate
In addition to the low number of shots Brentford averaged last season, their xG return was perhaps higher than expected, with the Bees generating 65.08 Expected Goals, which ranked them 10th. While they underperformed their xG by -0.08, that was the third highest overperformance in the division, as Brentford ranked top for xG per shot.
Team | xG per shot |
Brentford | 0.15 |
Liverpool | 0.14 |
Aston Villa | 0.14 |
Newcastle | 0.13 |
Crystal Palace | 0.13 |
In addition, Mbeumo overperformed his xG by 6.79, that being the biggest xG overperformance in the 2024/25 Premier League campaign. While five penalties still beefed up his goal haul for the campaign, the Cameroon international enjoyed an unbelievable season, with Manchester United leading the race to sign the 25-year-old.
Player | xG overperformance |
Bryan Mbeumo | 6.79 |
Matheus Cunha | 6.30 |
Chris Wood | 5.07 |
Mateo Kovacic | 3.92 |
Alex Iwobi | 3.87 |
Brentford did need to be ruthless when they did ultimately push forward, however. Frank was happy for Brentford’s opponents to have a higher share of the ball, evident in that their possession return of 47.7% was the sixth lowest in England’s top tier last term.
Team | Possession |
Ipswich | 40% |
Everton | 40.5% |
Nottingham Forest | 40.7% |
Crystal Palace | 42.4% |
Leicester | 45.2% |
Brentford | 47.7% |
In addition, Brentford returned the sixth-lowest pass success rate (80.7%) as they were willing to sacrifice possession in order to soak up attacks and spring forward quickly. It’s no surprise, then, then they finished second for accurate long balls (963) and sixth for long ball success rate (47.1%), as they aimed to quickly transition from defence to attack. While it meant they had a poorer pass success rate than many had hoped, Frank sought to get Brentford upfield quickly to maximise the goalscoring personnel at his disposal.
Team | Accurate long balls |
Everton | 1010 |
Brentford | 963 |
Fulham | 922 |
West Ham | 900 |
Bournemouth | 878 |
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Shots conceded, saves and possession won
Naturally, as Brentford allowed their opponents more of the ball, this increased the likelihood of the then-number-one Mark Flekken facing more efforts than the average Premier League goalkeeper. With a lower possession return, it meant that only Southampton (17.9) faced more shots per game than Brentford (17) in the division.
Team | Shots conceded per game |
Southampton | 17.9 |
Brentford | 17 |
Leicester | 16.9 |
Ipswich | 16 |
West Ham | 15.3 |
And while Brentford conceded the eighth most goals (57) in the Premier League last season, Flekken was routinely up to the task of keeping opponents at bay. The Dutchman, who has since moved to Bayer Leverkusen, made at least 28 more saves (150) than any other goalkeeper in the top-flight of English football.
Player | Saves |
Mark Flekken | 150 |
Aaron Ramsdale | 122 |
Jordan Pickford | 119 |
Matz Sels | 119 |
Bernd Leno | 107 |
What’s more, Brentford’s willingness to sacrifice possession presented them with more chances to win the ball back, which they did so in advanced areas to create chances in attack. Only Bournemouth (216) and Manchester United (195) won possession in the attacking third more times than the Bees (190) last season.
Team | Poss. won in attacking third |
Bournemouth | 216 |
Man United | 195 |
Brentford | 190 |
Chelsea | 189 |
Arsenal | 188 |
The players very much understood the assignment, too, with Mikkel Damsgaard and Mbeumo’s work rate in particular shining through. Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo won possession in the attacking third more times (37) than any other player in the Premier League last season, but was followed by Damsgaard (35) and Mbeumo (32) in second and third, respectively.
Player | Poss. won in attacking third |
Antoine Semenyo | 37 |
Mikkel Damsgaard | 35 |
Bryan Mbeumo | 32 |
Jarrod Bowen | 31 |
Amad | 29 |
In addition, Frank was able to call upon one of the better ball winners in the Premier League last season. Only Moises Caicedo (130) won possession in the midfield third more times than Arsenal-bound Christian Norgaard (112), and he, like Mbeumo, will need replacing in a key area of the pitch.
Player | Poss. won in midfield third |
Moises Caicedo | 130 |
Christian Norgaard | 112 |
Sandro Tonali | 109 |
Andre | 109 |
Ryan Gravenberch | 107 |
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Fouls and set-pieces
However, while Brentford worked hard off the ball to win possession in key areas, they did so without landing in hot water with officials. Only Manchester City (7.6) committed fewer fouls per game than Brentford (8.4) in the Premier League last season, thus further limiting another route to goal for opponents.
Team | Fouls per game |
Man City | 7.6 |
Brentford | 8.4 |
Newcastle | 10.4 |
Arsenal | 10.6 |
Nottingham Forest | 10.6 |
With so few free-kicks being given up to opponents, it’s not a surprise that Brentford conceded fewer set-piece goals (2) than any other team in the division, while only Everton (0) conceded fewer penalties than the Bees (1), with the non-aggressive nature to their work off the ball having the desired effect.
Team | Set-piece goals conceded |
Brentford | 2 |
Man City | 5 |
Aston Villa | 7 |
Newcastle | 8 |
Brighton | 8 |
With Frank and his coaching staff swapping west for north London, Mbeumo set for a move to United sooner rather than later and Norgaard on the cusp of a switch to Arsenal, incoming head coach Andrews may struggle at the Gtech Community Stadium helm in 2025/26. Frank worked wonders to have Brentford punch above their weight, but his exit, combined with key departures, may see the Bees hauled into a relegation dogfight next season.
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