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Wycombe Wanderers
Championship | Gameweek 12
Nov 21, 2020 at 3pm UK
Adams Park
Brentford logo

Wycombe
0 - 0
Brentford


Kashket (45+1'), Samuel (63'), Stewart (64'), Horgan (89')
FT

Canos (70'), Toney (90+4')

Preview: Wycombe Wanderers vs. Brentford - prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship fixture between Wycombe Wanderers and Brentford, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Brentford face Wycombe Wanderers at Adams Park looking to extend their unbeaten run in the Championship to five matches.

Meanwhile, after collecting seven points from four matches, last season's League One playoff winners head into this contest sitting just one point adrift of safety.


Match preview

Brentford manager Thomas Frank pictured on November 7, 2020© Reuters

There have been times this season when Brentford have displayed the kind of swagger which took them agonisingly close to promotion last season.

However, their goalless draw with Middlesbrough before the international break was their third low-scoring stalemate in quick succession, highlighting that Thomas Frank has a job on his hands to keep his side in the mix.

Although they showed their clinical touch at Luton Town in their last away fixture, they are yet to fully adapt to playing at a new stadium.

That is putting extra pressure on games such at this one, and Frank will feel that his players need to deliver a statement performance to regain their fear factor.

Frank will also be demanding more goals from his squad with Ivan Toney and Marcus Forss scoring all but three of their efforts in the second tier this season.

Gareth Ainsworth will not care how Wycombe net their goals this season as long as they can continue to remain on an upward trajectory.

Losing at Nottingham Forest before the international break came as a blow to the minnows of the division, but there will be no shortage of positivity behind the scenes after their previous three-match unbeaten run.

The Chairboys have not conceded more than two goals in any of their last nine outings, a statistic which has gone unnoticed at a time when their survival hopes have been dismissed.

Scott Kashket's goalscoring form has helped the club get back into contention in recent weeks, but Ainsworth must keep veteran Adebayo Akinfenwa fit if Wycombe are to retain a much-needed physical presence in the final third.

Wycombe Wanderers Championship form: LLDWWL

Brentford Championship form: WLDWDD


Team News

Wycombe Wanderers manager Gareth Ainsworth pictured in September 2020© Reuters

Akinfenwa is expected to be handed a recall after beginning the defeat at the City Ground on the substitutes' bench.

Garath McCleary is also pushing for an appearance in the Wycombe XI after making his first outing of the campaign.

Saman Ghoddos will hope to earn a recall to the Brentford side in place of Sergi Canos.

While Christian Norgaard and Pontus Jansson are making progress in their recovery from injuries, neither is expected to start at the weekend.

Wycombe Wanderers possible starting lineup:
Allsopp; Grimmer, Knight, Stewart, Jacobson; Thompson; Onyedinma, Kashket, Mehmedi, Horgan; Akinfenwa

Brentford possible starting lineup:
Raya; Dalsgaard, Pinnock, Sorensen, Henry; Jensen, Janelt, Dasilva; Mbuemo, Toney, Canos


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We say: Wycombe Wanderers 0-3 Brentford

Despite Wycombe's efforts before the international break, we feel that the time to regroup will only benefit Brentford. While the home side could be competitive during the early stages, we are backing the Bees to run out comfortable winners at the weekend.


Top betting tip

Our expert tipster partners at Sporita.com are predicting under 3.5 goals in this match. Click here to find out what else they are predicting for this game and for more of their tried-and-tested football tips.Under 3.5:data


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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 62.17%. A draw had a probability of 22% and a win for Wycombe Wanderers had a probability of 15.87%.

The most likely scoreline for a Brentford win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.88%) and 1-2 (9.73%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.41%), while for a Wycombe Wanderers win it was 1-0 (5.58%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood.


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