{
  "id": 2335909,
  "title": "Brentford's numbers last season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/brentfords-numbers-last-season",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-21T08:12:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/brentfords-numbers-last-season-081237219.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "After losing their manager, captain, and top two scorers last summer, many had predicted Brentford would struggle to avoid relegation in the previous season. However, under the guidance of Keith Andrews, the Bees defied expectations by finishing comfortably in the top half of the league, exactly where they deserved to be given their underlying statistics.\n\nWhile only four teams registered fewer shots than Brentford, they more than made up for this deficiency by generating the highest number of quality chances on average throughout the league. This allowed them to secure an impressive seventh-place ranking in terms of expected goals (xG). In fact, the Bees created better chances on average than even the German champions, Bayern Munich, in Europe's top five leagues, despite excluding the league-leading ten penalties awarded to the Bees.\n\nDespite having the best shot conversion rate in the league, Brentford should, by all rights, have been even more clinical given the abundance of fantastic chances they possessed. In actuality, only five teams underperformed their xG by more than the Bees did, highlighting their exceptional performance relative to their shot quality.",
  "summary": "After losing their manager, captain and top two scorers last summer, many tipped Brentford to be in a relegation battle last season. In fact, incredibly, only German champions Bayern Munich created better chances on average in Europe's top five leagues. As a result, despite having the best shot conversion rate in the league, Brentford bizarrely should've been even more clinical given the…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}