Brentford vs Aston Villa Premier League Prediction Match Details
The entertaining Premier League action continues on Saturday as Brentford welcomes Aston Villa to the Brentford Community Stadium. Expect goals from both sides pushing for a European place next season.
Brentford Preview & Form
Brentford’s inconsistency continues, but they have shown some good form in recent games, having remained undefeated in the last three league matches and having only suffered one defeat in the last five. Thomas Frank’s side heads to this clash on the back of back-to-back victories against West Ham and Leicester and then played a 1-1 draw against Everton on their home soil the last time out. Currently, the Bees sit 11th in the Premier League standings with 38 points from 27 games, six points behind a European competition spot. The last time Villa and Brentford met at Villa Park in the first half of the season, Unai Emery’s side claimed a 3-1 victory.
Thomas Frank’s side has struggled recently at the Gtech Stadium since the start of the New Year, as the Bees are currently winless in the last six home league matches, losing four and playing two draws. They have conceded at least one goal in each of their 14 home matches.
Aston Villa Preview & Form
Aston Villa will travel to the capital with full confidence after securing an impressive first leg 3-1 victory over Club Brugge in the midweek UEFA Champions League last 16 thanks to goals from Leon Bailey, Brandon Mechele’s own goal, and Marco Asensio’s penalty. Prior to that, Unai Emery’s side also secured their place in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup by beating Championship side Cardiff 2-0 at Villa Park in the fifth round thanks to an Asensio brace in the match. The Villains will be desperate to get back to winning ways, having suffered a 4-1 thrashing against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park the last time out in the league. Currently, Villa sits 10th in the league standings with 42 points from 28 games, five points behind the top four.
Unai Emery’s side has struggled on the road as they are currently riding on a three-match losing streak in their league away games and have suffered seven defeats from their last nine away league games. They have also conceded at least one goal in 12 of their 13 away matches.
Brentford vs Aston Villa Predicted Lineups
Brentford Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1): Valdimarsson, Lewis-Potter, van den Berg, Collins, Ajer, Janelt, Norgaard, Schade, Damsgaard, Mbeumo, Wissa
Aston Villa predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Martinez (GK); Garcia, Konsa, Bogarde, Maatsen; McGinn, Tielemans; Bailey, Asensio, Rashford; Watkins
Brentford vs Aston Villa Match Stats
Brentford
- 67% of matches had over 2.5 goals
- conceded at least one goal in each of their 14 home matches.
- failed to win in their last 6 home matches.
Aston Villa
- undefeated in their last 7 matches.
- scored in each of their last 7 matches.
- scored 63% of their goals in the first half.
- scored 2 goals or more in each of their last 4 home matches.
- 32% of Everton’s conceded goals occurred after the 75th minute
Brentford vs Aston Villa H2H Record (Last Five Games)
- Aston Villa 3-1 Brentford
- Aston Villa 3-3 Brentford
- Brentford 1-2 Aston Villa
- Aston Villa 3-3 Brentford
- Brentford 1-1 Aston Villa
Brentford vs Aston Villa Prediction Betting Tips
Aston Villa will come into this weekend’s game with huge confidence, having secured a vital 3-1 victory in their midweek Champions League. With the dynamic duo of Rashford and Asensio in fine form, we expect Villa to exploit Brentford’s struggles at the Gtech Stadium. So we predict a win or draw for Villa.
