Brentford vs Manchester City Premier League Prediction Match Details
The Premier League action returns on Tuesday night as Manchester City is set to travel to the Gtech Community Stadium to face Brentford for Round 21 games. Can Thomas Frank’s men remind the Citizen of their recent woeful form on their home soil, or can Pep Guardiola’s men make it four wins in a row?
Brentford Preview & Form
Brentford will return to the Premier League after suffering a disappointing, shocking 1-0 defeat against Championship bottom club Plymouth in the FA Cup third-round games. The 1-0 defeat in the FA Cup ties now means Thomas Frank’s men have only won just one of the last seven games across all competitions. Their last Premier League game saw the Bees secure their first on the road victory as they thrashed bottom-placed Southampton to a commanding 5-0 win. The Bees are now placed 11th in the league standings with 27 points, eight points behind the European spot.
Under pressure, Thomas Frank are currently on a three-match losing streak after being a difficult team to reckon with in the first half of the season across all competitions, where they recorded a 10-match unbeaten run. They started the New Year with a 3-1 defeat on their home soil against Arsenal and then followed it up with the weekend crash-out of the FA Cup. During their current three-match losing streak, the Bees’ defense conceded six goals while only scoring once. Their last home league victory at the Gtech Stadium was against Newcastle United in early December.
Manchester City Preview & Form
Manchester City are looking to be rediscovering their form lately, as the Citizens have remained unbeaten in their last four games across all competitions, winning the last three consecutive games. Over the weekend, the Citizens thrashed League Two Salford 8-0 in Saturday’s FA Cup tie, and this would boost their confidence in making it four wins in a row for the first time since October. During the impressive four-match unbeaten run, the Citizen attacking power has scored 15 goals while conceding only two goals. Pep Guardiola’s men are sitting sixth in the league standings with 34 points, two points off the top four and 12 behind table topper Liverpool.
Pep Guardiola’s men ended their eight-match barren run by beating relegation-struggling Leicester City 2-0 in their last road game, courtesy of both half strikes from Savinho and Haaland. During their longest barren run of form, under the Spaniard tactician, City lost seven matches and played a draw across all competitions. In the league this season, the Citizens have only won four road games, and seven of those games have resulted in both teams scoring.
Brentford vs Manchester City Predicted Lineups
Manchester City predicted lineup: Ortega (GK); Walker, Akanji, Gvardiol; Lewis, Kovacic; Foden, De Bruyne, Silva, Savinho; Haaland
Brentford Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1): Valdimarsson (GK); Roerslev, Collins, Kim, Lewis Potter; Norgaard, Janelt; Mbuemo, Damsgaard, Schade; Wissa
Brentford vs Manchester City H2H Record (Last Five Games)
- Manchester City 2-1 Brentford
- Manchester City 1-0 Brentford
- Brentford 1-3 Manchester City
- Brentford 0-1 Manchester City
- Manchester City 1-2 Brentford
Brentford vs Manchester City Prediction Betting Tips
We predict Manchester City to win the match, considering Brentford’s poor form recently, having won only one of the last seven matches and being beaten by Championship bottom club Plymouth in the FA Cup at the weekend, while City has won each of their last three matches comfortably. We also consider Erling Haaland to score at Anytime options with the Norway striker having scored in his last two appearances for the club.