Ace Football previews the Premier League round 3 match between Brentford and Sunderland and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Brentford enjoy home advantage, when visitors Sunderland swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Brentford will be satisfied after collecting four points from a possible six in their new Premier League campaign, as they aim for three more points this time around.
Team form: Brentford vs Sunderland
Brentford Form
In their last three matches, Brentford won 3-0 and 1-6 against first Tottenham then Birmingham, before drawing 1-1 against Leeds. Brentford managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Premier League. In the remaining four, they drew four and lost zero, as they scored 12 and conceded six goals.
Sunderland Form
Their past three matches saw Sunderland beating Chelsea 2-1, losing 2-1 against Ipswich, and beating Fulham by 1-0. Sunderland won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 11 goals whilst conceding nine.
Betting stats for Brentford and Sunderland
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Brentford and Sunderland played across all tournaments.
- In 6 of the last 7 Brentford matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Brentford home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Brentford matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Brentford matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Brentford home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Sunderland have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In the last 4 Sunderland matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Sunderland have won the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Sunderland away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Sunderland matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Brentford vs Sunderland
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Kevin Schade, who is performing well for Brentford. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Premier League outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Sunderland.The visitors will be looking to Wilson Isidor to find the net once again, after managing two Premier League goals for Sunderland in recent matches.
Popular betting markets: Brentford vs Sunderland
Full-time result
Brentford claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing five along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Sunderland won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing five in this series of matches. Brentford didn’t lose any of their previous 6 matches at Gtech Community Stadium. Brentford have not lost to Sunderland in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Brentford scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Sunderland scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Sunderland played. Of the previous 10 outings, Brentford scored the opening goal six times, whereas their opponents were first on target in five of their last 10 games. Brentford have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Sunderland.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Brentford, who scored an average of 2.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Sunderland, who scored 1.9 times on average in these matches.
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