Premier League: Brentford vs Leicester – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 13 match between Brentford and Leicester and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Leicester come to Gtech Community Stadium for the Premier League match this coming Saturday, Brentford will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Brentford are number 11 in the table on 17 points after 12 matches. Leicester rank as number 16 with ten points after 12 matches played.

Form: Brentford vs Leicester

Brentford Form

In their last three matches, Brentford lost 2-1 against Fulham, won 3-2 against Bournemouth, before drawing 0-0 against Everton. Brentford have been in potent form at Gtech Community Stadium, winning no less than five of the past six Premier League matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in 18 goals while letting in 11.

Leicester Form

Leicester recorded a single draw in their previous three games, and they claimed it in a 1-1 match against Ipswich. Then Manchester United proved too strong in a 3-0 defeat, just like Chelsea who won 1-2. Leicester only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 14 goals to nine.

Betting stats for Brentford and Leicester

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Brentford and Leicester. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Brentford vs Leicester

Jordan Ayew shows decent form right now for Leicester, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the Premier League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Brentford, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Yoane Wissa also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Premier League matches.

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Full-time result

Brentford claimed six wins, drew three and lost one of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Leicester won one, drew three and lost six of their last 10 games away. Brentford did not lose any of their last 6 matches on home soil. Leicester have not lost to Brentford in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Brentford scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Leicester scored the opening goal of the match in just one of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 7 consecutive home games Brentford played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Brentford managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Leicester kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Brentford have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Leicester.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Brentford’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of two goals during this run. In the last ten games for Leicester, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.2 times goals per game themselves.