Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Brentford and Manchester United who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Manchester United go up against Brentford on Sunday for a Premier League meeting at Gtech Community Stadium.
Ranked as number 11 in the Premier League standings, Brentford, have so far collected 49 points this season, while Manchester United collected 39 points. This puts them up as number 14 after 34 rounds.
Form: Brentford vs Manchester United
Brentford Form
Brentford recorded two wins and a draw in their last three matches. They started off drawing 1-1 with Arsenal. Next up was a 4-2 win against Brighton, before Nottingham Forest were defeated in 0-2 win. Brentford claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Premier League, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored five and conceded eight goals.
Manchester United Form
In their past three matches, Manchester United lost 0-1 against Wolverhampton, drew 1-1 with Bournemouth and won 0-3 against Athletic Club. Manchester United 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 nine goals to seven.
Betting stats and facts for Brentford and Manchester United
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Brentford and Manchester United. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 10 of the last 12 Brentford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Brentford matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Brentford home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Brentford home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Brentford home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Manchester United matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Manchester United matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Manchester United away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Brentford vs Manchester United
It has been a superb season for Yoane Wissa so far as he managed to score impressive 17 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target four times in his last six games, and Brentford rely on his abilities against Manchester United. Siding with him to find the back of the net this coming Sunday seems like a decent punt.
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Full-time result
Brentford won just one of their last 10 games at home, while drawing three. They lost six at Gtech Community Stadium in this run of matches. Manchester United won three of their last 10 away games, whilst drawing four and losing three. Manchester United have not lost to Brentford in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Brentford scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Manchester United scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Manchester United will feel optimistic about scoring on Sunday with Brentford managing a measly four clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Brentford have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Manchester United.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Brentford’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Manchester United, who scored 1.9 times on average in these matches.