Premier League: Brentford vs Southampton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 3 match between Brentford and Southampton and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

After surviving a gruelling battle for survival last season, Brentford hope to start the new Premier League campaign on a positive note. The hosts play Southampton at Gtech Community Stadium in a round 3 fixture on Saturday.

Brentford put three points on the board from the first two rounds of the Premier League season. With the advantage of playing at Gtech Community Stadium they will be hopeful of three more points against Southampton.

Team form: Brentford vs Southampton

Brentford Form

Brentford have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Crystal Palace by 2-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 2-0 against Liverpool, before achieving a 0-1 win against Colchester. Brentford managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Premier League. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored seven and conceded six goals.

Southampton Form

Southampton collected one win from their last three matches, as Newcastle won by 1-0. Nottingham Forest were too strong as well, winning 0-1, before Southampton won 3-5 against Cardiff. Southampton came through their last six away games in the Premier League without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by 15 goals to eight.

Betting stats for Brentford and Southampton

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Brentford and Southampton. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Brentford vs Southampton

As the new Premier League campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Brentford and Southampton this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

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Full-time result

Brentford claimed two wins, drew five and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Southampton won seven, drew one and lost two of their last 10 games away. Amazingly, Southampton failed to keep a clean sheet in their 14 last matches. Brentford have not lost to Southampton in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Brentford scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Southampton scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. 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, Southampton kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Brentford have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Southampton.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Brentford, who scored an average of 1.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Southampton, who managed to score two times in those matches.

Betting prediction: Brentford vs Southampton

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Brentford and Southampton seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Premier League match.

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