Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Brentford and Tottenham who meet up on Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Both Brentford and Spurs are currently enjoying the comforts of mid-table in the Premier League. Both teams will be eager to make a push for an even stronger position, when going toe-to-toe this coming Thursday.
Placed eightth in the table Brentford have amassed 26 points after 18 matches. On 25 points, Spurs rank 11th with 18 matches played this season.
Team form: Brentford vs Tottenham
Brentford Form
Brentford look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Manchester City, they were left empty-handed in a 2-0 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Wolverhampton in a 0-2 win. They followed that up with a 4-1 win against Bournemouth in their most recent outing. Brentford claimed four wins in their last six Premier League matches at the Gtech Community Stadium. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded seven and scored 14 goals.
Tottenham Form
Tottenham collected one win from their last three matches, as Nottingham Forest won by 3-0. Liverpool were too strong as well, winning 1-2, before Tottenham won 0-1 against Crystal Palace. Tottenham won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored nine goals whilst conceding ten.
Betting facts for Brentford and Tottenham
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Brentford and Tottenham. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- Brentford have won 6 of the last 8 home matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Brentford home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Brentford have won 4 of the last 5 home matches in the Premier League while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Brentford have won 6 of the last 8 home matches and the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Brentford home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Tottenham matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 7 Tottenham away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Tottenham away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Tottenham matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Tottenham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Brentford vs Tottenham
It is a great season for Igor Thiago, who currently has 11 league goals to his name during this season. Brentford will rely on his services to gun down Tottenham.
Betting markets: Brentford vs Tottenham
Full-time result
Brentford claimed six wins, drew three and lost one of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Tottenham won three, drew three and lost four of their last 10 games away. Brentford did not lose any of their last 5 matches on home soil. Tottenham have beaten Brentford in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Brentford scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Tottenham got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Brentford played. Tottenham will feel optimistic about scoring on Thursday with Brentford managing a measly one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Tottenham have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Brentford when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Brentford saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Tottenham. They performed an average of 1.6 goals in these.
