Ace Football previews the Premier League round 31 match between Leeds and Brentford and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Leeds welcome Brentford on Saturday in the Premier League, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 31 match.
Team form: Leeds vs Brentford
Leeds Form
In their last three matches, Leeds lost 0-1 against Sunderland, won 3-0 against Norwich, before drawing 0-0 against Crystal Palace. Leeds only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Premier League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored five and conceded eight goals.
Brentford Form
Following three draws in their last three matches, Brentford could do with a win again. Against Bournemouth, they finished even 0-0, before drawing again in a 2-2 match with West Ham. Another 2-2 stalemate against Wolverhampton followed. Brentford came through their last six away games in the Premier League with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored 12 and conceded nine.
Betting facts for Leeds and Brentford
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 Leeds and Brentford played across all tournaments.
- In the last 3 Leeds matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In the last 4 Leeds matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Leeds have lost 3 of the last 4 home matches in the Premier League while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In the last 5 Leeds matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Leeds matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Brentford matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Brentford matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Leeds vs Brentford
He banged in 19 goals so far this season, and Igor Thiago also hammered in three goals in his last six games in this tournament. No doubt, he will be hungry for more, when travelling to face Leeds.
Popular betting markets: Leeds vs Brentford
Full-time result
Leeds claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing three. Brentford won seven of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost one of the games in this run. Leeds have not lost to Brentford in 7 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Leeds scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Brentford scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Leeds have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Brentford managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Leeds saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Brentford’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches. Leeds’s last 3 matches had less than three goals.
