Premier League: Liverpool vs Brentford – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Liverpool and Brentford who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Liverpool enjoy home advantage, when visitors Brentford swing by on Sunday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Liverpool approach round 38 as number 5 in the Premier League table with 59 points on their account so far. With 37 rounds behind them, Brentford have amassed 52 points, placing them as number 8 in the standings.

Team form: Liverpool vs Brentford

Liverpool Form

Only a single draw prevents Liverpool from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 3-2 defeat against Manchester United, before drawing 1-1 with Chelsea. They came up empty-handed once again when Aston Villa ran out as 4-2 winners. Liverpool won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored 13 and conceded seven goals.

Brentford Form

In their previous three matches, Brentford beat West Ham 3-0, lost 3-0 against Manchester City and drew 2-2 with Crystal Palace. Brentford claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches reads ten goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting facts for Liverpool and Brentford

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

Players in form: Liverpool vs Brentford

It’s been a great season for Igor Thiago so far with 22 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target three times in his last six games, and no doubt Brentford want him to continue this productive spell against Liverpoolthis coming Sunday.

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Full-time result

Liverpool claimed a modest six 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 two. Brentford won four of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost three of the games in this run. Liverpool didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches at Anfield. Liverpool have not lost to Brentford in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Liverpool scored the first goal of the match an impressive nine times in the last ten home games. Curiously, Brentford only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Liverpool games Brentford managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Liverpool were first on target in four of their last 10 outings. Liverpool have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Brentford.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Liverpool’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Brentford, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.2 times goals per game. Liverpool are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 16 matches.