Premier League: Manchester City vs Brentford – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 4 match between Manchester City and Brentford and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Reigning Premier League champions Manchester City are back in action this coming Saturday with a home fixture against Brentford. While the season is still young, the hosts will be gunning for the spoils of victory at Etihad Stadium as they attempt to mount another successful bid for league glory.

The two teams enter the match at Etihad Stadium with three points separating them in the Premier League standings.

Team form: Manchester City vs Brentford

Manchester City Form

In their last three outings, Manchester City won 0-2 against Chelsea, beat Ipswich by 4-1 and hammered West Ham 1-3. Manchester City showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Etihad Stadium, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 21 times, while letting in five themselves.

Brentford Form

In their last three matches, Brentford lost against Liverpool by 2-0, beat Colchester by 0-1 winning 3-1 against Southampton. In their last six away matches in the Premier League, Brentford won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying ten goals conceded and 11 scored.

Betting stats for Manchester City and Brentford

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Manchester City and Brentford. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Manchester City vs Brentford

Erling Haaland look like value in the goal scoring market with nine strikes to his name in six Premier League matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Yoane Wissa adds to his four Premier League goals come on Saturday.

Betting markets: Manchester City vs Brentford

Full-time result

Manchester City claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Brentford won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing three in this series of matches. Manchester City won their last 12 matches. Manchester City are on an amazing streak of now 31 games at home in a row without defeat.

Both teams to score

Manchester City scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Brentford got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Manchester City played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Manchester City managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Brentford kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Manchester City have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Brentford.

Total goals

Manchester City saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.5 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Brentford, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of two times goals per game.

Suggested bet: Manchester City vs Brentford

To summarize, the upcoming Premier League clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Manchester City vs Brentford mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.

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