Premier League: Manchester City vs Brentford – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 36 match between Manchester City and Brentford and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Manchester City welcome Brentford at Etihad Stadium in round 36 of the Premier League campaign. Only three matches remain this season, and important points are at stake this coming Saturday.

Manchester City are chasing the first place in the Premier League after collecting 71 points from their initial 34 encounters. Brentford trail them on 51 points after 35 rounds, sitting as number 7 in the table.

Form: Manchester City vs Brentford

Manchester City Form

In their last three matches, Manchester City won 0-1 and 2-1 against first Burnley then Southampton, before drawing 3-3 against Everton. Manchester City put four wins on the board in their previous six Premier League matches at the Etihad Stadium. They drew twice while losing none, scored 12 goals while conceding five.

Brentford Form

In their last three matches, Brentford drew 0-0 with Fulham, lost 2-1 against Manchester United and beat West Ham 3-0. Brentford managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Premier League away matches, in which they scored nine while also conceding seven times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.

Betting stats and facts for Manchester City and Brentford

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

Players on top: Manchester City vs Brentford

He banged in 22 goals so far this season, and Igor Thiago also hammered in four goals in his last six games in this tournament. No doubt, he will be hungry for more, when travelling to face Manchester City.

Popular markets: Manchester City vs Brentford

Full-time result

Manchester City claimed all three points eight times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Brentford won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing two in this series of matches. Amazingly, Manchester City are on a streak of 12 matches without defeat. Manchester City are on a fantastic streak of no less than 15 matches in a row without defeat as the home side. Manchester City have beaten Brentford in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Manchester City scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Brentford got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Manchester City have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than seven times in their previous 10 outings. Brentford scored the first goal of the game in four of their last 10 games. Manchester City have scored in 6 consecutive league meetings with Brentford.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Manchester City’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Brentford, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.4 times goals per game themselves.