Leeds vs Brentford prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2023-01-21 14:00.
Jesse Marsch insists his Leeds United side still have the âweaponsâ in their squad to pull away from the Premier League (PL) relegation zone despite a wretched run of five league games without a win (D2, L3) seeing them drop perilously close to the bottom three. They eased some of the pressure on their under-fire boss by registering their biggest victory since his arrival last year, a 5-2 demolition of Cardiff in an FA Cup third-round replay on Wednesday, but with reports emerging that Marsch has âlost the dressing roomâ, this match could be a further acid test of the faith in him.
The icing on the cake of that Cardiff success was another two goals for striker Patrick Bamford, who has endured an injury-plagued 18 months, while new signing Georginio Rutter watched from the stands. Both are in line to feature against Brentford, where theyâll be hoping to help Leeds end a run of just one win in their last seven home league matches (D3, L3), conceding at least two goals in each of the previous four.
Elland Road has not been a happy hunting ground for the Bees, given theyâve only won once here since 1947 in 16 visits (W1, D7, L8). The Londoners do head to Yorkshire in good form though, with recent victories at Manchester City and West Ham meaning they could notch up a third successive away top-flight win for the first time in their history, somewhat of a surprise given they failed to win any of their opening seven PL away matches this season (D4, L3).
Indeed, making history seems to be a primary motivator at Brentford Community Stadium right now with European qualification very much in reach and belief will be high, especially after manager Thomas Frank described last weekâs success against Bournemouth as âa defining winâ. They ended the gameweek just five points behind fifth-place Spurs and are now seeking a fourth straight top-flight win, something they havenât achieved since 1939!
Key battle: Leeds defender Liam Cooper has faced Brentford more than any other team, but kept only three clean sheets in 13 meetings (W4, D5, L4). Heâll be trying to thwart Ivan Toney, whoâs netted in five successive games for Brentford and scored a 28-minute hat-trick in the reverse H2H!
Hot stat: There have only been two away wins in the last 26 H2H fixtures between these two teams.