Brentford vs Arsenal prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-12-31 17:30.
[p]On Friday night, Brentford and Brighton played out a surprising 0-0 result given the pair’s recent attacking displays, but that stalemate did at least serve as the Bees’ second point of this Premier League campaign on the road (D2, L7). As a direct result of their form away from home, manager Thomas Frank will be delighted to get his side back to the Gtech Stadium for this latest clash with Arsenal, especially as they’ve taken a joint-high 22 home points in the top-flight this term (W7, D1, L1).[/p]
[p]Their only home defeat did come in their last outing at this venue which could dampen spirits slightly ahead of kick-off, with their 2-0 defeat to high-flying Nottingham Forest also acting as the first time across their 11 home competitive matches this term that the Londoners have also failed to score. They’ll hope to change that here, but that could prove very difficult as Brentford have lost each of their last three home H2Hs without netting a single goal in the process! [/p]
[p]That’ll come as music to the ears of the travelling Gunners’ faithful then, who saw their side beat Ipswich 1-0 last time out to maintain their fantastic recent form across all competitions. That result pushed their unbeaten run to 11 matches in total (W8, D3) as they continue to hunt down table-toppers Liverpool and their first Premier League title since the 2003/04 campaign.[/p]
[p]To do that, Mikel Arteta’s side need to improve their return away from home, as even though they’re now unbeaten across their last four such league matches (W2, D2), each of their three competitive defeats have come away from the Emirates Stadium this season. But as the visitors have remained unbeaten in each of their ten Premier League London derby matches in 2024 (W8, D2), prospects pre-game look positive. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo has been involved in 14 goals across his last 15 Premier League London derbies (G12, A2), though he could be upstaged by Arsenal’s Kai Havertz here who netted the winner in both league H2Hs last season beyond the 85th minute. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Brentford are unbeaten across their last six league games played on New Year’s Day since 2007 (W4, D2).[/p]
[p][i]Written by Nathan Evans[/i][/p]