Aston Villa vs Brentford prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-04-05 14:00.
[p]Aston Villa’s hopes of miraculously finishing inside the top-four this Premier League campaign have taken a beating recently, after their 4-1 midweek mauling at the hands of title challengers Manchester City rounded off a run of just one win across their last four league matches (D1, L2). Their other loss came against fellow top-four contenders Tottenham, and considering that their last seven games feature the other two title contenders Arsenal and Liverpool, securing a UEFA Champions League spot for next season will be some feat.[/p]
[p]A Saturday fixture may just be what the Villans need to steady the ship though, having won their last nine Premier League fixtures on this day this season, as opposed to their usual Sunday slot given their UEFA Europa Conference League participation. The Villa Park faithful will also be keen on the arrival of Brentford, a team their side hammered 4-0 at home last season and beat 2-1 in this campaign’s reverse fixture, setting up the chance to record a first league-double over their visitors since 1946/47.[/p]
[p]Brentford will want to offset that record for at least another season, but they’ll enter this clash nervous as they’ve lost eight of their nine (D1) Premier League games this campaign against teams starting the day in the top-five. Their form definitely doesn’t garner any additional confidence either, as a 0-0 draw with Brighton in midweek extended their winless run to eight games (D3, L5).[/p]
[p]Thomas Frank’s side have subsequently seen their advantage over the bottom three shrink to just six points ahead of this matchday as they’ve begin in 15th place, meaning that there’s still work to do to guarantee safety. The Bees seem unlikely to increase that buffer on the road too, considering that they’ve lost ten of their last 11 away matches (W1).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Leon Bailey found the net when Brentford came to Villa Park last season, contributing to 13 of his 18 goals for Villa coming at home. His counterpart Ivan Toney will be looking to score against Villa for a third season running, having netted the match opener in his two prior goalscoring H2Hs.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: There have been goals in both halves in 11 of Villa’s last 13 matches. [/p]