Brentford vs Aston Villa prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-03-07 17:30.
[p]Although only one spot separates Brentford and Aston Villa pre-round, the Bees start in the bottom half, while Villa are a top-half side. Regardless of the result here, Brentford can’t climb the table due to the four-point difference between the sides, and recent H2H form suggests that gap is unlikely to reduce here, as Brentford are winless in five league games against Villa (D2, L3).[/p]
[p]Despite being marked up as favourites by bookmakers, Brentford will have to overcome some poor form at the Gtech Community Stadium over the last seven games (D2, L5) to snap that losing H2H streak. Six of those games have come in the league, meaning the Bees are currently enduring their longest such wait for a win since 2006, although that’s in stark contrast to the form that preceded that run, with Brentford winning nine of their ten home games prior (D1). [/p]
[p]Villa will travel down to the capital full of confidence after a 3-1 midweek win against Club Brugge saw them put one foot in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. Amid that ongoing European campaign, and an FA Cup run which has seen them reach the last eight, Villa’s league form has nosedived in recent weeks, so much so that they’ve only won one of their last seven in the Premier League (D4, L2).[/p]
[p]It’s on the road where Villa have struggled most this season, with seven defeats from their last nine away league games (W1, D1) undoubtedly explaining why they start this round five points adrift of the top four. There’s an extra incentive for Villa to turn that record around here though, as after winning the reverse H2H 3-1, the Midlands outfit could now post a first league double over Brentford since 1946/47. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Keane Lewis-Potter opened the scoring in this corresponding fixture last season – four of his six Brentford goals have been the first of the game. Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins likes a trip to the capital, contributing to nine goals in his last 13 Premier League games in London (G8, A1). [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Ahead of the round, a joint-league high 20 of Aston Villa’s Premier League games this season have seen both teams score. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Chris Wilson[/i][/p]