Brentford vs Bournemouth prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-12-26 15:00.
[p]After returning to winning ways last weekend, Brentford take on a Bournemouth side sliding alarmingly down the table. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Brentford ended a four-match winless run across all competitions (D1, L3) with a much-needed 2-0 victory over Wolves in their final game before Christmas. That encounter saw Keith Andrews’ side halt a sequence of eight top-flight matches without a clean sheet (W3, D1, L4), and they will now go in search of back-to-back Premier League wins for just the second time this season. The Bees’ form at the Gtech Community Stadium suggests that they have every chance of achieving that feat, given that only Manchester City have beaten them there in 2025/26, with 17 of their 23 points this term picked up at home (W5, D2, L1).[/p]
[p]Bournemouth likely won’t be relishing this trip given how badly they’re struggled on their travels this term, managing just one victory from eight such attempts this season (D3, L4) and conceding a whopping 23 goals in the process! Worryingly for the Cherries, they are also on an eight-game winless run (D4, L4), most recently conceding a late equaliser against Burnley last Saturday (1-1). That was already the fourth time this campaign that Andoni Iraola’s men have failed to hold on to a lead after scoring first (W4, D3, L1), partially contributing to the south coast side slipping from second in the table after matchday nine to their current position of 15th.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Brentford have enjoyed playing Bournemouth lately, as they have not lost any of the last eight H2Hs (W6, D2), a run which includes a 2-0 Carabao Cup win in August.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Brentford have scored a pre-round league-high seven home goals after the 75th minute this season.[/p]
[p]Brentford have been awarded seven penalties in the Premier League this term – the highest total of any team going into this weekend.[/p]
[p]Bournemouth’s away league games this season have averaged a league-high 2.13 goals in the first half.[/p]
[p]No side have scored more goals in the opening 15 minutes of Premier League away games than Bournemouth this term going into the weekend (four).[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Brentford will want Kevin Schade to end his six-game scoring drought, as they have never lost when he has found the net (W12, D2). Ahead of this round of fixtures, only two players have landed more shots on target in the Premier League this season than Antoine Semenyo’s 19 – an approach which has led to a goal in both of his last two appearances for Bournemouth.[/p]
[p]Neither side seem to have any fresh absentees.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]These two sides are somewhat struggling defensively, while Bournemouth are on a wretched run, so both teams to score and Brentford to win might be worth a punt here.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Matt Jones[/i][/p]