Brentford vs Liverpool prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-02-16 12:30.
[p]Brentford would’ve been feeling the pressure heading into their last Premier League game against Wolves, as a run of seven losses in their eight top-flight outings prior (W1) has sent them hurtling towards the relegation zone. Luckily enough for the London outfit though, manager Thomas Frank masterminded a reasonably straight forward 2-0 win on the road to relieve some of that pressure, opening up a much more comfortable six-point gap over those in bottom-three ahead of this latest matchday.[/p]
[p]The Brentford Community Stadium can now breathe a collective sigh of relief, and hopefully look forward to another positive performance by the Bees, who’s last two home games saw them beat Nottingham Forest 3-2 before taking the lead but eventually losing 3-1 to a rampant Manchester City. Those results did exacerbate a problem in their camp, as they’ve now kept just once clean sheet in 14 home games this season with their backline still needing to find additional form. [/p]
[p]There’ll therefore be concerns ahead of the visit of league-leaders Liverpool, who’ve found the net with devastating regularity after failing to score in just two of their last 47 matches across all competitions, including a 3-0 win in the reverse fixture in November. That doesn’t mean their backline has been impenetrable recently however, as it’s been six games since the Reds themselves kept a clean sheet. [/p]
[p]That includes their 3-1 win over Burnley on their return to Anfield last time out, which followed arguably their worst performance of the season when losing 3-1 away to title rivals Arsenal. Manager Jürgen Klopp must now fire his side up for another visit to London, especially since they’ve found Brentford a hard place to go to, as they’ve lost and drawn on their last two visits to this venue.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Brentford’s Ivan Toney has been on fire since returning from suspension, having scored in three of his four games, while his last two strikes served as the games last. Another player with three goals in his last four matches is Liverpool’s Diogo Jota, who is remarkably still undefeated when scoring in a Premier League fixture (W38, D7).[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Brentford have lost six league games after scoring first this season, the most of any team in Europe’s traditional big-five leagues.[/p]