Sunderland vs Brentford prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-08-29 14:00.
[p]Sunderland and Brentford lock horns for the first time in the English top flight since 1946/47, having both picked up three Premier League points this term.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]After beating West Ham 3-0 on matchday one, things have not gone to plan for Sunderland as they suffered a 2-0 defeat at fellow promoted side Burnley in round two and were knocked out of the EFL Cup on penalties by third-tier Huddersfield on Tuesday. At least Marc Guiu got off the mark for the club during that midweek outing but confidence levels may have taken a hit as the Black Cats aim to win their first two home Premier League games of the season for the first time since 2001/02.[/p]
[p]Brentford’s season started with a 3-1 defeat at Nottingham Forest before Dango Ouattara’s first goal for the club helped them beat Aston Villa 1-0 last weekend. They then triumphed 2-0 at Bournemouth in the EFL Cup on Tuesday in a victory that again highlighted how strong the Bees are on their travels, with no team collecting more away Premier League points than they have in 2025. They may still have reason to be wary as their last road defeat prior to the one at Forest was in this part of the world, losing 2-1 to Newcastle in April (W2, D2, L1 since).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]These two sides have only clashed three times this century (Brentford: W2, D1), three matches that contribute to Brentford’s unbeaten record across the last five meetings (W3, D2).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]In each of Sunderland’s last five regular home league fixtures, only one team scored (W2, L3).[/p]
[p]There has been a goal after the 80th minute in all three of Sunderland’s competitive games this season.[/p]
[p]Brentford have won each of their last eight Premier League games against promoted sides with an aggregate goal difference of +22.[/p]
[p]Brentford have scored in each of their last nine Premier League fixtures (W5, D2, L2).[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Each of Eliezer Mayenda’s last three goals for Sunderland arrived after the 60th minute, including one against West Ham, while each of his last six efforts came in matches that produced exactly three goals! Dango Ouattara opened the scoring inside 15 minutes in both of his last two goalscoring outings and he’s never lost when netting in a club game since moving to England (W7, D2).[/p]
[p]Sunderland already had a number of injury problems before Dan Ballard was forced off in the early stages against Burnley, while Brentford appear to have no new injury concerns.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]The visitors will approach this game expecting great things given their excellent record against ex-Championship clubs and good run of recent form, so we’re tipping Brentford to win.[/p]
[p][i]Author: John Pennington[/i][/p]