Brentford vs Plymouth Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 11th January 2025

Having not shared a spot in the same division in recent times, this is the first time Brentford comes up against Plymouth as of late.

We are bound to see an exciting game on Saturday as both Brentford and Plymouth are looking to add some much-needed points to their respective accounts.

Brentford are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 13 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.3 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 19 goals, or an average of 1.9 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheets in this run.

Plymouth managed a bearable 14 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.4 goals per game. They conceded 16 goals in total, and while claiming three clean sheets, they conceded 1.6 goals an average per game.

Having never shared a season in the FA Cup in recent past, this is the first time Brentford comes up against Plymouth in this context.

Brentford vs Plymouth Prediction

Brentford Form

Brentford hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Brighton resulted in a 0-0 draw, followed by a 1-3 defeat against Arsenal, before beating Southampton by 0-5. Brentford only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent FA Cup matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored five and conceded seven goals.

Plymouth Form

Plymouth only managed two draws in their last three matches. They started by losing 2-0 at the hands of Oxford, before drawing 2-2 with Bristol City. They secured another draw in their latest encounter against Stoke resulting 0-0. Plymouth claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the FA Cup. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and six scored.

Anything but a home win for Brentford will be a massive surprise, and with goals flowing freely Plymouth could be in for a hammering.

Brentford vs Plymouth Squads

Brentford Squad

The 51-year-old manager of Brentford, Thomas Frank, will select the lineup against Plymouth from the players listed below:

Aaron Hickey, Ben Mee, Bryan Mbeumo, Christian Noergaard, Edmond-Paris Maghoma, Ethan Pinnock, Fabio Carvalho, Gustavo Gomes, Hakon Rafn Valdimarsson, Jayden Meghoma, Ji-Soo Kim, Joshua Dasilva, Keane Lewis-Potter, Kevin Schade, Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer, Mads Roerslev, Mark Flekken, Mathias Jensen, Matthew Cox, Mikkel Damsgaard, Nathan Collins, Rico Henry, Ryan Trevitt, Sepp van den Berg, Thiago Rodrigues, Vitaly Janelt, Yegor Yarmolyuk, Yoane Wissa, Yunus Emre Konak.

Plymouth Squad

Below is the full team squad of Plymouth. The manager Nancekivell will pick his starting XI against Brentford from these players:

Adam Forshaw, Adam Randell, Bali Mumba, Brendan Galloway, Caleb Roberts, Callum Wright, Conor Hazard, Daniel Grimshaw, Darko Gyabi, Freddie Issaka, Ibrahim Cissoko, Jack Matthews, Joe Edwards, Jordan Houghton, Julio Pleguezuelo, Kornel Szucs, Marko Marosi, Matthew Sorinola, Michael Baidoo, Michael Obafemi, Morgan Whittaker, Muhamed Tijani, Mustapha Bundu, Nathanael Ogbeta, Rami Al Hajj, Ryan Hardie, Tegan Finn, Victor Palsson, William Jenkins-Davies.

Brentford vs Plymouth Team News

Brentford might be looking at four missing players for their upcoming assignment against Plymouth. Brentford have to alter their line-up, as both Christian Noergaard and Gustavo Gomes get a day in the shade.

Joshua Dasilva and Rico Henry nurses various injuries and won't take part for Brentford against Plymouth at Gtech Community Stadium.

Plymouth just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium. Adam Forshaw is suspended from the Plymouth squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Brentford vs Plymouth Lineups

Brentford vs Plymouth H2H

This is the first time Brentford squares up against Plymouth in the FA Cup in the 21st century, thus both face a whole new experience of coming up against an unknown opponent. Brentford picked up three wins in their previous seven matches against Plymouth, while the latter claimed three wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 13/2.

Brentford vs Plymouth Results

Brentford vs Plymouth Betting Tips

Adam Randell shows decent form right now for Plymouth, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the FA Cup. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Brentford, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Bryan Mbeumo also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six FA Cup matches.

Brentford won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Gtech Community Stadium. They drew two and lost two as well, while Plymouth won zero of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost eight. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Brentford managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the games at Gtech Community Stadium, Plymouth kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 away games.

Brentford saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Plymouth, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 0.9 times goals per game themselves.