Aston Villa vs Brentford Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th December 2024

Aston Villa and Brentford face off in round 14 at Villa Park, and it has the look of a tight Premier League match between two teams currently looking fairly evenly matched.

Aston Villa are placed 12th with 19 points after 13 matches. Brentford occupy a position as eightth in the league on 20 points.

Entering the match on Wednesday as favourite, Aston Villa will be looking to squeeze past Brentford in the Premier League table with a win. While not an impossible task, the visitors are of course highly motivated to at least maintain the current gap.

The Villans only average a modest 1.5 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 15 goals. They also conceded 18 for an average of 1.8 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Brentford scored 21 goals, conceded 19 and held on for a clean sheet in one of their last ten matches.

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Aston Villa played against Brentford. It finished 3-3 in a great match between the pair.

Aston Villa vs Brentford Prediction

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa only managed to finish level twice in the last three matches. They first drew 2-2 against Crystal Palace, followed by another draw. This time 0-0 against Juventus, before going down in a 3-0 defeat against Chelsea. Aston Villa only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Premier League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as they scored nine and conceded eight goals.

Brentford Form

In their last three matches, Brentford beat Bournemouth 3-2, drew 0-0 with Everton and beat Leicester by 4-1. Brentford came through their last six away games in the Premier League without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by 11 goals to four.

Aston Villa and Brentford are firing on all cylinders, when it comes to goals currently, and we could be in for a very entertaining match this coming Wednesday.

Aston Villa have a record of five wins, four draws and four defeats in the Premier League this season. Brentford are looking at six wins, two draws and five defeats in the Premier League.

Aston Villa vs Brentford Squads

Aston Villa Squad

Unai Emery will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Brentford from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Emiliano Martinez (0/13), Joe Gauci (0/0), Robin Olsen (0/1), Diego Carlos (0/7), Ezri Konsa (1/11), Ian Maatsen (0/10), Kortney Hause (0/0), Kosta Nedeljkovic (0/3), Lamare Bogarde (0/3), Lucas Digne (0/13), Matty Cash (0/8), Pau Torres (0/13), Sil Swinkels (0/0), Tyrone Mings (0/0), Amadou Onana (2/10), Boubacar Kamara (0/4), Emiliano Buendia (0/6), Jacob Ramsey (0/10), Jaden Philogene-Bidace (0/9), John McGinn (0/11), Leon Bailey (0/12), Ross Barkley (2/10), Youri Tielemans (0/13), Jhon Duran (4/13), Morgan Rogers (3/13), Ollie Watkins (6/13).

Brentford Squad

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

Hakon Rafn Valdimarsson (0/0), Mark Flekken (0/13), Matthew Cox (0/0), Aaron Hickey (0/0), Ben Mee (0/2), Ethan Pinnock (2/13), Jayden Meghoma (0/0), Ji-Soo Kim (0/0), Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer (0/8), Mads Roerslev (0/10), Nathan Collins (1/13), Rico Henry (0/0), Sepp van den Berg (0/11), Christian Noergaard (1/11), Edmond-Paris Maghoma (0/0), Joshua Dasilva (0/0), Mathias Jensen (0/8), Mikkel Damsgaard (1/13), Ryan Trevitt (0/1), Vitaly Janelt (1/13), Yegor Yarmolyuk (0/9), Yunus Emre Konak (0/4), Bryan Mbeumo (8/13), Fabio Carvalho (1/12), Gustavo Gomes (0/0), Keane Lewis-Potter (0/13), Kevin Schade (3/13), Thiago Rodrigues (0/2), Yoane Wissa (8/10).

Aston Villa vs Brentford Team News

Aston Villa seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment on Wednesday.

Boubacar Kamara and Tyrone Mings nurses various injuries and won't take part for Aston Villa against Brentford at Villa Park.

Brentford are juggling with four absent players on on Wednesday when travelling to Aston Villa. Christian Noergaard and Gustavo Gomes sit this one out for Brentford, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Aston Villa.

Joshua Dasilva and Rico Henry all face a spell on the sidelines for Brentford due to various injuries.

Aston Villa vs Brentford Lineups

Aston Villa vs Brentford H2H

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 3-3 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest on Wednesday. Aston Villa enter the match against Brentford with a 2-3-1 record in their previous six encounters. A win rate of 33%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Aston Villa vs Brentford Results

In the past six matches between home side Aston Villa and Brentford both teams found the back of the net five times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 8/15.

Aston Villa vs Brentford Betting Tips

Look no further than Ross Barkley, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for The Villans in the Premier League, while Yoane Wissa managed four goals in the last half dozen matches for Brentford in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Aston Villa claimed four wins, drew four and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Brentford won one, drew three and lost six of their last 10 games away. Brentford have been racing out of the block in their 10 most recent away games, scoring the opening goal seven times in these. Aston Villa scored the first goal in four of their last 10 games on home soil.

Over 2.5 goals happened four times in the past six encounters between Aston Villa and Brentford, with Aston Villa scoring 2.01 goals on average per game. Brentford averaged 1.34 goals, while both teams scored five times. Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Aston Villa, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Brentford, who scored 2.1 times on average in these matches.