Brentford vs Aston Villa Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th December 2023

The spotlight is on both Brentford and Aston Villa, as the rivals go looking to boost their points tally. They face each other on Sunday in the Premier League at Gtech Community Stadium.

Two places behind the league-leaders, Aston Villa claimed 35 points from 16 rounds, while Brentford amassed 19 points. They now rank as number 11 in the Premier League standings.

With four defeats in the last six matches, the situation at Brentford could probably be a lot better. They need to improve their game or prepare for more disappointment as they face The Villans at home.

Brentford go into their next Premier League match, scoring a humble average of 1.4 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 14 times, while conceding 13. That amounts to an average of 1.3 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring twice.

Aston Villa scored an average of 2.3 goals in ten matches for a total of 23 goals. They also conceded ten goals or an average of one per game, as they managed two clean sheets.

Brentford and Aston Villa had to make do with a point each in their latest encounter, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 11/4.

Brentford vs Aston Villa Prediction

Brentford Form

Brentford managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 3-1 victory against Luton. They went on to lose 2-1 against Brighton, before getting dumped in a 1-0 defeat against Sheffield United. Brentford claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored 12 and conceded nine goals.

Aston Villa Form

In their three most recent outings, Aston Villa won 1-0 and 1-0 against Manchester City and Arsenal, before drawing 1-1 against Zrinjski Mostar. Aston Villa won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says nine goals conceded and six scored.

Form favours Aston Villa for the win a little more than prices with the bookmakers suggests. Even playing on home soil, the bookmakers have placed a little too much faith in Brentford, and we aim for the away win.

Brentford fought their way to zero wins and one point from their last four games against teams inside the top six. They were on target three times in these matches, but also let in eight goals. Brentford have a record of five wins, four draws and seven defeats in the Premier League this season. Aston Villa enjoy a record of 11 wins, two draws and three defeats in the Premier League.

Brentford vs Aston Villa Squads

Brentford Squad

Frank will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Aston Villa from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Ellery Balcombe (0/0), Mark Flekken (0/15), Thomas Strakosha (0/2), Aaron Hickey (0/9), Ben Mee (1/8), Charlie Goode (0/0), Ethan Pinnock (1/16), Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer (0/11), Mads Roerslev (0/12), Mathias Joergensen (0/2), Nathan Collins (1/12), Rico Henry (0/5), Bryan Mbeumo (7/15), Christian Noergaard (1/15), Frank Onyeka (0/14), Joshua Dasilva (0/1), Mathias Jensen (3/12), Mikkel Damsgaard (0/4), Shandon Baptiste (1/5), Vitaly Janelt (0/16), Yegor Yarmolyuk (0/8), Yoane Wissa (3/16), Ivan Toney (0/0), Keane Lewis-Potter (0/10), Kevin Schade (1/5), Neal Maupay (2/13), Saman Ghoddos (1/11).

Aston Villa Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Aston Villa head coach Emery will select from for his starting XI:

Emiliano Martinez (0/15), Robin Olsen (0/1), Alex Moreno (0/3), Calum Chambers (0/0), Clement Lenglet (0/0), Diego Carlos (0/11), Ezri Konsa (0/16), Leander Dendoncker (0/5), Lucas Digne (0/16), Matty Cash (2/15), Pau Torres (2/16), Tyrone Mings (0/1), Boubacar Kamara (0/15), Douglas Luiz (5/16), Emiliano Buendia (0/0), Jacob Ramsey (1/6), John McGinn (4/16), Nicolo Zaniolo (0/10), Youri Tielemans (0/16), Bertrand Traore (0/2), Jhon Duran (2/9), Leon Bailey (5/14), Moussa Diaby (3/16), Ollie Watkins (8/16).

Brentford vs Aston Villa Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Brentford, as they prepare to meet Aston Villa, since seven could be missing. Ivan Toney gets a day off from the Brentford squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Bryan Mbeumo, Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer, Mathias Jensen, Nathan Collins, Aaron Hickey, Rico Henry and Joshua Dasilva are all absent from the Brentford squad that faces Aston Villa at Gtech Community Stadium.

Aston Villa could have a whole host of players on the injured and absent players for their next match, as five players are nursing various problems. Lucas Digne and Douglas Luiz sit this one out for Aston Villa, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Brentford.

Bertrand Traore, Diego Carlos, Bertrand Traore, Tyrone Mings and Emiliano Buendia all face a spell on the sidelines for Aston Villa due to various injuries.

Brentford vs Aston Villa Lineups

Brentford vs Aston Villa H2H

The most recent outing between Brentford and Aston Villa ended up a 1-1 draw. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 11/4. Brentford claimed one win, while Aston Villa picked up one win in the previous ten matches, while the rest had no winner. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 11/4.

Brentford vs Aston Villa Results

In the previous four matches between Brentford and Aston Villa, both teams found the back of the net three times.

Brentford vs Aston Villa Betting Tips

Neal Maupay found the back of the net two times in the previous six Premier League games for Brentford, who won't mind him striking again on Sunday. Punters will also be looking for Ollie Watkins to keep his current streak of three goals in his last six Premier League games going for Aston Villa.

Brentford won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Gtech Community Stadium. They drew four and lost three as well, while Aston Villa won four of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost three. Of their previous 10 matches at Gtech Community Stadium, six had over 2.5 goals for Brentford. In five of the previous 10 league games away for Aston Villa the match had over 2.5 goals.

Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the last four encounters between these two teams. Brentford managed an average of one goal, with Aston Villa averaging 1.75 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet three times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Brentford’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in six of Aston Villa's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.7 goals in these matches.