Brentford vs Liverpool Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th February 2024

The spotlight is on Brentford and Liverpool, as the pair go looking to boost their confidence. They face each other this coming Saturday at Gtech Community Stadium in the Premier League.

Sitting top of the table, Liverpool claimed 54 points after 24 rounds, while Brentford have amassed 25 points. This ranks the latter as number 14 in the Premier League before the next round.

Although Brentford trail after Liverpool by double digits, beating the league leaders in the Premier League still holds a lot of prestige.

Brentford are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 15 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.5 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 21 goals, or an average of 2.1 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheet in this run.

The Reds enter their next Premier League match, averaging a highly satisfactory 2.3 goals per game in their last ten matches, in which they scored a presentable total of 23 goals, while also conceding nine times. That is a total average of 0.9 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring four times.

The Reds celebrated two wins against Brentford in their most recent meetings, outclassing their next opponent by 3-0 and 1-0.

Brentford vs Liverpool Prediction

Brentford Form

Brentford lost twice in their last three matches, as they were defeated 3-2 by Tottenham and 1-3 against Manchester City. They turned the table by winning 0-2 against Wolverhampton. In their last six Premier League home matches, Brentford have two wins, while they've drawn zero and lost four. They scored nine and conceded 13 goals.

Liverpool Form

Results have been up and down for Liverpool, who beat Chelsea by 4-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 3-1 against Arsenal, before claiming three points in a 3-1 win against Burnley. Liverpool claimed 13 points in their last six Premier League matches, winning four, drawing once as well as losing once. They conceded five and scored 12 goals themselves.

We don't expect Brentford to pull off a surprise, and with goals flowing freely, they could be in for a hammering against strong looking Liverpool.

Brentford fought their way to zero wins and one point from their last seven games against teams inside the top six. They were on target seven times in these matches, but also let in 16 goals. Brentford show off a record of seven wins, four draws and 12 defeats in the Premier League this season. Liverpool are looking at 16 wins, six draws and two defeats in the Premier League.

Brentford vs Liverpool Squads

Brentford Squad

Frank will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Liverpool 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), Hakon Rafn Valdimarsson (0/0), Mark Flekken (0/22), Thomas Strakosha (0/2), Aaron Hickey (0/9), Ben Mee (2/13), Ethan Pinnock (1/23), Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer (0/15), Mads Roerslev (0/19), Mathias Joergensen (0/4), Nathan Collins (1/19), Rico Henry (0/5), Sergio Reguilon (0/12), Bryan Mbeumo (7/15), Christian Noergaard (2/21), Frank Onyeka (0/16), Joshua Dasilva (0/0), Mathias Jensen (3/18), Mikkel Damsgaard (0/10), Ryan Trevitt (0/0), Shandon Baptiste (1/9), Vitaly Janelt (0/23), Yegor Yarmolyuk (0/15), Yoane Wissa (4/19), Yunus Emre Konak (0/0), Ivan Toney (3/4), Keane Lewis-Potter (2/17), Kevin Schade (1/5), Neal Maupay (5/20), Saman Ghoddos (1/14).

Liverpool Squad

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

Adrian (0/0), Alisson Becker (0/21), Caoimhin Kelleher (0/3), Andrew Robertson (1/11), Calum Scanlon (0/0), Ibrahima Konate (0/17), Jarell Quansah (0/7), Joel Matip (0/10), Joseph Gomez (0/20), Konstantinos Tsimikas (0/11), Rhys Williams (0/0), Trent Alexander-Arnold (2/21), Virgil van Dijk (1/22), Alexis Mac Allister (1/19), Ben Doak (0/1), Bobby Clark (0/3), Conor Bradley (1/2), Curtis Jones (1/16), Dominik Szoboszlai (3/21), Harvey Elliott (1/20), James McConnell (0/0), Ryan Gravenberch (0/17), Stefan Bajcetic (0/0), Thiago Alcantara (0/1), Wataru Endo (1/16), Cody Gakpo (3/22), Darwin Nunez (8/23), Diogo Jota (9/18), Kaide Gordon (0/0), Luis Diaz (5/23), Mohamed Salah (14/20).

Brentford vs Liverpool Team News

Brentford are sweating on the fitness of no less than five players before their match on Saturday. Brentford have to alter their line-up, as both Yoane Wissa and Frank Onyeka get a day in the shade.

Joshua Dasilva, Bryan Mbeumo, Aaron Hickey, Kevin Schade and Rico Henry nurses various injuries and won't take part for Brentford against Liverpool at Gtech Community Stadium.

More than a handful of players could be forced out of the next match for Liverpool, who are looking at nine players nursing various problems. Ibrahima Konate and Alexis Mac Allister racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Liverpool travelling party for their next match.

Alisson Becker, Conor Bradley, Thiago Alcantara, Dominik Szoboszlai, Mohamed Salah, Ben Doak, Joel Matip, Stefan Bajcetic and Trent Alexander-Arnold all face a spell on the sidelines for Liverpool due to various injuries.

Brentford vs Liverpool Lineups

Brentford vs Liverpool H2H

A 3-0 win was the follow-up to a 1-0 victory, when Liverpool last faced Brentford, no doubt raising the spirits ahead of their next trip. Brentford enter the match against Liverpool with a 1-1-3 record in their previous five encounters. A win rate of 20%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Brentford vs Liverpool Results

In the last five matches between Brentford and Liverpool, both teams to score came up two times.

Brentford vs Liverpool Betting Tips

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Diogo Jota has been hitting the net regularly and now has five goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Saturday, it is because Liverpool bank on him to build on these numbers against Brentford. The latter relies on Neal Maupay, who found the target three times in six games.

Gtech Community Stadium witnessed Brentford winning four of their 10 latest matches across all tournaments here. They drew one and lost five in this run. Liverpool won five of their previous 10 games away, drew two and lost three. Liverpool managed to open the scoring in six of 10 most recent games away from home. In their last 10 games at Gtech Community Stadium Brentford scored the opener six times.

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last five encounters between these two teams. Brentford managed an average of 1.2 goals, with Liverpool averaging 2.2 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet two times in this run of matches. In their last ten matches across all tournaments, Brentford saw seven of them finish with more than 2.5 goals, with themselves scoring an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out as a winning bet in seven of the previous ten outings for Liverpool, who were on target an average of 2.8 times times per game.