Brentford vs Liverpool Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th January 2025

Brentford welcome Liverpool this coming Saturday in the Premier League, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 22 match.

Placed tenth in the table Brentford have amassed 28 points after 21 matches. On 47 points, The Reds rank oneth with 21 matches played this season.

Although Brentford trail The Reds by double digits, beating the league leaders in the Premier League still holds a lot of prestige. Pulling off a surprise win against their upcoming opponent could provide a serious spark for future matches.

When it comes to goal-scoring Brentford could be more prolific, scoring 18 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.8 goals per game in which, they conceded 15 times. This is an average of 1.5 a game, achieving a clean sheet in three games.

Liverpool won 2-0 and 4-1 in the two most recent meetings with Brentford, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Brentford vs Liverpool Prediction

Brentford Form

Brentford recorded a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, where they first beat Southampton 0-5. They were then defeated 0-1 against Plymouth, before drawing 2-2 against Manchester City. Brentford won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored 14 and conceded 12 goals.

Liverpool Form

Liverpool have been all over in their last three matches across all tournaments. Against Tottenham, they came out empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 4-0 win against Accrington. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw against Nottingham Forest. Liverpool won three of a possible six away matches in the Premier League, as well as playing three draws and suffering zero defeats. They scored 20 while also conceding 11 times.

With Liverpool looking strong, we expect them to get the better of Brentford, and with goals flowing freely, the hosts could be in for a hammering.

Brentford have been on fire on their home turf in the Premier League so far this season. They found the back of the net 29 times, making them the most scoring home team. Along the way, they also conceded 21 goals. Liverpool have also been prolific goalscorers, as they are the most scoring away side with 28 goals to their name. They also let in 12 goals.

Brentford fought their way to one wins and four points from their last seven games against teams inside the top six. They were on target nine times in these matches, but also let in 15 goals. Liverpool earned five wins and 19 points in their last ten games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They scored 19 and conceded ten goals in these. Brentford have a record of eight wins, four draws and nine defeats in the Premier League this season. Liverpool enjoy a record of 14 wins, five draws and one defeat 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):

Hakon Rafn Valdimarsson (0/1), Mark Flekken (0/21), Matthew Cox (0/0), Aaron Hickey (0/0), Ben Mee (0/5), Ethan Pinnock (2/16), Jayden Meghoma (0/1), Ji-Soo Kim (0/2), Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer (0/10), Mads Roerslev (0/17), Nathan Collins (2/21), Rico Henry (0/1), Sepp van den Berg (0/17), Christian Noergaard (2/18), Edmond-Paris Maghoma (0/5), Joshua Dasilva (0/0), Mathias Jensen (0/11), Mikkel Damsgaard (2/21), Ryan Trevitt (0/1), Vitaly Janelt (1/20), Yegor Yarmolyuk (0/16), Yunus Emre Konak (0/5), Bryan Mbeumo (13/21), Fabio Carvalho (1/16), Gustavo Gomes (0/0), Keane Lewis-Potter (1/21), Kevin Schade (5/21), Thiago Rodrigues (0/4), Yoane Wissa (11/18).

Liverpool Squad

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

Alisson Becker (0/12), Caoimhin Kelleher (0/8), Harvey Davies (0/0), Vitezslav Jaros (0/1), Andrew Robertson (0/19), Conor Bradley (0/8), Ibrahima Konate (1/14), Jarell Quansah (0/5), Joseph Gomez (0/9), Konstantinos Tsimikas (0/9), Trent Alexander-Arnold (1/19), Virgil van Dijk (1/20), Alexis Mac Allister (1/19), Curtis Jones (3/17), Dominik Szoboszlai (2/18), Federico Chiesa (0/1), Harvey Elliott (0/7), Ryan Gravenberch (0/20), Tyler Morton (0/0), Wataru Endo (0/8), Cody Gakpo (6/20), Darwin Nunez (2/15), Diogo Jota (5/13), Luis Diaz (8/19), Mohamed Salah (18/20).

Brentford vs Liverpool Team News

At the time of writing, Brentford have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Liverpool this coming Saturday. 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 are missing from the squad, Brentford will field against Liverpoolthis coming Saturday.

Liverpool have four on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Brentford on Saturday. Tyler Morton, Alexis Mac Allister and Andrew Robertson sit this one out for Liverpool, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Brentford.

Mohamed Salah nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Liverpool.

Brentford vs Liverpool Lineups

Brentford vs Liverpool H2H

The Reds got the better of Brentford in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 2-0 and 4-1, respectively. In last seven encounters between the clubs, Liverpool have been the dominant force winning five matches against Brentford. The bookies have Liverpool to win this match at best price odds of 1/2.

Brentford vs Liverpool Results

In the last seven matches between Brentford and Liverpool over 2.5 goals came out two times. Odds on at least three goals are at 4/11 with bookies.

Brentford vs Liverpool Betting Tips

It is difficult to look past Mohamed Salah, when searching for a goalscorer, as he is seems in wonderful shape. He hit the target five times in recent Premier League matches for The Reds, with a total for the season saying 18 goals scored in this Premier League campaign. With four goals lately for Brentford in the Premier League, Bryan Mbeumo is also a player to look out for.

Brentford won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Gtech Community Stadium. They drew two and lost three as well, while Liverpool won six of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost one. Goals are usually flowing for Brentford on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in eight of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened seven times for Liverpool in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet five times in the past seven encounters between Brentford and Liverpool, with the latter scoring 2.43 goals on average in these. Brentford managed an average of one goal as both teams scored three times in this run. Brentford saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Liverpool, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.6 times goals per game.