Brentford vs Manchester City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 5th February 2024

Brentford take on visitors Manchester City at Gtech Community Stadium in a Premier League tie on Monday.

One spot behind the leader of the table, The Sky Blues have claimed 46 points after 21 rounds, while Brentford have amassed 22 points and are now ranked as number 15 in the Premier League standings.

Brentford have been quite good at hitting the back of the net in recent matches, while also prone to conceding the odd goal against. In their last 5 matches on the trot, both teams scored at least once.

Brentford scored 12 goals, conceded 22 and fought their way to zero clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

The Sky Blues scored 23 goals, conceded 16 and held on for a clean sheet in one of their last ten matches.

The last time the pair played each other Brentford came away as 1-0 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind on Monday.

Brentford vs Manchester City Prediction

Brentford Form

Brentford went through their last three matches with a 2-2 draw against Wolverhampton, a 3-2 win against Nottingham Forest and a 3-2 defeat against Tottenham. Brentford won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, while also drawing zero. They suffered three defeats, while they scored 11 and conceded 12 goals.

Manchester City Form

Manchester City look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Newcastle, who were defeated by 2-3. Then, Tottenham got outclassed in a 0-1 win, before beating Burnley by 3-1. In their last six Premier League away matches, Manchester City won four, while also drawing once and losing once, scoring 15 while also conceding nine times.

Manchester City should book a win at Gtech Community Stadium, but at the same time it could be a very entertaining match against Brentford. Thus, we combine the away win with over 2.5 goals to pump up the price.

Brentford fought their way to one win and four points from their last six games against teams inside the top six. They were on target eight times in these matches, but also let in 13 goals. Manchester City took seven wins and 21 points in the previous seven encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the Premier League, as they scored 17 goals while also allowing four against. Brentford so far pulled off a record of six wins, four draws and 11 defeats in the Premier League this season. Manchester City enjoy a record of 14 wins, four draws and three defeats in the Premier League.

Brentford vs Manchester City Squads

Brentford Squad

The 50-year-old Frank will select the starting eleven against Manchester City from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Ellery Balcombe (0/0), Hakon Rafn Valdimarsson (0/0), Mark Flekken (0/20), Thomas Strakosha (0/2), Aaron Hickey (0/9), Ben Mee (2/11), Ethan Pinnock (1/21), Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer (0/13), Mads Roerslev (0/17), Mathias Joergensen (0/4), Nathan Collins (1/17), Rico Henry (0/5), Sergio Reguilon (0/10), Bryan Mbeumo (7/15), Christian Noergaard (1/19), Frank Onyeka (0/16), Joshua Dasilva (0/0), Mathias Jensen (3/16), Mikkel Damsgaard (0/9), Ryan Trevitt (0/0), Shandon Baptiste (1/7), Vitaly Janelt (0/21), Yegor Yarmolyuk (0/13), Yoane Wissa (4/19), Yunus Emre Konak (0/0), Ivan Toney (2/2), Keane Lewis-Potter (2/15), Kevin Schade (1/5), Neal Maupay (4/18), Saman Ghoddos (1/14).

Manchester City Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 53 year-old Manchester City manager Guardiola will select his starting XI from these players:

Ederson (0/20), Scott Carson (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/2), John Stones (0/9), Josko Gvardiol (0/17), Kyle Walker (0/20), Manuel Akanji (2/15), Max Alleyne (0/0), Nathan Ake (2/17), Rico Lewis (1/10), Ruben Dias (0/17), Sergio Gomez (0/3), Bernardo Silva (6/17), Jack Grealish (3/13), Kevin De Bruyne (1/3), Mahamadou Susoho (0/0), Mateo Kovacic (0/16), Matheus Nunes (0/11), Micah Hamilton (0/0), Phil Foden (5/21), Rodri (5/18), Erling Haaland (14/16), Jeremy Doku (2/13), Julian Alvarez (8/21), Oscar Bobb (1/7).

Brentford vs Manchester City Team News

Brentford could be looking at five players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Manchester City. Ivan Toney gets a day off from the Brentford squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Brentford-players Bryan Mbeumo, Aaron Hickey, Kevin Schade and Rico Henry won't be playing in the upcoming match against Manchester City at Gtech Community Stadium due to nursing various injuries.

Going to Brentford, Manchester City have three players out of action for the match this coming Monday.

Names like Manuel Akanji, Mateo Kovacic and Jack Grealish most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Brentford.

Brentford vs Manchester City Lineups

Brentford vs Manchester City H2H

Brentford had a good reading on The Sky Blues in their last two meetings, which they won by 2-1 and 1-0, respectively. Brentford enter the match against Manchester City with a 2-0-2 record in their previous four encounters. A win rate of 50%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Brentford vs Manchester City Results

In one of the previous four matches between Brentford and Manchester City both teams scored.

Brentford vs Manchester City Betting Tips

Neal Maupay is the most prolific Premier League marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Manchester City look to Julian Alvarez, hoping he can add to his current total of four Premier League goals in his latest games.

Brentford won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Gtech Community Stadium. They drew one and lost five as well, while Manchester City won eight of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost one. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Gtech Community Stadium since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for Brentford. The same occurred in six of the last 10 league games away from home for Manchester City.

Over 2.5 goals happened one time in the past four encounters between Brentford and Manchester City, with Brentford scoring 0.75 goals on average per game. Manchester City averaged one goal, while both teams scored one time. Brentford scored an average of 1.5 goals in the past ten matches at Gtech Community Stadium across the tournaments and over 2.5 goals came out eight times. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches Manchester City played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.9 goals themselves during this run.