Brentford vs Southampton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 31st August 2024

Last season’s relegation survivors Brentford welcome Southampton to Gtech Community Stadium this coming Saturday for a round 3 match in the Premier League.

Brentford enter this round three of the Premier League with three points in the bag, and they will be hoping to double that in the coming match.

Brentford have seen both sides of the coin already this season in the Premier League, and will out to double up on their share of wins in the coming match.

Brentford came away with three points from the latest encounter with Southampton. It would be a surprise if they fail do to it again, when they face each other on Saturday.

Brentford scored an average of 1.6 goals in ten matches or a total of 16 while allowing 13 goals against. This is an average of 1.3 goals against per match with three clean sheets along the way.

Southampton managed a bearable 12 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.2 goals per game. They conceded 24 goals in total, and while claiming zero clean sheets, they conceded 2.4 goals an average per game.

Brentford won 2-0, followed up winning 3-0 before a third win by 3-0 secure total dominance in their last three matches against Southampton.

Brentford vs Southampton Prediction

Brentford Form

Brentford have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Crystal Palace by 2-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 2-0 against Liverpool, before achieving a 0-1 win against Colchester. Brentford managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Premier League. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored seven and conceded six goals.

Brentford’s priority for this season will be to stay clear of the relegation zone, while challenging for a spot in the upper half of the Premier League.

Southampton Form

In their last three matches, Southampton lost against Newcastle and Nottingham Forest by 1-0 and 0-1, respectively, and beat Cardiff by 3-5. Southampton didn't manage a single away win in their last six Premier League matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 15 and scored eight goals themselves.

Brentford’s priority for this season will be to stay clear of the relegation zone, while challenging for a spot in the upper half of the Premier League.

Brentford are well up for the task of building on their current momentum, and we expect them to deliver the goods in their upcoming clash at Gtech Community Stadium against visitors Southampton.

Brentford vs Southampton Squads

Brentford Squad

The 50-year-old coach of the home team, Thomas Frank, will select the lineup against Southampton from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

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

Southampton Squad

Here is the full team squad of Southampton. The 38 year-old Russell Martin will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Alex McCarthy (0/2), Gavin Bazunu (0/0), Joe Lumley (0/0), Armel Bella-Kotchap (0/0), Charlie Taylor (0/1), Jack Stephens (0/2), James Bree (0/0), Jan Bednarek (0/2), Juan Larios (0/0), Kyle Walker-Peters (0/2), Nathan Wood (0/0), Ronnie Edwards (0/0), Ryan Manning (0/0), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (0/2), Yukinari Sugawara (0/2), Adam Lallana (0/0), Flynn Downes (0/2), Joe Aribo (0/2), Lesley Ugochukwu (0/0), Mateus Fernandes (0/1), Tyler Dibling (0/2), William Smallbone (0/2), Adam Armstrong (0/2), Ben Brereton Diaz (0/2), Cameron Archer (0/2), Kamaldeen Sulemana (0/0), Paul Onuachu (0/0), Ross Stewart (0/0), Samuel Amo-Ameyaw (0/1), Samuel Edozie (0/2).

Brentford vs Southampton Team News

Brentford could have as many as five players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to Southampton this coming Saturday. Ivan Toney and Gustavo Gomes can't be called up by the Brentford-manager, with both serving a ban.

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

Southampton are juggling with three absent players on on Saturday when travelling to Brentford.

Southampton need to do without Lesley Ugochukwu, Ross Stewart and Juan Larios, who are not fit enough to travel to Gtech Community Stadium.

Brentford vs Southampton Lineups

Brentford vs Southampton H2H

Brentford not only managed to beat Southampton in their last three meetings in the Premier League. They also kept a clean sheet on the way, winning 2-0, 3-0 and 3-0. Brentford go into the game this coming Saturday at the best betting odds of 8/11 for a fourth win on the trot. Brentford have a 75% win rate against Southampton, who won one of these matches. The total record reads 3-0-1, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Brentford vs Southampton Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out one time in the last four matches between Brentford and Southampton.

Brentford vs Southampton Betting Tips

As the new Premier League campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Brentford and Southampton this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

Brentford claimed two wins, drew five and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Southampton won seven, drew one and lost two of their last 10 games away. 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 seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened five times for Southampton in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals happened three times in the past four encounters between Brentford and Southampton, with Brentford scoring 2.25 goals on average per game. Southampton averaged one goal, while both teams scored one time. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Brentford, who scored an average of 1.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Southampton's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of two goals in these matches.