Burnley vs Brentford Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th March 2024

Burnley enjoy home advantage, when visitors Brentford swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Burnley are out to avenge a disappointing loss against Brentford in their most recent meeting. According to the bookmakers, the home side could be in for another tough ride, though as it looks like an fairly unequal pairing at Turf Moor.

Burnley are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net nine times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.9 goals per game, as they conceded 26 goals. They managed zero clean sheets in these matches.

Brentford are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 15 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.5 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 24 goals, and while Brentford claimed one clean sheets, they conceded an average of 2.4 goals per match.

Brentford got the better of Burnley in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 3-0 and 2-0, respectively.

Burnley vs Brentford Prediction

Burnley Form

In their last three matches, Burnley lost 3-0 against Crystal Palace, 0-2 against Bournemouth and drew 2-2 with West Ham. Burnley didn't manage a single win in any of their previous six Premier League games at the Turf Moor. They have a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded 14 and scored three goals.

Brentford Form

In their past three games, Brentford lost 4-2 against West Ham, drew 2-2 with Chelsea, and lost 2-1 against Arsenal. Brentford claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Premier League. They also drew zero and were defeated five times, as they were outscored by 13 goals to eight.

Both Burnley and Brentford have been firing on all cylinders, while also conceding frequently. We should be in for a very entertaining match with goals aplenty.

Burnley recorded eight points following two wins from their last six games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored nine goals, but also conceded eight. Brentford earned ten points from their last six games against teams placed in the bottom six of the Premier League table. They scored 11 goals in those matches, but also allowed eight goals against on their way to three wins. Burnley have a record of three wins, five draws and 20 defeats in the Premier League this season. Brentford enjoy a record of seven wins, five draws and 16 defeats in the Premier League.

Burnley vs Brentford Squads

Burnley Squad

Vincent Kompany will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Brentford from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Arijanet Muric (0/0), James Trafford (0/28), Lawrence Vigouroux (0/0), Ameen Al Dakhil (1/13), Charlie Taylor (1/20), Dara O'Shea (1/24), Hannes Delcroix (0/12), Hjalmar Ekdal (0/6), Jordan Beyer (0/15), Lorenz Assignon (0/6), Maxime Esteve (0/6), Vitinho (0/22), Aaron Ramsey (0/14), Han-Noah Massengo (0/0), Jack Cork (0/0), Johann Berg Gudmundsson (0/20), Josh Brownhill (3/26), Josh Cullen (0/15), Luca Koleosho (1/15), Manuel Benson (0/0), Nathan Redmond (0/12), Sander Berge (1/27), David Datro Fofana (3/7), Enock Agyei (0/0), Jacob Bruun Larsen (2/22), Jay Rodriguez (2/16), Lyle Foster (4/14), Mike Tresor (0/14), Wilson Odobert (3/19), Zeki Amdouni (4/26).

Brentford Squad

Here is the full team squad of Brentford. The 50 year-old Thomas Frank will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Ellery Balcombe (0/0), Hakon Rafn Valdimarsson (0/0), Mark Flekken (0/27), Thomas Strakosha (0/2), Aaron Hickey (0/9), Ben Mee (2/16), Ethan Pinnock (1/23), Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer (0/20), Mads Roerslev (1/24), Mathias Joergensen (0/8), Nathan Collins (1/23), Rico Henry (0/5), Sergio Reguilon (0/16), Bryan Mbeumo (7/15), Christian Noergaard (2/26), Frank Onyeka (0/21), Joshua Dasilva (0/0), Mathias Jensen (3/23), Mikkel Damsgaard (0/14), Ryan Trevitt (0/0), Shandon Baptiste (1/9), Vitaly Janelt (0/28), Yegor Yarmolyuk (0/17), Yoane Wissa (7/24), Yunus Emre Konak (0/0), Ivan Toney (4/9), Keane Lewis-Potter (2/21), Kevin Schade (1/5), Neal Maupay (6/25), Saman Ghoddos (1/17).

Burnley vs Brentford Team News

Burnley could have six players on the injured and absent list ahead of their match at home with Brentford this coming Saturday. Sander Berge and Maxime Esteve can't be called up by the Burnley-manager, with both serving a ban.

Nathan Redmond, Jordan Beyer, Charlie Taylor and Luca Koleosho are all absent from the Burnley squad that faces Brentford at Turf Moor.

Brentford face a list of five absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Saturday against Burnley.

Joshua Dasilva, Bryan Mbeumo, Aaron Hickey, Kevin Schade and Rico Henry all face a spell on the sidelines for Brentford due to various injuries.

Burnley vs Brentford Lineups

Burnley vs Brentford H2H

Brentford beat Burnley twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 3-0 and 2-0, respectively. Burnley enter the match against Brentford with a 1-0-2 record in their previous three encounters. A win rate of 33%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Burnley vs Brentford Results

In the last three matches between Burnley and Brentford, both teams to score came up one time.

Burnley vs Brentford 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, Yoane Wissa has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Saturday, it is because Brentford bank on him to build on these numbers against Burnley. The latter relies on David Datro Fofana, who found the target three times in six games.

Burnley won just one of their last 10 games at home, while drawing two. They lost seven at Turf Moor in this run of matches. Brentford won one of their last 10 away games, whilst drawing zero and losing nine. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in their last 10 games, respectively. Burnley managed a clean sheet in one of their games at home, Brentford kept a clean sheet in one of their last 10.

In the last three encounters between Burnley and Brentford over 2.5 goals came out two times, as Burnley averaged one goal a game. Brentford scored an average of two goals in these, while both teams scored one time. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Burnley’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches Brentford played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals themselves during this run.