Liverpool vs Brentford Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 6th May 2023
The Premier League game at Anfield on Saturday will see visitors Brentford facing home side Liverpool.
Ranked as number 5 in the Premier League standings, Liverpool, have so far collected 59 points this season, while Brentford collected 50 points. This puts them up as number 9 after 34 rounds.
Liverpool aim to continue their fine run of matches without defeat on Saturday, and motivation should be as high as the mood in the Liverpool-camp before their upcoming challenges.
Liverpool scored 26 goals, conceded 14 and claimed three clean sheets in their last ten outings.
Brentford are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 12 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.2 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 12 goals, and while Brentford claimed two clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.2 goals per match.
The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 3-1 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Saturday?
Liverpool vs Brentford Prediction
Liverpool Form
Liverpool are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 1-2 win against West Ham. They went on to beat Tottenham by 4-3, before also getting the better of Fulham in a 1-0 victory. Liverpool won five of their last six Premier League matches at the Anfield, scoring 19 and conceding seven along they way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.
Brentford Form
Brentford look well suited to take on any opponent with seven points to show off from three matches. They started off drawing 1-1 with Aston Villa, before downing first Chelsea by 0-2, then Nottingham Forest in a 2-1 win. Brentford claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches reads seven goals conceded and seven scored.
Liverpool look well suited to build on their current momentum against visitors Brentford. We expect them to deliver the goods in their upcoming clash at Anfield.
Liverpool won eight matches, scored 34 goals and conceded 28 in their last 16 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. This earned them 27 points. Brentford won three and claimed 11 points in their nine most recent games against teams inside the top six. They scored 14 conceded 16 goals. Liverpool claimed 17 wins, eight draws as well as nine defeats in the Premier League this season. Brentford are looking at 12 wins, 14 draws and eight defeats in the Premier League.
Liverpool vs Brentford Stats
- Liverpool have scored in 25 of the last 27 home matches
- Liverpool have lost the last 4 matches in a row and both teams scored at the same time
- Liverpool have not lost 13 of the last 15 home matches
- In the last 5 matches in a row Liverpool played, both teams scored
- In the last 5 Liverpool matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Brentford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Brentford away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Brentford away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Brentford have conceded in 11 of the last 13 matches
- Brentford have not won 6 of the last 8 matches
Liverpool vs Brentford Squads
Liverpool Squad
Klopp will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Brentford from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):
Adrian (0/0), Alisson Becker (0/34), Caoimhin Kelleher (0/0), Andrew Robertson (0/31), Calvin Ramsay (0/0), Ibrahima Konate (0/15), Joel Matip (1/13), Joseph Gomez (0/20), Konstantinos Tsimikas (0/17), Nathaniel Phillips (0/2), Rhys Williams (0/0), Stefan Bajcetic (1/11), Trent Alexander-Arnold (1/33), Virgil van Dijk (3/29), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (1/9), Arthur (0/0), Curtis Jones (1/14), Fabinho (0/32), Fabio Carvalho (2/12), Harvey Elliott (1/29), James Milner (0/27), Jordan Henderson (0/31), Naby Keita (0/8), Thiago Alcantara (0/18), Cody Gakpo (6/17), Darwin Nunez (9/28), Diogo Jota (5/18), Luis Diaz (4/13), Mohamed Salah (18/34), Roberto Firmino (9/23).
Brentford Squad
This is the full squad of players that the Brentford head coach Frank will select from for his starting XI:
David Raya (0/34), Thomas Strakosha (0/0), Aaron Hickey (0/22), Ben Mee (3/33), Ethan Pinnock (2/26), Fin Stevens (0/0), Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer (0/9), Mads Roerslev (0/17), Mathias Joergensen (0/15), Pontus Jansson (1/12), Rico Henry (0/33), Bryan Mbeumo (6/34), Christian Noergaard (1/22), Frank Onyeka (0/17), Joshua Dasilva (4/32), Mathias Jensen (5/34), Mikkel Damsgaard (0/22), Shandon Baptiste (0/19), Vitaly Janelt (3/31), Yoane Wissa (5/34), Ivan Toney (20/32), Keane Lewis-Potter (0/10), Kevin Schade (0/14), Nathan Young-Coombes (0/0), Saman Ghoddos (0/13).
Liverpool vs Brentford Team News
Liverpool could have six players on the injured and absent list ahead of their match at home with Brentford this coming Saturday.
Virgil van Dijk, James Milner, Roberto Firmino, Diogo Jota, Luis Diaz and Arthur are missing from the squad, Liverpool will field against Brentfordthis coming Saturday.
Brentford face a list of five absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Saturday against Liverpool.
Names like Pontus Jansson, Ivan Toney, Frank Onyeka, Shandon Baptiste and Aaron Hickey most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Liverpool.
Liverpool vs Brentford Lineups
Liverpool vs Brentford H2H
Liverpool lost to 3-1 Brentford in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 3-0 win, which Liverpool dished out the match before that. Picking a winning bet based on their h2h is a bit of a lottery, and the punter with a keen eye for a long shot might opt for the high-value price here. Liverpool claimed one win in their previous three matches against Brentford. The latter managed one win in these three encounters against their coming opponent. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 4/1.
Liverpool vs Brentford Results
In two of the previous three matches between Liverpool and Brentford both teams scored.
Liverpool vs Brentford Betting Tips
Liverpool against Brentford is also a battle between Mohamed Salah and Ivan Toney with both in decent form. The former scored six while the latter has three Premier League goals in their last six games respectively.
Liverpool claimed six wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing three and losing one. Brentford won three of their last 10 away games, as they also drew three and lost four of these matches. Of the previous 10 outings away from home, Brentford scored the opening goal five times, whereas their hosts were first on target in seven of their last 10 games on home soil.
Over 2.5 goals happened three times in the past three encounters between Liverpool and Brentford, with Liverpool scoring 2.33 goals on average per game. Brentford averaged two goals, while both teams scored two times. Liverpool performed an average of 1.9 goals a game in their previous ten matches in which over 2.5 goals came out six times. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Brentford's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.
