Manchester City vs Brentford Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 9th May 2026

Only three rounds remain of Premier League season, and both Manchester City and Brentford look to bolster their account at Etihad Stadium this coming Saturday.

The Citizens are chasing the first place in the Premier League after collecting 71 points from their initial 34 encounters. Brentford trail them on 51 points after 35 rounds, sitting as number 7 in the table.

The last time Manchester City played Brentford, they booked three points to their account and look well primed to secure another win this coming Saturday.

The Sky Blues scored two goals on average in their past ten matches, hitting the target 20 times. They conceded nine goals, an average of 0.9 and pulled off four clean sheets.

Brentford are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 13 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.3 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 12 goals, and while Brentford claimed four clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.2 goals per match.

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, The Citizens came away with a 0-1 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at Etihad Stadium, but face stern opposition, of course.

Manchester City vs Brentford Prediction

Manchester City Form

In their last three matches, Manchester City won 0-1 and 2-1 against first Burnley then Southampton, before drawing 3-3 against Everton. Manchester City managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored 12 goals and conceded five times.

Manchester City went into the season with the expectation of finishing in the top three, and as we are closing in on the end of the season, they are right on track.

Brentford Form

Brentford claimed a single victory in their last three matches. They started with a 0-0 draw against Fulham. Afterwards, a 2-1 defeat against Manchester United followed, before beating West Ham 3-0. Brentford managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Premier League away matches, in which they scored nine while also conceding seven times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.

Most observers thought Brentford were doomed this season, but they have done very well for themselves and now look into another season in the Premier League.

While we don't believe Brentford are strong enough to prevent The Sky Blues from a home win, we believe they are capable of limiting the defeat to only a few goals.

Manchester City won eight matches, scored 26 goals and conceded 14 in their last 15 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. This earned them 28 points. Brentford took 22 points from their last 16 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won six, scored 23 goals and conceded 22. Manchester City claimed 21 wins, eight draws as well as five defeats in the Premier League this season. Brentford have a record of 14 wins, nine draws and 12 defeats in the Premier League.

Manchester City vs Brentford Squads

Manchester City Squad

The 55-year-old coach of the home team, Pep Guardiola, will select the lineup against Brentford from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Gianluigi Donnarumma (0/31), James Trafford (0/3), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Abdukodir Khusanov (0/19), John Stones (0/7), Josko Gvardiol (2/16), Marc Guehi (3/32), Max Alleyne (0/2), Nathan Ake (0/15), Rayan Ait Nouri (0/15), Rico Lewis (0/10), Ruben Dias (2/25), Bernardo Silva (2/34), Jeremy Doku (4/26), Mateo Kovacic (0/3), Matheus Nunes (1/31), Nico Gonzalez (1/24), Nico O'Reilly (5/32), Phil Foden (7/29), Rayan Cherki (4/29), Rodri (1/20), Ryan McAidoo (0/0), Savinho (0/20), Sverre Halseth Nypan (0/0), Tijjani Reijnders (5/26), Antoine Semenyo (15/33), Erling Haaland (25/33), Omar Marmoush (1/18).

Brentford Squad

Here is the full team squad of Brentford. The 45 year-old Keith Andrews will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Caoimhin Kelleher (0/34), Ellery Balcombe (0/0), Hakon Rafn Valdimarsson (0/1), Julian Eyestone (0/0), Aaron Hickey (0/19), Ethan Pinnock (0/4), Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer (0/25), Michael Kayode (1/34), Nathan Collins (1/32), Rico Henry (0/25), Sepp van den Berg (0/30), Antoni Milambo (0/1), Jordan Henderson (1/29), Joshua Dasilva (0/0), Luka Bentt (0/0), Mathias Jensen (3/33), Mikkel Damsgaard (4/30), Romelle Donovan (0/4), Vitaly Janelt (1/22), Yehor Yarmoliuk (1/35), Dango Ouattara (5/29), Fabio Carvalho (1/6), Igor Thiago (22/35), Kaye Furo (0/1), Keane Lewis-Potter (3/33), Kevin Schade (7/32), Reiss Nelson (0/9).

Manchester City vs Brentford Team News

Manchester City have an almost full squad available against Brentford at Etihad Stadium with only one player possibly missing.

Rodri sit this one out for Manchester City due to an injury.

Brentford have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Manchester City on Saturday.

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

Manchester City vs Brentford Lineups

Manchester City vs Brentford H2H

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Manchester City came away with a 0-1 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at Etihad Stadium, but face stern opposition, of course. The Citizens were a little more successful than Brentford in recent meetings, and go into their next encounter with a 6-1-2 advantage. Naturally, betting on The Sky Blues has more often than not proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 3/10.

Manchester City vs Brentford Results

Both teams to score paid out four times in the previous nine matches between home side Manchester City and Brentford. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 8/13.

Manchester City vs Brentford Betting Tips

Erling Haaland has three strikes in six Premier League matches for The Sky Blues, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Brentford. The visitors are looking to Igor Thiago, who has provided his team with four Premier League goals.

In their last 10 matches at Etihad Stadium across all tournaments Manchester City won eight times, drew one and lost one times. Brentford claimed five wins, three draw and two defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals are usually flowing for Manchester City on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened four times for Brentford in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last nine encounters between these two teams. Manchester City managed an average of 1.43 goals, with Brentford averaging 0.77 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet four times in this run of matches. Manchester City saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Brentford, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.4 times goals per game.