Manchester United vs Brentford Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 5th April 2023

Manchester United will be taking on visiting team Brentford at Old Trafford in a Premier League tie this coming Wednesday.

Ranked as number 4 in the Premier League standings, Manchester United, have so far collected 50 points this season, while Brentford collected 43 points. This puts them up as number 7 after 28 rounds.

Manchester United are longing to end their current win-less run in the Premier League this coming Wednesday. Going into the match as favourites, they will be optimistic of a much-needed confidence boost.

1.4 Manchester United go into their next Premier League match, scoring a humble average of 1.4 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 14 times, while conceding 17. That amounts to an average of 1.7 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Brentford travel to their next away match on Wednesday having performed a tolerable average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 16 goals, whilst shipping nine goals against. An average of 0.9 goals against a game. They hung on to four clean sheets in this streak.

Manchester United took a hit when Brentford handed them a 4-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured three points to their name by claiming a 3-0 win.

Manchester United vs Brentford Prediction

Manchester United Form

Manchester United hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Real Betis by 0-1, before winning 3-1 against Fulham. The streak ended in a recent 2-0 defeat against Newcastle. Manchester United won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Premier League, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored 14 goals and conceded four times.

Brentford Form

Brentford currently look solid after going three matches unbeaten. They laid the groundworks by beating Southampton with a 0-2 scoreline, before settling for a point in a 1-1 draw against Leicester. Their latest match once again had them share the points, this time in a 3-3 draw against Brighton. Brentford claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches reads five goals conceded and eight scored.

The way Manchester United are performing right, a home win looks the most likely outcome, when Brentford swing by. The visitors don't seem to possess enough stability currently to prevent the home side from a win.

Manchester United have taken 16 points from their last 13 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won five of these matches with a scoreline of 18 goals to 31. Brentford fought their way to three wins and 12 points from their last eight games against teams inside the top six. They were on target 15 times in these matches, but also let in 15 goals. Manchester United are looking at a record of 15 wins, five draws and seven defeats in the Premier League this season. Brentford show off ten wins, 13 draws and five defeats in the Premier League.

Manchester United vs Brentford Stats

Manchester United vs Brentford Squads

Manchester United Squad

Erik ten Hag 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):

David De Gea (0/27), Jack Butland (0/0), Tom Heaton (0/0), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (0/11), Brandon Williams (0/0), Diogo Dalot (0/19), Harry Maguire (0/11), Lisandro Martinez (1/25), Luke Shaw (1/23), Phil Jones (0/0), Raphael Varane (0/20), Tyrell Malacia (0/15), Victor Lindelof (0/10), Bruno Fernandes (5/26), Casemiro (2/19), Christian Eriksen (1/19), Donny van de Beek (0/7), Facundo Pellistri (0/3), Fred (2/24), Jadon Sancho (4/15), Kobbie Mainoo (0/1), Marcel Sabitzer (0/6), Scott McTominay (0/19), Alejandro Garnacho (2/15), Anthony Elanga (0/16), Anthony Martial (3/10), Antony (3/15), Marcus Rashford (14/27), Mason Greenwood (0/0), Wout Weghorst (0/9).

Brentford Squad

Here is the full team squad of Brentford. The 49 year-old Thomas Frank will select his starting lineup from the following players:

David Raya (0/28), Thomas Strakosha (0/0), Aaron Hickey (0/16), Ben Mee (3/27), Ethan Pinnock (2/20), Fin Stevens (0/0), Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer (0/9), Mads Roerslev (0/15), Mathias Joergensen (0/13), Pontus Jansson (1/10), Rico Henry (0/27), Bryan Mbeumo (5/28), Christian Noergaard (1/18), Frank Onyeka (0/14), Joshua Dasilva (3/27), Mathias Jensen (5/28), Mikkel Damsgaard (0/17), Shandon Baptiste (0/14), Vitaly Janelt (3/26), Yoane Wissa (5/28), Ivan Toney (17/26), Keane Lewis-Potter (0/10), Kevin Schade (0/8), Nathan Young-Coombes (0/0), Saman Ghoddos (0/11).

Manchester United vs Brentford Team News

Manchester United are looking at up to five players on the injured and absent list ahead of their home match against Brentford this coming Wednesday. Mason Greenwood gets a day off from the Manchester United squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Marcel Sabitzer, Donny van de Beek, Lisandro Martinez and Jadon Sancho are missing from the squad, Manchester United will field against Brentfordthis coming Wednesday.

Brentford have five on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Manchester United this coming Wednesday.

Brentford need to do without Pontus Jansson, Ivan Toney, Frank Onyeka, Shandon Baptiste and Aaron Hickey, who are not fit enough to travel to Old Trafford.

Manchester United vs Brentford Lineups

Manchester United vs Brentford H2H

It was an enormously entertaining 4-0 match, when these two sides last played each other. A similar feast of goals would go down well on Wednesday. Brentford look back on one wins in their previous matches against their next opponent in the shape of Manchester United. The home side has a 67% win rate in these encounter for a total record of 2-0-1. No doubt worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Manchester United vs Brentford Results

In one of the previous three matches between Manchester United and Brentford both teams scored.

Manchester United vs Brentford Betting Tips

Marcus Rashford has four strikes in six Premier League matches for Manchester United, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Brentford. The visitors are looking to Ivan Toney, who has provided his team with three Premier League goals.

Manchester United are undefeated in the previous 10 matches at Old Trafford, winning eight along the way while drawing two. Brentford won three of their previous 10 games away from home across all tournaments, in which they drew four and lost three. Goals should be on the menu at Old Trafford, with both teams scoring in six of the last 10 matches at home for Manchester United. The same outcome paid dividends in six of the last 10 away games for Brentford.

Over 2.5 goals came up three times in the previous three encounters between Manchester United and Brentford, as Manchester United scored two goals on average per game and Brentford averaging 1.66 goals. Both teams scored in one time of these matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Manchester United’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Brentford, who managed to score 1.6 times in those matches.