Wolverhampton vs Brentford Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th January 2024

When Brentford come to Molineux Stadium for the FA Cup match on Tuesday, Wolverhampton will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Wolverhampton have their target aimed at getting one over Brentford on Tuesday. However, the latter should be highly motivated at the prospect of showing their skills in front of the crowd at Molineux Stadium.

Wolverhampton scored eight goals, conceded eight and fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Brentford scored 14 goals, conceded 17 and managed one clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Wolverhampton played Brentford. The pair split the points in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand.

Wolverhampton vs Brentford Prediction

Wolverhampton Form

Wolverhampton look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last 3 matches saw them gain 7 points. They ran out 1-4 and 3-0 against Brentford and Everton respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Brentford, who claimed a point in a 1-1 draw. Wolverhampton managed to win two of their past six home matches in the FA Cup. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored four and conceded four goals.

Brentford Form

In their previous three games, Brentford lost 1-4 and 3-1 against Wolverhampton and Crystal Palace, respectively, before drawing 1-1 with Wolverhampton. Brentford claimed just one win from the last six away games in the FA Cup. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by 19 goals to 11.

Brentford could find it tough to break down the defensive barriers put up by Wolverhampton at Molineux Stadium on Tuesday. The home side doesn't score much themselves, though, and we aim for the under 2.5 goals betting market.

Wolverhampton vs Brentford Squads

Wolverhampton Squad

The 40-year-old coach of the home team, Gary O'Neil, will select the lineup against Brentford from this squad:

Traore, Jordao, Dawson, Bentley, Gonzalez, Hwang, Bueno, Bellegarde, Gomes, Hodge, Jonny, Sa, Lemina, Cunha, Doherty, Kilman, Semedo, Sarabia, Neto, Ait Nouri, Bueno, Doyle, King, Gomes, Mosquera.

Brentford Squad

Below is the full team squad of Brentford. The manager Frank will pick his starting XI against Wolverhampton from these players:

Aaron Hickey, Ben Mee, Bryan Mbeumo, Charlie Goode, Christian Noergaard, Ellery Balcombe, Ethan Pinnock, Frank Onyeka, Ivan Toney, Joshua Dasilva, Keane Lewis-Potter, Kevin Schade, Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer, Mads Roerslev, Mark Flekken, Mathias Jensen, Mathias Joergensen, Mikkel Damsgaard, Nathan Collins, Neal Maupay, Rico Henry, Saman Ghoddos, Shandon Baptiste, Thomas Strakosha, Vitaly Janelt, Yegor Yarmolyuk, Yoane Wissa, Yunus Emre Konak.

Wolverhampton vs Brentford Team News

Wolverhampton are looking at up to six players on the injured and absent list ahead of their home match against Brentford on Tuesday. Wolverhampton have to alter their line-up, as both Boubacar Traore, Rayan Ait Nouri, Hee-Chan Hwang, Jonny and Joao Gomes get a day in the shade.

Joe Hodge from Wolverhampton are unable to participate in their forthcoming encounter on Tuesday due to an injury.

Brentford could have a whole host of players on the injured and absent players for their next match, as five players are nursing various problems. Yoane Wissa, Frank Onyeka, Saman Ghoddos, Ben Mee and Ivan Toney sit this one out for Brentford, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Wolverhampton.

Brentford need to do without Bryan Mbeumo, Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer, Aaron Hickey, Kevin Schade and Rico Henry, who are not fit enough to travel to Molineux Stadium.

Wolverhampton vs Brentford Lineups

Wolverhampton vs Brentford H2H

It finished all square when Wolverhampton last faced Brentford. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 1-1 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 14/5. Wolverhampton have a 0% win rate in the against Brentford, who won zero of these matches. The total record reads 0-1-0, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Wolverhampton vs Brentford Results

In the previous one match between Wolverhampton and Brentford, both teams found the back of the net one time.

Wolverhampton vs Brentford Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Daniel Podence, who is performing well for Wolves. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent FA Cup outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Brentford.The visitors will be looking to Bryan Mbeumo to find the net once again, after managing three FA Cup goals for Brentford in recent matches.

Wolverhampton racked up six wins from a possible 10 across all tournaments at Molineux Stadium, drew three and lost one. Brentford won two of their previous 10 away, drew two and lost six times. Brentford have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than seven times in their previous 10 outings away from home. The hosts scored the first goal of the game in seven of their last 10 home games.

Wolverhampton scored an average of 1.7 goals in their last ten matches in which over 2.5 goals happened seven times. In the previous ten matches for Brentford, betting on over 2.5 goals turned out to be a winning bet in seven of them. On average, Brentford scored 1.1 times goals per game.