Brentford (Home)
- Brentford have won 7, drawn 4 and lost only 2 of their 13 Premier League home games this term and it is no surprise to see Thomas Frank’s replacement as The Bees’ coach, Keith Andrews, is still making his presence felt at the Gtech Community Stadium.
- His side have scored 24 goals in 13 home league fixtures and can still play some superb soccer when the stars align.
- Brentford, currently 7th in the Premier League with 40 points from 26 games, will set up with a flexible 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 that has the ability to switch into a back three at times to be compact and resist teams that like to play through the thirds.
- They are dangerous from engineered set-pieces and transition play, but can get caught out in possession if they are too frantic.
Brighton (Away)
- Brighton are on a bad run of form having won none, drawn two and lost three of their last five Premier League games to fall to 14th in the table on 31 points from 26 matches.
- Hürzeler’s side will set up with either a 3-4-3 or 4-2-3-1 system, playing lots of positional play to overload areas, control the pace and counter-press their opponents into mistakes during periods of sustained pressure.
- Danny Welbeck is Brighton’s top scorer with eight goals in 25 Premier League appearances, but they have only scored 14 times in 13 Premier League away games.
Head-to-Head
Brighton won the last Premier League meeting between these sides 2-1 at home two months ago, but have failed to win in their previous two away trips to Brentford.
Key Players
- Danny Welbeck is Brighton’s top scorer with eight goals in 25 Premier League appearances, but they have only scored 14 times in 13 Premier League away games.
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The home team have a few attacking threats of their own with Dango Ouattara weighing in with two of their last five league goals, but the main goal danger is provided by Igor Thiago, who has bagged 17 in 26 Premier League matches.
- Igor Thiago - 17 in 26
- Dango Ouattara - 2 of the last 5 league goals
Betting Insights
With the hosts in better form, a far superior home record in the league and Brighton’s away woes, the 1.97 odds on the home side are tempting.
Prediction
With both sides adopting positive approaches and evidence of defensive slippages in recent weeks, the Over 2.5 Goals market at 1.75 is our preferred bet here.
