Aston Villa vs Brentford Preview
The Aston Villa vs Brentford fixture remains a crucial one for both sides. Villa are currently sitting in the fourth spot in this season’s Premier League table with 59 points to their tally. They are two points ahead of the fifth place Tottenham Hotspur. After a good win against Wolves at Villa Park, the Midlands-based side crumbled against Manchester City at Etihad in a 4-1 mauling.
The fixture against Brentford holds a significant key for Unai Emery’s team to brick-in the dents formed in their Champions League hopes by the loss suffered against City. They have won two, lost two, and drawn 1 out of their previous five Premier League matches.
On the other hand, Brentford are currently in fifteenth place in the league table with 28 points to their name. The are six points clear of the relegation zone as of now. The draw against Manchester United in their last league outing was a decent result for Thomas Frank’s side. However, to cement their position in the Premier League for next season they would want to make sure that they get a positive result against Villa.
Aston Villa vs Brentford team news
Aston Villa
Aston Villa are set to miss out on the services of their defenders Tyrone Mings and Matty Cash due to injury woes while their midfielder John McGinn is still serving suspension for the red card that he received against Tottenham Hotspur.
Brentford
Brentford has their injury worries in the form of defenders like Ben Mee and Rico Henry. Also, one of their most important players and midfielder Christian Norgaard will miss out on playing in the Aston Villa vs Brentford fixture on the weekend due to injury issues.
Aston Villa vs Brentford predicted lineups
Aston Villa
Despite receiving a drubbing against Manchester City at Etihad, Unai Emery will look to back his strongest playing eleven to get the job done against Brentford on Saturday.
Predicted XI: E Martinez (GK), C Lenglet, D Carlos, E Konsa, R Olsen, Douglas Luiz, N Zaniolo, L Digne, T. Iroegbunam, M. Diaby, and Ollie Watkins
Brentford
Brentford manager Thomas Frank would be aware of the fact that his side is well capable of beating any team on their day and would be looking to field his best possible playing eleven at Villa Park.
Predicted XI: M Flekken (GK), M Jorgensen, K Ajer, N Collins, M Jansen, V Janelt, Y Yarmoliuk, K Lewis Potter, M Roerslev Rasmussen, Ivan Toney, and Y Wissa
Aston Villa vs Brentford head-to-head
The Last 5 matches Played
Brentford 1-2 Aston Villa | Premier League [17-12-2023]
Aston Villa 3-3 Brentford | Freindlies [30-07-2023]
Brentford 1-1 Aston Villa | Premier League [22-04-2023]
Aston Villa 4-0 Brentford | Premier League [23-10-2022]
Brentford 2-1 Aston Villa | Premier League [02-01-2022]
Aston Villa vs Brentford Prediction
The match would be a precious one for Aston Villa in pursuit of their Champions League hopes for the next season. They would want to use the home crowd to their advantage against the visiting Bees who would be keen to extend the gap between themselves and the drop zone with not long to go before the season ends.
Predicted score: Aston Villa 3-2 Brentford
Aston Villa vs Brentford Betting Tips and Odds
Betting Tips
- Goals over 2.5 – 1.50
- Goals under 2.5 – 2.55
- Both teams to score – Yes
Odds
- Aston Villa to win – 1.74
- Draw – 4.60
- Brentford to win – 5.00
Betting tips and odds from – ODDSPEDIA
Aston Villa vs Brentford Timing and Telecast
- Stadium: Villa Park, Aston Villa, England
- Timing: 02:00 P.M. GMT; Saturday; April 6
- India: Disney+ Hotstar (Subscription)
- UK: VillaTV (Match Commentary)
- US: FuboTV
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