Brentford – Burnley : Preview & Prediction
Brentford, 15th in the table, will be looking to make it two wins in a row in the league for the first time this season. Frank’s side, who had been searching for a win for the past two months, finally got back to winning ways last weekend at bottom club Norwich City (3-1). Brentford can thank their young striker Toney (9 goals) who scored a hat-trick in this last game, including two goals scored from penalties. The win was a boost to the morale of this modest team who had lost two league games in a row at Arsenal (2-1) and at Newcastle (0-2). Brentford have taken only one point at home to Crystal Palace (0-0) in their last four games, losing to Manchester United (1-3), Wolverhampton (1-2) and Newcastle (0-2) on 26 February. Burnley, on the other hand, have been capitalizing on their away record for the last 3 away games. The team coached by Dyche has just picked up 5 points from its last 3 trips to Arsenal (0-0), Brighton (3-0) and Crystal Palace (1-1) and has the means to hold Brentford at bay on its home ground. On the other hand, the current 18th-placed team could not take advantage of the stumbles of Leeds and Everton, as they suffered two home defeats against two big teams, Leicester City (0-2) and Chelsea (0-4). In the race for survival, Burnley is only 2 points behind Leeds, 16th, and 1 point behind Everton, 17th, and has to update its calendar as it has a game in hand over Norwich, Watford and Leeds. A good performance at Brentford Community Stadium could see Burnley move out of the relegation zone this Saturday.
Burnley have never lost to Brentford in the last 25 years: 4 wins and 2 draws.
Burnley crushed Brentford in the first leg by 3 goals to 1 last October.
Brentford have only won 1 of their last 11 games.
Brentford have taken just 1 point from their last 4 home games.
Burnley have only lost 3 of their last 9 games (Liverpool, Leicester, Chelsea).
Burnley, on a good away run (1 win and 2 draws), could surprise Brentford at their stadium (1 draw and 3 defeats) and try to get a 6th straight win against this opponent.
Brentford – Burnley : Betting Tips
BTS/YES Odds: 2.25
