Midweek will bring us not only Champions League games, but also Premier League football. After an unusual fluke to Chelsea last times out, Manchester City will be looking for mandatory 3 points here as the title race between them, Arsenal and Liverpool has entered a critical stage.
Manchester City Team News
Pep Guardiola’s team will not be playing Champions League football this week, but they will have to catch up to Liverpool and Arsenal in the league. Normally, they are impeccable during the latter part of the season, hence why the stumble with Chelsea came as a surprise. Before that game City had 6 consecutive wins in the Premier League. Four of those wins saw over 2.5 games. In their last 3 Premier League games, Manchester City was booked only on 1 occasion. If we look at home games only, in the last 2 games at the Etihad Stadium City have received only 1 booking as well.
Brentford Team News
Brentford are just 5 games from the relegation zone, so the team must be sharp. Recent form for The Bees has been mediocre with 3 losses and 2 wins in the last 5 games. Despite that, they managed to end a 5 game consecutive loss streak on the road after their pivotal 0-2 win over Wolverhampton during their last travel. Still, Brentford are the third worst visitors in the league thus far. Another interesting fact is that Brentford have never recorded two back-to-back away victories.
Head-to-Head-Games
Games between City and Brentford seem to be tight with a slight advantage to Guardiola’s team. They have 3 wins in the last 5 games, as opposed to 2 for Brentford. Only 2 of those 5 games have seen over 2.5 goals. In 4 of those games Manchester City did not receive a booking
| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 38 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 62 | 91 | WWWWW |
| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Brentford FC | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | -9 | 39 | WLDWL |
Manchester City – Brentford Betting Prediction
Generally, City don’t seem to accumulate much cards in their games. Recent games prove this and in a historical point of view, their games with Brentford confirm this as well. I expect this trend to continue here and City to receive under 1.5 bookings in this game.
Betting Tip: Manchester City Under 1.5 Bookings
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Odds: 1.75
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