Brentford vs Liverpool Prediction

🔊 Could Liverpool really squander the advantage they so diligently built up in the first half of the season? Arne Slot's team still tops the Premier League standings, but they have started to regularly slip up. In the 22nd round, they will visit Brentford, who sit at the bottom of the top 10 and are considered a serious threat at home. However, bookmakers do not predict the league leader dropping points, considering them the clear favorite for the upcoming match.

📊 Head-to-Head

In the first-round match, Liverpool easily dealt with the “Bees” at Anfield. This victory was their fourth consecutive win in head-to-head encounters with Brentford. In fact, in the last three meetings, the “Reds” scored nine goals against their opponent while conceding only one. This statistic suggests a bet on a victory for the visitors.

🐝 Brentford

The “Bees” ended a three-match home losing streak in the last round by holding back Manchester City (2:2), who were just picking up momentum. It seemed that Thomas Frank's protégés would once again disappoint their fans, as they were trailing 0:2 until the 82nd minute. However, goals from Yoane Wissa and Christian Norgaard helped avoid defeat. The Congolese player became Brentford's top scorer in the Premier League, netting his 37th goal. Thus, Thomas Frank's team returned to the top 10, but several teams are hot on their heels. Another positive note is that the match against “City” was Rico Henry's first appearance in this Premier League season. The defender recovered from a severe knee injury.

🔴 Liverpool

It seems there is kryptonite for Liverpool and Mohamed Salah personally in the Premier League. Arne Slot's men were surely highly motivated for the last round's game, planning revenge against Nottingham for their first defeat of the season. However, they couldn't take revenge. The “Merseysiders” drew with the “Foresters” (1:1), and the highly prolific Egyptian winger once again failed to score. This dropped point was their second in a row and fourth in the last seven matches for Arne Slot's team. The gap from Arsenal is visibly shrinking. On a positive note, there's almost an empty injury list, with only Joe Gomez sidelined.

⚽️ Prediction on Goals

In the match against City, Brentford once again delivered a goal-scoring home spectacle. The total over 3.5 goals bet hit in 7 of the last 8 home matches for the “Bees” in the Premier League. But it's not only the hosts who can boast such a trend. In 6 of Liverpool's previous 7 games, at least 4 goals were scored, so we have no doubt when choosing a bet on scoring potential.

🚩 Prediction on Corners

Liverpool is one of the league leaders in terms of average corners won (6.6). Therefore, it's no surprise that the total over 8.5 corners bet hit in 10 of their last 11 matches. This same bet was successful in 6 of the last 7 head-to-head meetings between the “Reds” and Brentford in the Premier League.

📝 Match Prediction

As mentioned earlier, Liverpool has been frequently dropping points, but Brentford has also recently given their fans reasons to be upset several times. The “Bees” won't be able to play defensively like Nottingham did, nor will they try to, so we don't believe in a third consecutive slip-up for the leader. Arne Slot's men are likely to concede but will still secure their win. Therefore, the most probable final score seems to be 1:3, and the optimal bet for the match is a Liverpool victory.