LiontipsBrentford vs Manchester City. Prediction and Betting Tips for English Premier League (December 29, 2021).
Command Analysis
Brentford got promoted to the Premier League following their excellent season in the Championship, and so far they have been delivering decent results. The Bees were off to a good start in the League Cup, wherethey easily passed Forest Green (3-1), Oldham (7-0), and Stoke City (2-1). Brentford got eliminated in the quarterfinal match, where they lost to Chelsea (0-2).
Thomas Frank's charges have played 17 matches in the current Premier League season. They are in 13th position in the standings with 20 points to their name. Brentford's attacking line has been unimpressive as they averaged just over one goal per game.
After the Bees drew with Leeds United (2-2) away, they prevailed over Watford (2-1) and lost to Brighton (0-2).
The hosts will be playing without Ajer, Dasilva, Janvier, Jorgensen, Goode and Raya.
Manchester City started their season with two defeats in a row, and they also got knocked out of the League Cup very early, but that was the end of their misfortunes.
In the Champions League, Manchester City finished on top of the group and progressed to the knockout rounds. Pep Guardiola's charges lost their last group game to RB Leipzig (1-2), but that didn't affect their standings.
The Sky-Blues are killing it in the Premier League. They won 15 out of 19 games and drew twice. These results put them in 1st place with 47 points. The winning streak of City has reached nine Premier League games. After a confident victory over Newcastle (4-0), they had a cracker of a game against Leicester City (6-3).
Stones, Delap, Mendy, Torres, Rodri and Walkerhave been ruled out of this fixture.
Trends
СтавкаCorrect score 1:4
Man City won 4 of the last 5 away games.
СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
In the last 3 games of the visitors, goals were scored in both halves.
СтавкаCorners: total under 9.5
This bet played in 2 out of 4 games of the visitors.
СтавкаPenalty - no
No penalties were given in 3 of the last 5 games of the visitors.
Tip and bets
Brentford will host the reigning champions of England for the first time in their history. This will serve as additional motivation for the Bees. However, we do not expect an upset here - Man City are in ridiculously good form and have a huge class advantage in each line. We are predicting an easy win for the favourites.
Our prediction — Asian handicap (-2) to Manchester City
We believe that the visitors won't stop attacking after scoring the first goal. In the last five away matches, Guardiola's men averaged almost three goals per game, and today we expect them to win by a large margin.
Second wager — Manchester City to win by 3 goals
