LiontipsManchester City vs Brentford. Prediction and Betting Tips for English Premier League (February 9, 2022).
Command Analysis
Manchester City had a rocky start to the season - they lost to Leicester in the Community Shield match and suffered a narrow defeat to Tottenham in the opening round of the Premier League. However, Pep Guardiola's men have been more than convincing since then. They easily won their group in the Champions League and successfully passed Swindon Town (4:1) and Fulham (4:1) in the FA Cup.
The reigning champions of England have secured an advantage of nine points against their closest pursuers: they earned 57 points from 18 victories and three draws. The Sky-Blues have the best defense in the league - they allowed only 14 goals this season. After a victory over Chelsea (1:0), Man City drew against Southampton (1:1).
The hosts will be without Gabriel Jesus, Palmer, and Mendy.
Brentford have done well this season. They reached the quarter-finals of the League Cup and have delivered a solid performance in their first ever Premier League campaign. However,the Bees ran out of steam by the winter break. The visitors lost eight of their last ten games.
After beating Port Vale (4:1) in the opening game of the FA Cup, Brentford lost to Everton with that same score and got knocked out of the competition. Thomas Frank's men are currently in 14th place in the Premier League table with 23 points from six victories and five draws.
The Bees' last Premier League victory was recorded against Aston Villa on January 2 (2:1). After that, they lost four games in a row, including a defeat to Wolverhampton in the last round (1:2).
Jeanvier, Jorgensen, Eriksen, and Fosu have been ruled out of this fixture.
Trends
СтавкаCorrect score 4:1
Man City won 9 home games in a row.
СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
In 3 of the last 4 head-to-head games, goals were scored in both halves.
СтавкаCorners: total under 9.5
This bet played in 2 of the last 4 games of the visitors.
СтавкаPenalties: no
No penalties were given in 3 of the last 5 games of Brentford.
Tip and bets
Manchester City are a better team and should win this game. The reigning champions are head and shoulders above their visitors in each line and they almost never lose at home. We will be backing the favourites here.
Our prediction - Asian handicap (-2.5) to Manchester City
The Sky-Blues won 2 of the last 3 matches by a three-goal margin, and we expect a similar result in the upcoming match.
Second bet - Manchester City to win by 3 goals
