Manchester City to claim win against Brentford
Manchester City vs Brentford - 12/11/2022
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Manchester City will host Brentford on Saturday at lunchtime in the English Premier League. The Cityzens are second in the Premier League standings but could go top of the table for the FIFA World Cup break.
Brentford are 11th after 14 matches in the league. The Bees are struggling for form heading into Saturday’s match with four straight matches ending without a win. However, Brentford drew their last two games in the Premier League.
Manchester City picked up 15 points from the last 18 points on offer in the league. Pep Guardiola’s team is on a three-game winning streak and hasn’t looked back since losing 1-0 to Liverpool.
Manchester City did not score many goals across their last six games. They tallied just seven goals and conceded five times.
Erling Haaland did miss time in recent matches due to a foot injury. Haaland is fit and should play on Saturday.
Guardiola won’t have Joao Cancelo due to a suspension. Full-back Kyle Walker is out of the match due to a groin strain.
Brentford took just six points from the last 18 points on offer in the league. They were outscored 12-6 across the last six fixtures.
Manager Thomas Frank could be without up to seven players for the game. Kristoffer Ajer has a knee injury and won’t play. Pontus Jansson is also out after suffering a thigh injury. Thomas Strakosha has an ankle problem and won’t play.
Full-back Aaron Hickey is ruled out with an ankle injury and midfielder Shandon Baptiste is also out. He has an adductor strain. Vitaly Janelt will miss the game with a muscle strain. Finally, Charlie Goode won’t play due to a knee problem.
Last season, Manchester City did the league double over Brentford by a combined score of 3-0. Man City are on a good run of home form.
They won their last 11 games at the Etihad Stadium. City scored at least 2.0 goals in their last 15 fixtures at home.
Brentford saw over 2.5 goals in 12 of their last 14 league games on the road. It could be a high-scoring game with more than 2.5 goals.
The Premier League has had 49% of matches won by the home team ahead of this weekend’s fixtures. The league had 54% of games end with over 2.5 goals before this weekend’s kickoff.
Man City should post another victory this weekend over Brentford. The Cityzens should edge the Bees 2-1.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
EPL
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1
2 - 1
2.63
12° 1.13
1.13
8.50
15.00
no
no
no
1 - 2(1 - 1)