Entertaining Game in Store as Brentford Host Premier League Leaders Liverpool
Brentford vs Liverpool - 17/02/2024
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Some games in the Premier League have the potential for plenty of goalmouth action and our preview proposes goals in this match.
The game between Brentford and Liverpool will be played on the 17th of February at the LNER Community Stadium. The hosts begin the weekend in 14th place on 25 points while the visitors are top of the table on 54 points.
Brentford come into the match on the back of a good 2-0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League last weekend.
The Bees scored their first goal in the 35th minute and led 1-0 at the interval. Into the second half and Brentford doubled their advantage in the 77th minute to take maximum points.
The win at Wolves was only the second victory for Brentford in their 11 most recent fixtures in all competitions. The previous victory came at home over Nottingham Forest in the Premier League and was a 3-2 win.
However, there have been many defeats for Brentford, with losses coming against Brighton, Sheffield United, Crystal Palace, and Tottenham Hotspur away plus Aston Villa, Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Manchester City at home in the Premier League.
The stats show Brentford have succeeded in scoring at least one goal in their last 9 consecutive games in all competitions. Brentford have also seen both teams score in each of their last 6 home Premier League matches, with over 2.5 goals scored in their 5 most recent league games on home soil.
Liverpool travel to the LNER Community Stadium having beat Burnley 3-1 at home in the Premier League last weekend. Liverpool opened the scoring in the 31st minute but conceded an equaliser at the end of the first half.
Liverpool regained their advantage in the 52nd minute and secured the points with a third goal in the 79th minute.
The victory over Burnley means Liverpool are undefeated in 12 of their 13 most recent fixtures in all competitions.
They have won 3 of their last 4 games in all competitions, with the additional victories coming over Chelsea at home in the Premier League and Norwich City at home in the FA Cup.
Trends show Liverpool haven't lost in 44 of their last 48 matches in all competitions. They have scored at least 1 goal in each of their 22 most recent away games and have seen over 2.5 goals in 3 of their last 4 away Premier League fixtures.
Team news and Brentford are without the injured duo of Joshua Da Silva and Bryan Mbeumo. There are also doubts over the fitness of Aaron Hickey and Kevin Schade.
Liverpool make the trip without Thiago Alcantara, Dominik Szoboszlai, Ben Doak, and Stefan Bajcetic who are injured.
There are doubts over the fitness of Mohamed Salah, Alisson, and Trent Alexander-Arnold. Conor Bradley could return following time away for personal reasons.
Predictive analytics suggests we should see goals in this game, with over 2.5 goals in total and both teams finding the back of the net.
Brentford’s recent overall form has been poor and Liverpool should have enough to claim all 3 points.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
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Score
Live
coef.
EPL
181963
2
1 - 3
3.83
11°
1.60
5.25
4.00
1.60
no
no
no
1 - 4(0 - 1)
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