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Villa set to hold the Bees in the Championship

Villa set to hold the Bees in the Championship

On Wednesday night, Aston Villa host Brentford at Villa Park in the Championship, as both teams look to continue decent starts to their campaigns in the English second tier.

Villa and Brentford have both won two and drawn one of their league games so far this season. Both teams currently occupy play-off spots in the early stages of the Championship campaign.

Villa have been hard to beat under experienced boss Steve Bruce on home soil, losing just three of their last 26 Championship games.

The Villans were beaten play-off finalists last season, but financial turmoil in the summer has rather sent the club into this season with a negative vibe.

The side from the Midlands have been involved in many low scoring games at Villa Park of late in the Championship, with five of their last six games producing under 2.5 goals.

Brentford heads to the Midlands as a team that is hard to beat, as the Bees have lost just once in their last 13 games in all competitions. They have also suffered just one defeat in their last 12 matches in the Championship.

The visitor’s latest Championship games have been low scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in four of their last five games.

Brentford have a mixed recent away record in the Championship, as they have won just three of their last eight games on their travels in the league. The team from the capital have also failed to win in their last three away games.

The Bees recent away games in the second tier have been low scoring, as the last nine games on their travels in the league have produced under 2.5 goals.

These two teams have started the Championship campaign in a similar vein, so it is no surprise that Forebet predicts this game will finish in a low scoring draw.

Championship Regular Season
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Leicester City 94 44 30 4 10 47
2
Leeds United 90 44 27 9 8 43
3
Ipswich Town 89 43 26 11 6 32
4
Southampton 84 44 25 9 10 24
5
West Bromwich 72 44 20 12 12 23
6
Norwich City 72 44 21 9 14 16
7
Hull City 69 44 19 12 13 9
8
Coventry City 63 43 17 12 14 13
9
Middlesbrough 63 44 18 9 17 4
10
Preston North End 63 44 18 9 17 -5
11
Cardiff City 62 44 19 5 20 -11
12
Bristol City 59 44 16 11 17 4
13
Sunderland 56 44 16 8 20 1
14
Swansea City 56 44 15 11 18 -5
15
Watford 53 44 12 17 15 1
16
Millwall 53 44 14 11 19 -12
17
Stoke City 50 44 13 11 20 -16
18
QPR 50 44 13 11 20 -16
19
Blackburn Rovers 49 44 13 10 21 -16
20
Plymouth Argyle 48 44 12 12 20 -11
21
Sheffield Wednesday 47 44 13 8 23 -29
22
Birmingham City 46 44 12 10 22 -16
23
Huddersfield 44 44 9 17 18 -27
24
Rotherham 24 44 4 12 28 -53

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