20:15 Wednesday

Without a win in eight games in all competitions, Aston Villa are out to avoid making that nine when they welcome Brentford to Villa Park tonight.

Aston Villa vs Brentford Prediction

  • Aston Villa's run of matches without a win was extended to eight at the weekend, after a 3-0 defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
  • Unai Emery's side have fallen to 12th place in the Premier League, having sat as high as fourth just four gameweeks ago.
  • Brentford's remarkable home form continued on Saturday, as they put four past Leicester at the Gtech Community Stadium.
  • 19 of the Bees' 20 points so far this season have come on home soil (95%), which doesn't bode well for Wednesday's trip to Villa Park.
  • Nonetheless, given the hosts' troubling form, a draw could be on the cards here.

Score Prediction: Aston Villa 2-2 Brentford

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Aston Villa vs Brentford Lineups

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Aston Villa Predicted Lineup vs Brentford

Olsen, Digne, Torres, Konsa, Cash, McGinn, Tielemans, Kamara, Bailey, Rogers, Watkins

Brentford Predicted Lineup vs Aston Villa

Flekken, Lewis-Potter, Pinnock, Collins, Berg, Damsgaard, Nørgaard, Janelt, Mbeumo, Wissa, Schade

Aston Villa vs Brentford  Team News

  • Jacob Ramsey is ruled out for the hosts, while Amadou Onana will have to be assessed.
  • Emi Martinez was forced off through injury at Chelsea on Sunday, and will miss at least the next two weeks' of action.
  • Brentford are without as many as six players for the trip to Villa Park.
  • Mathias Jensen will be assessed after coming off injured against Leicester on Saturday.

 

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Aston Villa vs Brentford Odds

Result Odds Implied Probability
Aston Villa 17/20 77%
Draw 3/1 25%
Brentford 10/3 23%

 

Aston Villa vs Brentford Bet Builder Tips

Our Bet Builder tips for Aston Villa vs Brentford backs the match result to be a draw, Schade to have over 0.5 shots on target and Watkins over 1.5 shots on target.

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Brentford might be in good form but 95% of their points this season have come at home. Villa Park has been a notoriously tough venue for them to find a win - securing three points in just one of their last six visits.

However, Villa have also struggled to beat Brentford at home in recent time with six of the last seven meetings at Villa Park ending in a draw.

Villa are in poor form but have drawn four of their last six home games and though Brentford have momentum behind them, their poor away form makes it hard to back Frank's men to win.

Schade hasn't quite hit the ground running since joining Brentford in June 2023 but he certainly made an impression when getting his first start in five games against Leicester, scoring three and hitting the target four times.

With confidence on his side and hopefully playing in the same attacking role as last game, I back the 23-year-old to get another in this game.

Ollie Watkins is struggling to take chances at the moment but he is still getting plenty of of them and has hit the target twice in his last two games and in three of his last five games.

He faces a side that averages 22.7 shots conceded away from home so I expect him to get chances.