Aston Villa are aiming to continue their late push for European as they travel to the Gtech Community Stadium in the Premier League to face Brentford.
The hosts have found things difficult in recent weeks and are without a win in their last five Premier League matches. They are currently on a three-match losing run and were beaten 2-0 by Wolverhampton Wanderers in their previous fixture.
Having been talked about as a surprise contender for Europe at some point this season, Brentford’s campaign appears to be heading towards a disappointing end. They are currently ninth on the table and in danger of slipping into the bottom half.
The Gtech Community Stadium used to be a fortress for Brentford but they appear to have lost their way. Thomas Frank’s men have won just once in their last four home matches and were beaten 2-1 by Newcastle United in their previous fixture in front of their fans.
It is a testament to Unai Emery’s amazing work that Aston Villa are being spoken about as European contenders. It has been an impressive turnaround for the Villans under the Spanish gaffer as they moved from relegation trouble to within six points of a top four finish with seven matches left to play.
Aston Villa appear to be getting better as the season heads into the business end as have picked up seven wins and a draw from their last eight Premier League matches. They completely outclassed Newcastle United last time out, claiming a 3-0 victory with Ollie Watkins netting a brace.
One of the impressive things about Aston Villa’s recent fine form is the consistency, even on their travels. They are unbeaten in their last four Premier League matches on the road, claiming three wins in that run.
How the bookies view it
Despite their recent struggles, Brentford still have a slight edge among the bookies with a home win priced 6/4 by Paddy Power. A victory for Aston Villa is valued at 15/8 by bet365 while a draw is set at odds 23/10 by William Hill.
Head to head
Aston Villa have a 6-4 advantage with five draws from 15 previous matches against Brentford. The Villans also ran out 4-0 winners in the reverse fixture back in October with Ollie Watkins getting one of the goals.
Players to watch
While Brentford are struggling to find their rhythm, Ivan Toney continues to impress for the hosts. The striker now has 18 Premier League goals this season and is priced at 7/4 by bet365 to find the net on Saturday.
Ollie Watkins has been pivotal to Aston Villa’s recent good form with 11 goals in his last 12 Premier League matches. The striker was also on target in the reverse fixture and is priced at 19/10 by William Hill to maintain his scoring run.
Anything else catch the eye?
Brentford and Aston Villa boast plenty of attacking quality and can be set to produce goals on Saturday. Both teams could be backed to score at 4/5 with William Hill, over 2.5 goals is valued at evens with BetVictor while Paddy Power is offering odds of 13/5 for over 3.5 goals.
Aston Villa have scored in both halves in four of their last five matches and Saturday’s clash could be tipped to follow a similar pattern at 16/5 with BoyleSports.
This English Premier League match between Brentford and Aston Villa will be played on Apr 22, 2023 and kick off at 15:00. Check below for our tipsters best Brentford vs Aston Villa prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
