Brentford vs Crystal Palace
English Premier League, KO: 15:00 Feb 12, 2022, Brentford Community Stadium
A closely fought encounter is predicted as Brentford host Crystal Palace in a Premier League fixture on Saturday. Separated by a place and just two points, both teams are likely to cancel each other out.
Brentford are on a poor run at the moment and have lost their last six matches. While they still hold a healthy lead above the bottom three, a couple of poor results could see them dragged into the relegation scrap.
The Bees are coming off a 2-0 defeat at Manchester City in their midweek Premier League fixture. Thomas Frank’s men were second best to the Champions throughout the contest and could only muster two attempts on target.
There have also been little home comfort for Brentford in recent weeks as they have lost their last two matches in front of their fans. However, a couple of 2-1 victories over Watford and Aston Villa will give them some confidence heading into Saturday’s clash.
Crystal Palace have not been that much better than Brentford in recent weeks and are just two points above their rivals. Patrick Vieira’s men head into Friday’s clash winless in their last five Premier League matches.
The Eagles showed character in their midweek Premier League fixture, fighting back from behind to earn a 1-1 draw at Norwich City. It was an eventful evening for Wilfried Zaha as he struck the equaliser before missing a penalty.
Things have been difficult for Crystal Palace on their travels as they are winless in their last six away matches. They have drawn the last two matches in that run and will be looking for a big performance at the Brentford Community Stadium.
How the bookies view it
Brentford have the slight edge among the bookies with a home win priced at 39/19 by SBK. A victory for Crystal Palace is valued at 7/4 with SpreadEX while a draw is set at odds of 43/20 with novibet.
Head to head
Brentford and Crystal Palace played out a 0-0 draw in the reverse fixture back in August.
Players to watch
Ivan Toney missed the defeat at Manchester City with a minor calf strain but is expected to return for Saturday’s clash. The striker has scored in his last three matches and is priced at 9/4 with Vbet to continue that run.
Wilfried Zaha showed his importance to Crystal Palace with his performance and goal at Norwich City. The striker often carries much of the attacking threat and could be backed to score anytime at 7/2 by Vbet.
Anything else catch the eye?
Brentford and Crystal Palace have been unconvincing at the back lately and both teams could be tipped to score at evens with William Hill. The reverse fixture produced a halftime draw and a similar outcome could be on the cards at 11/8 with BetVictor.
Both teams often take a while to get into games which means the second half could be the highest scoring half at 5/4 with Paddy Power.
This English Premier League match between Brentford and Crystal Palace will be played on Feb 12, 2022 and kick off at 15:00. Check below for our tipsters best Brentford vs Crystal Palace prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
