Brentford v Tottenham
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Brentford vs Tottenham

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Brentford and Tottenham Hotspur will kick off their respective Premier League campaigns in an all-London clash at the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday evening.

The two clubs endured contrasting campaigns last season, with Brentford defying expectations while Tottenham endured a season to forget.

Widely tipped for a relegation battle, the Bees flourished under Keith Andrews to finish ninth, narrowly missing out on European qualification in the process.

They'll be hoping to go one better this time around and secure a place in Europe.

Tottenham, meanwhile, came perilously close to relegation, only securing their top-flight status on the final day of the season.

With Roberto De Zerbi now preparing for his first full campaign at the helm, Spurs will be aiming for a significant improvement and a return to the top end of the table after a huge summer spending spree.

How the bookies view it: Bees to sting Spurs

The bookmakers make Brentford slight favourites to start the season with a home win, with the Bees priced at 7/5 on bet365.

Tottenham are 9/5 outsiders, while the draw is available at 13/5.

Head to head: History against the hosts

Tottenham have the upper hand in the Premier League head-to-head, winning six of the 11 meetings between the sides, while Brentford have triumphed just once.

The most recent meeting finished 0-0, and another goalless draw on Saturday evening is priced at 14/1 on bet365.

Players to watch: Target Thiago fouls

Igor Thiago enjoyed a mightily impressive campaign in front of goal for Brentford last season, but he was also a regular when it came to committing fouls, averaging 2.01 per game. The Brazilian therefore looks good value to commit at least two fouls here at 10/11 on bet365.

Mateus Fernandes hit the target in eight of his final 18 appearances for West Ham last season, making 12/5 on bet365 look a big price for him to work the Brentford goalkeeper at least once in this capital clash.

Predicted line-ups

Brentford will be without Antoni Milambo and Sepp van den Berg due to injury.

Tottenham's injury list is nowhere near as lengthy as it was for much of last season, but they'll still begin the campaign without Dejan Kulusevski, Mohammed Kudus, Wilson Odobert and Xavi Simons.

Brentford: Kelleher; Kayode, Ajer, Collins, Lewis-Potter; Jensen, Yarmolyuk; Ouattara, Damsgaard, Schade; Thiago

Tottenham: Kinsky; Porro, Van Hecke, Van de Ven, Robertson; Fernandes, Tonali; Tel, Gallagher, Maddison; Richarlison

Anything else catch the eye?

A case could be made for either outcome in the 1X2 market here, so I'll instead dip into the Bet Builder market.

Combining both teams to score with both teams to receive a card will engineer an eye-catching even-money (1/1) shot on bet365.

This Bet Builder would have proven profitable in five of the last eight Premier League meetings between the pair.

Brentford vs Tottenham Betting Tips & Predictions
Both Teams to Score & Both Teams to Receive a Card
10/11
Bet365
Igor Thiago To Commit 2+ Fouls
10/11
Bet365
Mateus Fernandes 1+ Shot on Target
12/5
Bet365
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