Manchester City will look to maintain their place at the top of the Premier League table when they entertain Brentford at the Etihad on Saturday afternoon.
Pep Guardiola’s side are setting the early pace in the top-flight after kicking off their season with three wins on the trot.
The most recent of those victories before the international break saw the Sky Blues secure a comfortable 3-1 win away at West Ham.
Seeking to build more momentum at the summit of the standings, City will set out to bank another three points against Brentford.
Thomas Frank will be pleased with his team's start to the new season. They have picked up six points from their opening three league games.
Last time out, the Bees swept aside Southampton 3-1, meaning they signed off for the international break surveying the standings from the lofty heights of sixth place.
How the bookies view it: Another stroll for City
It won’t come as a surprise to learn that Man City are lowly 1/5 favourites with William Hill.
Brentford are a whopping 14/1 with William Hill to emerge from the Etihad victorious while a share of the spoils is also considered improbable at 7/1 on Bet 365.
Head to head: Bees have stung City in recent seasons
Man City have not always had things their own way in this fixture in recent seasons, winning four of the last six meetings and suffering two losses in the process. In fact, Brentford were the last team to turn Man City over on their own patch in the Premier League, securing a shock 2-1 win at this venue in November 2022.
Players to watch: Haaland back on the goal hunt
Having hit seven goals, including two hat-tricks, across the first three rounds of the new Premier League season, Erling Haaland is as short as 1/2 (Bet 365) to get on the scoresheet on Saturday. The Man City goal machine is currently a best price of 10/1 on Betfred to fire in another trio of strikes this weekend.
Kristoffer Ajer has been filling in at both right-back and left-back during the early weeks of the season, so he could be one to watch in the player fouls markets once they are priced up by the bookmakers.
Predicted line-ups
Man City chief Guardiola will likely run the rule over his squad following the international break before deciding on his starting XI this weekend. However, one player who will miss out through injury is Oscar Bobb.
Brentford remain without injured trio Aaron Hickey, Igor Thiago and Rico Henry for this weekend’s trip north to Manchester.
Man City: Ederson; Lewis, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol; Kovacic, Bernardo; Savinho, De Bruyne, Doku; Haaland
Brentford: Flekken; Roerslev, Collins, Pinnock, Ajer; Norgaard, Janelt, Jensen; Mbeumo, Wissa, Schade
Anything else catch the eye?
Backing Man City to win alongside Haaland to score and under sevens match goals will bring about a 4/5 play on Bet 365 that looks more than fair.
This bet would have proven profitable in each of City’s three Premier League wins this season so far.
The same Bet Builder would have also banked profit from last season’s corresponding fixture, and that only adds to the appeal of supporting the selection at the Etihad on Saturday.
This English Premier League match between Manchester City and Brentford will be played on Sep 14, 2024 and kick off at 15:00. Check below for our tipsters best Manchester City vs Brentford prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
