Brentford are looking to snap out of a lengthy winless run as they travel to Norwich City for a Premier League fixture on Saturday. Norwich have shown more signs of life recently and can take advantage of Brentford’s recent poor form.
As has been the case for much of the season, Norwich are currently rooted to the bottom of the table. They are without a Premier League win since claiming a 3-0 victory over relegation rivals Watford back in January.
Norwich City have lost their last three Premier League matches, which is understandable considering that have played both Manchester City and Liverpool in that run. Dean Smith’s men were beaten 2-0 by Southampton in their previous Premier League fixture.
One positive for Norwich City is that they seem to always get the better of the teams around them on the table. Aside from the win at Watford, a 2-1 victory over Everton is also among their recent wins at Carrow Road.
In contrast to Norwich City, Brentford have struggled against some of their closest rivals. They travel to Carrow Road off the back of a 2-0 home defeat to Newcastle United in their previous Premier League fixture.
That result means Brentford have now gone eight Premier League matches without a win, suffering seven defeats in that run. They are close to the relegation zone and are now just three points above the bottom three.
Brentford have a woeful record on their travels and are without a win in their last nine away matches in the Premier. Thomas Frank’s men have lost the last five in that run, including a 2-1 defeat to Arsenal in their previous fixture on the road.
How the bookies view it
Brentford have a slight edge among the bookies and are priced at 13/8 by SpreadEX to claim the win. A victory for Norwich City is valued at 2/1 by 10bet while a draw is set at odds of 11/5 by Unibet.
Recent head to head
Norwich City are unbeaten in their last two matches against Brentford, claiming two wins in that run. The Canaries claimed a 2-1 victory in the reverse fixture in November with Teemu Pukki among the goals.
Players to watch
Pukki has six Premier League goals this season and will be looking to improve his tally on Saturday. The striker was on target in the reverse fixture and is priced at 2/1 by bet365 to get on the score sheet.
Ivan Toney made his return from injury with an appearance off the bench last time out against Southampton and could play from the start on Saturday. The striker is the top scorer for Brentford with six goals and is priced at odds of 41/20 by Unibet.
Anything else catch the eye?
Norwich City and Brentford were both on target in the reverse fixture and could be set for a repeat at 66/67 with SBK. There were also over 2.5 goals in that fixture and a similar outcome is priced at 13/10 with betfair.
Norwich City opened the scoring in the reverse fixture and could be tipped to grab the first goal on Saturday at 13/10 with MansionBet.
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