Bookmakers expect painless victory for Manchester City when Brentford visit

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

Manchester City form and stats

Home games in the Premier League have been a walk in the park for Manchester City so far, with 28 points won from 11 matches; 9 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Manchester City haven’t lost a league-game in 13 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Crystal Palace, 102 days ago.

Mahrez, who usually plays near the opponent's goal, was the best player for the side in that fixture, and was presented with a rating of 8.82 (out of 10). Mahrez scored two goals, served one assist, hit one key pass and had 33 successful passes (of 37 total).

A 1-1 draw away in the Premier League before that, with Southampton the opponent.

Everyone expects Manchester City to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found 15 games: twelve home wins, two draws and one defeat. Manchester City have won with at least two goals margin ten times in similar situations.

There will be little rest for Manchester City after this match as they are travelling to Norwich City for a Premier League game in only three days.

Manchester City are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (32 goals in 11 games). City have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

Brentford form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Brentford so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-5 (win-draw-lose). It's looking increasingly bleak for Brentford who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Aston Villa was the last time a defeat was avoided.

Toney, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.13. Toney scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

A 1-2 loss hosting Wolverhampton Wanderers before that.

A quick return to home after this game, as Brentford are hosting Crystal Palace in the Premier League only three days away.

Brentford are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 11 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Brentford have conceded 21 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. Brentford has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

Brentford - Manchester City 0-1 was the output when these two participants formerly played each other, earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

B. Mota Veiga de Carvalho e Silva 7 goals

R. Sterling 7 goals

K. De Bruyne 6 goals

Manchester City missing players

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