Manchester United vs Brentford: Soccer match preview

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Mon 02.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Old Trafford (75635 seats)

Premier League: Manchester United receive Brentford in what promises to be an intriguing football match. Here's everything you need to know!

Insights:
  • Brentford have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Only a few days to rest for the hosting team, as they performed in a Premier League match only four days ago. This match was also played here at Old Trafford. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Brentford have had more rest.

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Manchester United form and stats

9-5-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Manchester United so far this season.

The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Chelsea last time out and are looking for a win here. Matić (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.75/10. Matić served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 34 successful passes (of 42 total).

Heartbreak before that as Manchester United lost 1-3 at Arsenal's place.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Manchester United's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played seven games, won six matches, drawn one and lost zero.

A decent goal production from Manchester United in their home games so far, with 29 goals from 18 league matches. On the other hand, United have conceded 22 goals.

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Brentford form and stats

Playing away, Brentford have won 5 games, drawn 4 and suffered 8 defeats in the Premier League this season. Momentum is building for Brentford in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

Brentford's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Tottenham Hotspur that finished 0-0. Jansson was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.82. The defender Jansson won 4 of 7 duels.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Watford.

Brentford have scored 23 goals on their travels this season, from 17 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Brentford have conceded 30 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The two combatants have met earlier this season: Brentford - United 1-3. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's one Manchester United victory, one draw and zero Brentford wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less. One of the profiles has been Elanga with 2 goals scored against Brentford in these 2 meetings.

Top Goalscorers

Manchester UnitedC. Ronaldo
C. Ronaldo
17 goals
BrentfordI. Toney
I. Toney
12 goals
Manchester UnitedB. Borges Fernandes
B. Borges Fernandes
9 goals

Manchester United missing players

Brentford missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Manchester United Brentford
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
35 18 6 Played P 5 17 34
15 9 3 Won W 1 5 11
10 5 2 Drew D 0 4 7
10 4 1 Lost L 4 8 16
54 29 9 Scored S 5 23 41
52 22 4 Conceded C 10 30 49
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 91%
77% 72% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 94% 79%
49% 39% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 65% 53%
43% 39% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 35% 24%
29% 33% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 18% 12%
63% 56% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 65% 53%
20% 22% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 24%
20% 28% 17% Failed to Score F T 60% 29% 32%
 
5.2 5.1 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.6 4.2
5.4 5 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 10.8 6.8 6.2
2 1.7 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.4 1.8 1.7
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
13.6 15.2 15.2 Shots (avg) S ( 8 10.9 11.6
5 5.3 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 3.8 3.8
31% 30% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 35% 32%
 
13.5 12.6 11.8 Shots against (avg) S A 20 15.6 13.5
4.9 3.9 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 5.5 4.6
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Brentford have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 33 25 5 3 80 21 17 13 2 2 50 13 16 12 3 1 30 8 59 80
2 Liverpool 33 24 7 2 85 22 17 14 3 0 45 7 16 10 4 2 40 15 63 79
3 Chelsea 33 19 9 5 68 28 16 8 5 3 32 18 17 11 4 2 36 10 40 66
4 Arsenal 33 19 3 11 52 40 17 11 2 4 28 15 16 8 1 7 24 25 12 60
5 Tottenham Hotspur 33 18 4 11 56 38 16 10 1 5 31 18 17 8 3 6 25 20 18 58
6 Manchester United 35 15 10 10 54 52 18 9 5 4 29 22 17 6 5 6 25 30 2 55
7 West Ham United 34 15 7 12 52 44 17 9 4 4 30 22 17 6 3 8 22 22 8 52
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 33 15 4 14 33 29 16 7 2 7 18 16 17 8 2 7 15 13 4 49
9 Newcastle United 34 11 10 13 40 55 17 7 6 4 24 26 17 4 4 9 16 29 -15 43
10 Leicester City 32 11 9 12 47 51 16 8 4 4 26 20 16 3 5 8 21 31 -4 42
11 Brighton & Hove Albion 34 9 14 11 31 42 17 3 7 7 12 22 17 6 7 4 19 20 -11 41
12 Brentford 34 11 7 16 41 49 17 6 3 8 18 19 17 5 4 8 23 30 -8 40
13 Southampton 34 9 13 12 40 56 17 6 7 4 21 20 17 3 6 8 19 36 -16 40
14 Crystal Palace 33 8 14 11 43 41 17 5 8 4 25 17 16 3 6 7 18 24 2 38
15 Aston Villa 32 11 4 17 42 46 15 5 3 7 24 25 17 6 1 10 18 21 -4 37
16 Leeds United 33 8 10 15 38 68 16 4 5 7 18 30 17 4 5 8 20 38 -30 34
17 Burnley 33 6 13 14 29 45 17 5 6 6 16 20 16 1 7 8 13 25 -16 31
18 Everton 32 8 5 19 34 55 16 7 2 7 21 20 16 1 3 12 13 35 -21 29
19 Watford 33 6 4 23 31 67 16 2 1 13 15 39 17 4 3 10 16 28 -36 22
20 Norwich City 33 5 6 22 22 69 17 3 3 11 12 34 16 2 3 11 10 35 -47 21

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 33 25 5 3 80 21 17 13 2 2 50 13 16 12 3 1 30 8 59 80
2 Liverpool 33 24 7 2 85 22 17 14 3 0 45 7 16 10 4 2 40 15 63 79
3 Chelsea 33 19 9 5 68 28 16 8 5 3 32 18 17 11 4 2 36 10 40 66
4 Arsenal 33 19 3 11 52 40 17 11 2 4 28 15 16 8 1 7 24 25 12 60
5 Tottenham Hotspur 33 18 4 11 56 38 16 10 1 5 31 18 17 8 3 6 25 20 18 58
6 Manchester United 35 15 10 10 54 52 18 9 5 4 29 22 17 6 5 6 25 30 2 55
7 West Ham United 34 15 7 12 52 44 17 9 4 4 30 22 17 6 3 8 22 22 8 52
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 33 15 4 14 33 29 16 7 2 7 18 16 17 8 2 7 15 13 4 49
9 Newcastle United 34 11 10 13 40 55 17 7 6 4 24 26 17 4 4 9 16 29 -15 43
10 Leicester City 32 11 9 12 47 51 16 8 4 4 26 20 16 3 5 8 21 31 -4 42
11 Brighton & Hove Albion 34 9 14 11 31 42 17 3 7 7 12 22 17 6 7 4 19 20 -11 41
12 Brentford 34 11 7 16 41 49 17 6 3 8 18 19 17 5 4 8 23 30 -8 40
13 Southampton 34 9 13 12 40 56 17 6 7 4 21 20 17 3 6 8 19 36 -16 40
14 Crystal Palace 33 8 14 11 43 41 17 5 8 4 25 17 16 3 6 7 18 24 2 38
15 Aston Villa 32 11 4 17 42 46 15 5 3 7 24 25 17 6 1 10 18 21 -4 37
16 Leeds United 33 8 10 15 38 68 16 4 5 7 18 30 17 4 5 8 20 38 -30 34
17 Burnley 33 6 13 14 29 45 17 5 6 6 16 20 16 1 7 8 13 25 -16 31
18 Everton 32 8 5 19 34 55 16 7 2 7 21 20 16 1 3 12 13 35 -21 29
19 Watford 33 6 4 23 31 67 16 2 1 13 15 39 17 4 3 10 16 28 -36 22
20 Norwich City 33 5 6 22 22 69 17 3 3 11 12 34 16 2 3 11 10 35 -47 21

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The English Premier League is the top level of the English football league pyramid. 20 teams play 38 fixtures each to see who tops the Premier League table. The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. Seasons run from August to May with most games on Saturdays and Sundays.