Will Liverpool show the necessary patience against the promoted side?
In the past, there have always been promoted teams that have made a big splash in their first year in the Premier League. Brentford Football Club is the next newcomer to stay out of the relegation battle in the English top flight and knock on the door of the top half of the table instead.
In fact, coach Thomas Frank’s side have only lost one of their five league games so far and sit in ninth place with a proud eight points. On Saturday night, however, the Bees will face a real big-calibre side for the first time in the form of the 2020 champions. This is clear from the odds between Brentford and Liverpool, because despite the aforementioned good performances of the home side, the favourite role is of course clearly with the guests from the Merseyside.
However, the fact that two of the best defences of the season so farmay pay off in the match between Brentford and Liverpool is underlined by the fact that two of the best defences of the season so farmay pay off in the match between Brentford and Liverpool. The promoted side have conceded just two goals in 450 Premier League minutes; LFC, in the person of keeper Alisson Becker, have conceded just once, thanks in part to van Dijk’s return. So it is quite possible that the mark of 2.5 goals will not be broken in the direct duel.
Brentford – Statistics & current form
Brentford Football Club are undoubtedly one of the positive surprises of the young Premier League season so far. Hardly anyone would have expected the promoted team to adapt so quickly to the faster level one tier higher.
After five matchdays, however, the Bees already have eight points to their name. Their only defeat came a fortnight ago at home to Brighton, although the goal they conceded in a narrow 1-0 defeat came in the last minute of the game. The fact that coach Thomas Frank’s team could now lose two league matches in a row in front of a home crowd for the first time since December 2018 (!) is testament to the Londoners’ fundamental home strength.
Brentford have only conceded two goals so far
The showpiece of the Red and Whites, who made it into the Premier League for the first time via the play-offs, is undoubtedly their defence. Only two goals conceded in the first five matchdays are only undercut by three other teams in a league comparison.
The clever balance in the game has also meant that in none of the five matches involving the Bees have resulted in more than two goals. Even if the opponents are of a different calibre, there is much to suggest that the under-goals bet will once again go through in Brentford’s match against Liverpool.
The capital’s players are not lacking in self-confidence at the moment. The previous week, Wolves were beaten 2-0 away from home, despite the newcomers being outnumbered for half an hour. During the week, Frank’s side progressed to the fourth round of the EFL Cup thanks to a comfortable 7-0 win over Oldham Athletic. On current form, the Bees should be confident of another decent result against Liverpool, although three players will be unavailable with Baptiste suspended and Dasilva and Sörensen injured.
Projected Brentford line-up:
Raya; Ajer, Pinnock, Jansson; Canos, Norgaard, Ghoddos, Janelt, Henry; Mbeumo, Toney
Last matches played by Brentford:
Liverpool – Statistics & current form
After a slightly weaker 2020/21 season on balance, but one that still came to a conciliatory end thanks to a brilliant final spurt, Liverpool Football Club are once again the talk of the town this season.
There is currently no team in the English top flight that has been unbeaten longer than Jürgen Klopp’s team. Twelve wins and three draws in the past 15 matches are evidence of an enormous consistency that makes it impossible to predict a home win between Brentford and Liverpool. In addition, it should be mentioned that the Reds have won all of their last five away games in the English top flight, scoring an average of three goals per game (15).
Porto in the back of the mind, Brentford in front of the chest
Mohamed Salah, who remains on 99 goals for LFC and would enter the very elite 100-goal circle with one more goal, and his colleagues are unlikely to score three or more goals on Saturday. On the one hand, because of the aforementioned defensive strength of the opponent. But also because of the important away game next Tuesday in the Champions League at FC Porto. In the case of a lead, it is therefore to be expected that the men from Anfield rather shift down one or two gears instead of consistently going for goals.
Another argument why we think the odds on Under 2.5 goals between Brentford and Liverpool are very attractive is, of course, the restored own stability in the game against the ball One goal conceded after five matchdays, which they also conceded against Champions League winners Chelsea, is an impressive figure, which could also lead to betting on a win to nil for the visitors.
In view of the aforementioned top flight match in Porto and the fact that this is the fifth competitive match in the last 13 days, changes to the starting eleven cannot be ruled out. Thiago and Elliott will be missing due to injury. Alexander-Arnold, Williams and Roberto Firmino, on the other hand, could return to the squad.
Predicted Liverpool line-up:
Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Matip, Robertson; Henderson, Fabinho, Jones; Salah, Jota, Mane
Last matches played by Liverpool:
Brentford – Liverpool Direct Comparison / H2H Record
Since England’s highest division was named the Premier League, the two teams have never faced each other. The ten Premier League encounters date from before or immediately after the Second World War and are therefore in no way relevant to the upcoming match. The last cup games are also over 20 years in the past, but it is worth noting that LFC have won the last four meetings against Brentford on a goal difference of 14:2.
Brentford – Liverpool Tip
Liverpool Football Club have a very good record against promoted teams in recent years. Only one of the past 27 matches against Premier League newcomers was lost (22 wins, four draws). The probability that this proud series can be extended on Saturday is relatively high. This is also underlined between Brentford and Liverpool by the betting odds of bookmakers licensed in Germany.
Nevertheless, we can imagine that the team of coach Thomas Frank can cause problems for the favourites. After eight points from the first five games, the “Bees” are not lacking in self-confidence. Only two goals conceded during the season and two wins in a row recently ensure that the Londoners can play pressure-free
Because the Reds have also been convincing defensively so far and have only conceded one goal, we even see the more attractive value in the match on Saturday evening at 18:30 between Brentford and Liverpool in the tip on a maximum of two goals in the course of the game A 0:2 from the home side’s point of view is just as conceivable as a narrow 1:0 for Klopp’s side, who are already back in action in the Champions League on Tuesday and will therefore certainly not set off any exhausting offensive fireworks.
Alternatively, you can take a little more risk and place a bet that the score is still tied at half-time and that the current leaders will only make things a little clearer after the break. Other options are “Do they both score? No” and a “to-nil” victory for the favourites from Anfield. The latter can be bet on via the Bet365 app at top odds of 2.50.
