Will the Wolves’ upswing continue?
With Brentford against Wolverhampton, two trends meet. The home side have lost their last three league games, while the visitors have won three of their last four.
Thanks to that haul, Wanderers have now climbed to eighth place and have their sights set on the international places. For the match between Brentford and Wolverhampton, the forecast also includes the next win for the “Wolves”.
Brentford – Statistics & Current Form
The Londoners are back in the top flight this season for the first time in more than 70 years and the euphoria over this carried the team at the start of the season. But in such a highly competitive division as the Premier League, this is of course not enough in the long run and in the meantime the promoted team has long since found itself in a relegation battle.
The problems can be seen in the defence as well as in the forward play of coach Thomas Frank’s team. The defence has conceded ten goals in the last three games alone and only four teams in the Premier League concede more goals than Brentford.
Bees’ offence weakening
Besides that, the attack has slowed down recently: Only two goals were scored by the home side in the past five rounds of matches. Among other things, the hopes placed in Ivan Toney have not quite been fulfilled.
Although the striker scored the consolation goal in the 3-1 defeat by Manchester United last Wednesday, his tally of five goals after 20 appearances is rather modest.
Last season’s top scorer in the Championship, who was instrumental in Brentford’s promotion with 33 goals, is now seemingly reaching his individual limits in the top flight of British football.
Predicted line-up of Brentford:
Lössl – Jansson – Bech Sörensen – Pinnock – Roerslev Rasmussen – Jensen – Norgaard – Janelt – Canos – Toney – Mbeumo
Last matches played by Brentford:
Premier League
01/19 2022 – Brentford 1 – 3 Manchester United
01/16 2022 – Liverpool FC 3 – 0 Brentford
01/11 2022 – Southampton 4 – 1 Brentford
FA Cup
01/08 2022 – Port Vale 1 – 4 Brentford
Premier League
01/02 2022 – Brentford 2 – 1 Aston Villa
Wolverhampton – Statistics & current form
The Wanderers lost to Brentford in the first leg and should they record another defeat this time, it would be only the second time they have lost both games of a season against a newcomer. So far, they have only suffered this fate against Birmingham City in the 2009/10 season.
However, Wolves are in much better form than they were in their first clash with the Capitals. Coach Bruno Lage’s team has stabilised in recent weeks and can rely on a solid defence. Only top of the league Manchester City concede fewer goals than any other team in the league!
Will the visitors go through without conceding a goal?
Only 15 times have Wolverhampton’s opponents been able to celebrate a goal after 20 rounds of matches already. With that in mind, the odds on an away win to nil in the Brentford-Wolverhampton clash are also of interest.
One reason for the defensive strength is Jose Sa’s consistently good performances in goal. The keeper has saved 24 of the last 25 direct shots on goal from play! Furthermore, his front men are delivering strong performances in defence.
One example is Maximilian Kilman, who is winning no less than 68.2 per cent of his duels – the fourth best figure in the Premier League.
Attack performs below average
But at the same time, last year’s 13th-ranked offense still has plenty of room to improve. Although the attack scored three goals in the last match against Southampton, this was an exception. With 17 goals, the three-time champions, last in 1959, have a yield of less than one goal per league match.
The combination of a secure defence and a less efficient forward line means that the visitors’ games usually involve few goals. On average, only 1.6 goals are scored – the lowest number in the Premier League.
Do not score more than two goals?
In light of this, the clash between Brentford and Wolverhampton also offers tips on a maximum of two goals by the final whistle. This prediction would have been incorrect in only four of Wolves’ 20 league games so far, and again in only one of the ten games played by the four-time FA Cup winners!
Predicted Wolverhampton line-up:
Jose Sa – Gomes – Coady – Kilman – Moutinho – Dendoncker – Ait Nouri – Semedo – Trincao – Jimenez – Podence
Last matches played by Wolverhampton:
Premier League
01/15 2022 – Wolverhampton 3 – 1 Southampton
FA Cup
01/09 2022 – Wolverhampton 3 – 0 Sheffield United
Premier League
01/03 2022 – Manchester United 0 – 1 Wolverhampton
12/19 2021 – Wolverhampton 0 – 0 Chelsea London
12/15 2021 – Brighton 0 – 1 Wolverhampton
Brentford – Wolverhampton Direct comparison / H2H record
As described, the Londoners prevailed in the first leg. They won 2-0 away at Wolves last September. This allowed them to end a run of four winless comparisons in this pairing (0-1-3).
The home record is also slightly in favour of the visitors from the home side’s point of view: Only two of six home games in the last 30 have been won against the Wanderers (2-1-3).
Brentford – Wolverhampton Tip
While the visitors still lost four of their first five games of the season, they have only three more defeats in the following 15 games (8-4-3). Furthermore, the upward trend has intensified recently.
For Brentford’s match against Wolverhampton, the tip is therefore aiming for an away win.
While the visitors have been on a steady upward trend, it’s the other way round for the home side. After a brilliant start to the season, the Bees have steadily declined since then. Moreover, they cannot rely on a home bonus: Only five teams are behind Brentford in the home rankings.
The timing of the encounter is also in favour of the prediction: the hosts have already had to play a make-up game against the Red Devils this week and thus have a physical disadvantage compared to the fresher visitors.
Betway offers betting odds of 2.60 on the Brentford-Wolverhampton clash
