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Brentford vs Aston Villa predictions: Premier League tips and odds
James Milton’s Brentford vs Aston Villa betting tips include 9/2, 15/8 and 11/2-priced selections, with the visitors backed to shine
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Our betting expert has three Brentford vs Aston Villa tips for this afternoon’s Premier League game at the Gtech Community Stadium (2pm kick-off). Scroll down for the analysis behind his selections.
Brentford vs Aston Villa betting tips
- Half-time/full time – draw/Aston Villa @ 9/2 with Sky Bet
- Frank Onyeka to be carded @ 15/8 with Sky Bet
- Bet builder: over 2.5 goals, Ollie Watkins to score in 90 minutes and Leon Bailey 3+ total shots @ 11/2 with Sky Bet
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Villa stars in late show
Aston Villa beat Arsenal 1-0 in the West Midlands last weekend thanks to a seventh-minute goal from John McGinn but may need to take a more patient approach at Brentford.
Unai Emery’s men have been leading at half-time in only one of their first eight away matches in the Premier League this season and may not be at their sharpest after Thursday’s Europa Conference League trip to face Zrinjski in Bosnia, which ended 1-1.
The draw/Villa selection is a tempting price in the half-time/full-time market. It was a winning bet in the West Midlanders’ 2-1 victory at Tottenham at the end of November and they kicked off this month with a 2-2 draw at Bournemouth, where the teams were level at 1-1 at the break.
Brentford have been drawing at half-time in four of their seven league defeats this season, including recent reverses against Arsenal and Brighton.
The only goal of their game at Sheffield United last weekend was scored by Blades midfielder James McAtee in first-half added time and that strike made it four defeats in five matches for the Bees.
The west Londoners, already missing long-term-suspended striker Ivan Toney, have lost this season’s top scorer Bryan Mbeumo to injury and may struggle to keep Villa quiet after the interval today.
Brentford vs Aston Villa tip 1: Half-time/full time – Draw/Aston Villa @ 9/2 with Sky Bet
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Bank on Frank card
Brentford trio Nathan Collins, Mathias Jensen and Joshua Dasilva will be assessed as they continue to recover from injuries but Bees boss Thomas Frank is likely to be without at least seven senior players.
Midfielder Frank nyeka has played a more prominent role in recent weeks, starting Brentford’s previous four matches, although he was substituted at half-time at Bramall Lane having picked up a yellow card.
The Nigeria international has been booked four times in the Premier League this season, despite starting only six games, and he looks like a leading candidate for a booking this weekend.
Onyeka has acquired 32 cautions in just 104 league starts for the Bees and Danish former club Midtjylland and he could cross the disciplinary line again in his attempts to disrupt a pacy and confident Villa attacking unit.
Brentford vs Aston Villa tip 2: Frank Onyeka to be carded @ 15/8 with Sky Bet
Bailey worth a shot
Aston Villa have shown their defensive quality in their previous two Premier League matches, beating Manchester City and Arsenal 1-0 at Villa Park.
However, they also racked up 22 shots against champions City – and over 2.5 goals is the first leg of our BuildABet on today’s game.
Villa, beaten 5-1 by Newcastle and 3-0 by Liverpool on their travels this season, were a touch fortunate to win 2-1 at Tottenham in their previous away league fixture as Spurs hit the woodwork twice and had eight shots on target.
Before Brentford’s reverse at Bramall Lane, six of their previous eight league games had featured over 2.5 goals and Villa striker Ollie Watkins could contribute to the tally at the Gtech Community Stadium.
He failed to find the net against City or Arsenal but he had seven shots in those two games and had scored eight times in his previous nine league outings.
Another Villa forward in fine form is Leon Bailey, who had five of their 22 attempts at goal in the win over City, one of which was the decisive goal.
He also scored in the draw at Bournemouth and is worth backing to have three or more shots – something he managed against Spurs and Nottingham Forest recently despite playing only 45 minutes in each of those games.
Brentford vs Aston Villa tip 3: Bet builder: over 2.5 goals, Ollie Watkins to score in 90 minutes and Leon Bailey 3+ total shots @ 11/2 with Sky Bet
Brentford vs Aston Villa odds
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