Betting ideas for Brentford vs Aston Villa: Premier League preview and odds

Find out why our skilled is tipping Ollie Watkins to attain as certainly one of his three Brentford vs Aston Villa betting suggestions for the weekend

Brentford ended 2021 with three consecutive defeats to nil, so shall be hoping for an upturn in type when they play host to Aston Villa within the Premier League on Sunday.

The previous year will go down in history for the Bees after their promotion to the top flight following a 74-year absence, however their current trio of straight losses – two of them within the Premier League – means the west London outfit go into 2022 haunted by the spectre of the relegation zone.

Villa had comparable considerations before the arrival of Steven Gerrard as head coach, but four wins in seven underneath the previous Liverpool star have helped ease those worries, with a top-half finish now seemingly the target.

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Villa to assert new year spoils

Aston Villa have certainly enjoyed a quick turnaround beneath Gerrard, as they had misplaced five consecutive top-flight matches before his appointment in November, but since then they’ve only suffered defeat to title hopefuls Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea.

Brentford’s season has been trending in the different way, as they’ve received simply two of their previous eleven league games after an preliminary brilliant start, whereas their midweek failure at home to Manchester City means they’ve now misplaced three matches on the spin for the first time since February.

The Bees do have a formidable latest document in opposition to Villa, as they’re unbeaten in the last seven conferences between the 2 sides and claimed a 1-1 draw after they met in the reverse fixture earlier this season.

Villa have also lost on each of their last three visits to Brentford, but their current wins on the highway at Crystal Palace and Norwich City imply the momentum must be with the guests on Sunday – and so they look well placed to start 2022 with a victory.

Bees have misplaced their sting

It is not only the victories which have dried up for Brentford of late, as scoring targets has additionally turn out to be a problem, with Thomas Frank’s side having drawn a clean in each of their final three games.

Ivan Toney is the only Bees participant to have struck more than three objectives within the prime flight this season, however his complete of 4 is a far cry from the 33 he netted within the Championship last time period, and he is additionally and not using a goal in any of his last 4 appearances.

Villa have not exactly been prolific in entrance of aim both, as they have did not net greater than twice in any of their final 14 matches, with three of their earlier four Premier League fixtures on the street having beneath 2.5 targets scored.

Under 2.5 objectives have also been netted in every of the final two conferences between these two groups, so this could well show a low-scoring contest, although Villa ought to still have the edge.

Watkins to haunt former club

Ollie Watkins loved a profitable three years as a Brentford player, ending his last season in west London by scoring 26 Championship objectives, a tally that helped him earn his move to Aston Villa in the summertime of 2020.

The ahead, who turned 26 on Thursday, struck 14 times in his debut top-flight season with Villa, and his impressive type earned him senior international recognition with England.

This season has not gone so easily for the ex-Exeter City star, but he has proven signs of returning to kind since Gerrard’s arrival and he has netted in two of Villa’s last three matches on the street. 

It would definitely be no shock to see Watkins get on the scoresheet in opposition to his former club. Whether he would rejoice if he had been to net at the Brentford Community Stadium is anybody’s guess.

Brentford vs Aston Villa odds

Brentford are priced as slight underdogs at 19/10 whereas Aston Villa are 7/5 and the draw is 9/4.

Odds are right on the time of publication and are topic to vary.