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Manchester City v Brentford : League Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Wed 17th Dec, 19:30 BST, Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Manchester City are in League Cup action on Wednesday evening, as Josep Guardiola i Sala attempts to outsmart Keith Andrews and his Brentford side at the Etihad Stadium. In this preview you'll find odds from leading bookmakers for 17 different markets, alongside bespoke data that changes as you explore. Our predictions are based on the last 20 matches, so all statistics are shown from a 20-game perspective. Home vs away and overall records can be explored, while there's also head to head (H2H) history towards the bottom of the page.


Best Tip: Man City to win

Having examined the bookmakers' odds and collated stats regarding the two sides ahead of this League Cup match, a bet on win / draw / win for Man City to win on home turf is the way we would recommend bettors go. We predict they will have too much for Brentford, and head-to-head (H2H) records show they have a track record of doing so. It may not all be plain sailing, but Man City winning is the bet come Wednesday evening.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Man City are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 69% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.38.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Man City
69%
19/50
1%
4/11
2%
Draw
18%
15/417/4
5%
Brentford
13%
6/1
7%
13/2
6%
Man City 2-0
11%
13/2
7%
6/1
8%
Man City 2-1
10%
15/2
6%
13/2
Man City 1-0
9%
15/213/2
7%
Man City 3-0
8%
17/2
6%
15/2
6%
Draw 1-1
8%
17/28/1
Man City 3-1
7%
10/117/2
Man City 4-0
5%
14/111/1
Man City 4-1
4%
18/114/1
Draw 2-2
4%
18/114/1
12%
Draw 0-0
4%
16/1
13%
12/1
Brentford 2-1
4%
20/116/1
11%
Brentford 1-0
4%
20/116/1
Man City 3-2
3%
22/116/1
11%
Man City 5-0
2%
28/120/1
11%
Man City 5-1
2%
33/122/1
Over 2.5 Goals
62%
4/711/20
Under 2.5 Goals
38%
27/2011/8
3%
Home 1st Goal
59%
4/111/3
Away 1st Goal
39%
21/10
3%
5/2
3%
No 1st Goal
3%
16/1
13%
12/1
BTTS - Yes
53%
4/5
6%
17/20
3%
BTTS - No
47%
19/20
2%
17/20
1%
BTTS - Home Win
32%
15/89/5
BTTS - Draw
14%
5/15/1
8%
BTTS - Away Win
7%
11/1
8%
10/1
8%
Home/draw
87%
1/101/12
1%
Away/draw
31%
2/121/10
3%
Home/away
82%
2/112/13
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
1/61/6
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
4/118/5
2%
Over 3.5 Goals
40%
11/811/8
Under 3.5 Goals
60%
8/158/15
Over 4.5 Goals
22%
3/13/1
Under 4.5 Goals
78%
2/92/9
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
7/113/2
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1/121/14
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/401/66
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
16/112/1
Home DNB
82%
1/7
1%
1/9
1%
Away DNB
25%
9/2
8%
19/4
4%
Man City win to nil
37%
11/8
6%
-
Brentford win to nil
6%
12/1
13%
-
Man City / Man City
41%
1/1
3%
19/20
2%
Man City / Brentford
2%
40/133/1
17%
Man City / Draw
5%
16/114/1
12%
Draw / Man City
19%
10/33/1
Draw / Brentford
6%
14/1
12%
12/1
13%
Draw / Draw
11%
13/213/2
Brentford / Man City
5%
18/116/1
Brentford / Brentford
7%
12/1
13%
10/1
Brentford / Draw
5%
18/116/1
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Win / draw / win form
Man City
20 games
Goals: Scored
46
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
14
D
2
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HMan City3 - 0Sunderland
AMan City5 - 4Fulham
HMan City3 - 2Leeds
HMan City0 - 2Leverkusen
AMan City1 - 2Newcastle
HMan City3 - 0Liverpool
HMan City4 - 1Dortmund
HMan City3 - 1Bournemouth
AMan City3 - 1Swansea
AMan City0 - 1A Villa
AMan City2 - 0Villarreal
HMan City2 - 0Everton
AMan City1 - 0Brentford
AMan City2 - 2Monaco
HMan City5 - 1Burnley
AMan City2 - 0Huddersfield
AMan City1 - 1Arsenal
HMan City2 - 0Napoli
HMan City3 - 0Man Utd
AMan City1 - 2Brighton
Brentford
20 games
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABrentford0 - 2Spurs
ABrentford0 - 2Arsenal
HBrentford3 - 1Burnley
ABrentford1 - 2Brighton
HBrentford3 - 1Newcastle
ABrentford0 - 2C Palace
ABrentford5 - 0Grimsby
HBrentford3 - 2Liverpool
ABrentford2 - 0West Ham
HBrentford0 - 1Man City
HBrentford3 - 1Man Utd
ABrentford1 - 3Fulham
HBrentford1 - 1A Villa
HBrentford2 - 2Chelsea
ABrentford1 - 2Sunderland
ABrentford2 - 0Bournemouth
HBrentford1 - 0A Villa
ABrentford1 - 3Nottm Forest
ABrentford1 - 1Wolves
HBrentford2 - 3Fulham
Goal Statistics

Manchester City's forwards have been in fine form of late, finding the net twice or more in 3 consecutive League Cup matches. A PG of 2.3 suggests that run should continue on Wednesday evening.

Man City Brentford
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.3
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
10%
1
23%
2
26%
3
20%
4+
20%
There is a 67% probability that Man City will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
41%
1
37%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Brentford scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away games
20 home / away games
2.5
average goals scored
1.7
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Cup - 2025/2025 season
Man City
PG (predicted goals)
Brentford
2.3
0.9
Attack rating
21%
better
MCI
BRE
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Games scored18
16
Failed to score2
4
Scored first16
12
Goals scored46
32
Avg. goals scored2.3
1.6
Avg. shots per game12
8
Avg. shots per goal5
5
Conversion rate for20
20
Avg. XG for1.8
1.5
KickOff rating
+21%
Defence rating
27%
better
MCI
BRE
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Games conceded12
16
Clean sheets8
4
Conceded first4
8
Goals conceded20
29
Avg. goals conceded1
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded6
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against17%
17%
Avg. XG against1
1.4
KickOff rating
+27%

The line-ups for the League Cup match between Man City v Brentford will show here when available.

Man City League Cup squad statistics 2025
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Brentford League Cup squad statistics 2025
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