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Aston Villa v Brentford : Premier League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Wed 4th Dec, 20:15 BST, Villa Park, Birmingham

Aston Villa are in English Premier League action on Wednesday night, as Unai Emery aims to beat Thomas Frank and his Brentford side at the Villa Park. All the odds are delivered straight from the bookmaker, while predictions are algorithmically generated from statistics over a 20-game period. We focus especially on Premier League match data, including head-to-head records. Hit the tabs below to explore.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

The statistics suggest we don't have an obvious winner for this clash, but there's plenty of reasons to believe that A Villa and Brentford will score 2 or more goals between them. Goals have flowed freely when they've gone head-to-head in the past, and neither Unai Emery or Thomas Frank has served up too many 0-0s recently either. The bookmakers are predicting over 1.5 goals too, with best odds of 1.17 equating to approximately a 79% probability.

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Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Both Teams To Score & Result
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Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think A Villa are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 54% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.80.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
A Villa
54%
4/5
9%
3/4
5%
Draw
24%
11/4
1%
3/1
5%
Brentford
23%
10/3
18%
16/5
9%
Draw 1-1
11%
7/1
6%
6/1
7%
A Villa 1-0
10%
10/1
10%
15/2
6%
A Villa 2-1
10%
17/2
6%
13/2
A Villa 2-0
9%
10/1
10%
8/1
6%
Brentford 1-0
6%
18/1
10%
12/1
Draw 0-0
6%
14/112/1
Brentford 2-1
6%
16/1
11%
11/1
A Villa 3-1
6%
14/1
15%
10/1
10%
A Villa 3-0
5%
16/1
13%
12/1
18%
Draw 2-2
5%
12/1
13%
10/1
8%
Brentford 2-0
3%
28/1
15%
18/1
A Villa 3-2
3%
20/1
9%
14/1
A Villa 4-1
3%
25/1
13%
16/1
A Villa 4-0
2%
28/1
12%
20/1
11%
Brentford 3-1
2%
33/1
17%
20/1
9%
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
4/7
3%
11/20
1%
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
11/8
3%
13/10
Home 1st Goal
54%
1/2
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
43%
8/5
10%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
16/1
13%
-
BTTS - Yes
54%
8/15
6%
11/20
4%
BTTS - No
46%
11/8
8%
13/10
7%
BTTS - Home Win
25%
21/102/1
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/3
4%
7/2
6%
BTTS - Away Win
12%
6/1
13%
5/1
14%
Home/draw
77%
1/5
3%
2/9
3%
Away/draw
46%
19/20
11%
1/1
9%
Home/away
76%
1/41/4
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
1/61/6
1%
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
4/118/5
5%
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
11/813/10
4%
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
4/711/20
1%
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
10/329/10
3%
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
2/92/9
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
7/16/1
7%
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/121/12
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/331/40
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
14/112/1
Home DNB
70%
1/3
6%
1/3
3%
Away DNB
39%
9/4
13%
2/1
12%
A Villa win to nil
29%
5/2
8%
-
Brentford win to nil
11%
9/1-
A Villa / A Villa
30%
15/8
10%
17/10
8%
A Villa / Brentford
3%
33/125/1
A Villa / Draw
6%
14/111/1
8%
Draw / A Villa
17%
4/1
5%
18/5
5%
Draw / Brentford
9%
9/1
9%
15/2
11%
Draw / Draw
13%
6/119/4
4%
Brentford / A Villa
4%
20/116/1
Brentford / Brentford
12%
6/1
13%
11/2
7%
Brentford / Draw
6%
14/1
12%
12/1
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Win / draw / win Premier League table

A Villa have played 13 matches so far this season and are in 12th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 1 and won 1. A Villa have conceded 12 goals, scored 4, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

A Villa have played 6 games at home, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 9 goals, conceded 8 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Brentford lay in 8th place on 20 points in the Premier League league table having played 13 matches. Brentford are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 2 of those games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 10 games against teams below them in the table, winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored 24 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. Brentford have conceded 16 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Brentford have played 6 away games, winning 0, drawing 1 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 0.7 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
A Villa
Brentford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Liverpool1311111834 
Mar 15
l
 
2-0A
Jan 18
l
 
2-0A
2
Arsenal137421225 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 18
Jan 1
Apr 12
3
Chelsea137421225 
Feb 22
l
 
3-0A
Apr 5
Dec 15
4
Brighton13652523 
Dec 30
Apr 1
Apr 19
Dec 27
5
Man City13724323 
Dec 21
Apr 26
Jan 14
l
 
2-1F
6
Nottm Forest13643322 
Apr 5
Dec 14
Dec 21
Apr 26
7
Spurs136251420 
May 18
l
 
4-1F
Feb 1
l
 
3-1F
8
Brentford 13625320 
Dec 4
Mar 8
-
-
9
Man Utd13544419 
d
 
0-00-0
May 25
May 3
l
 
2-1F
10
Fulham13544019 
May 3
w
 
1-3A
May 18
l
 
2-1F
11
Newcastle13544019 
Apr 19
Dec 26
Dec 7
Apr 2
12
A Villa 13544-319 
-
-
Mar 8
Dec 4
13
Bournemouth13535118 
d
 
1-1F
May 10
w
 
3-2A
Mar 15
14
West Ham13436-715 
Jan 26
w
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1F
Feb 15
15
Everton13256-1111 
w
 
3-2A
Jan 15
Feb 25
d
 
0-00-0
16
Leicester13247-1110 
Jan 4
w
 
1-2F
w
 
4-1A
Feb 22
17
C Palace13166-79 
d
 
2-2A
Feb 25
w
 
2-1F
Jan 26
18
Wolves13238-109 
w
 
3-1A
Feb 1
w
 
5-3F
May 25
19
Ipswich13166-119 
Feb 15
d
 
2-2A
w
 
4-3A
May 10
20
Southampton131210-155 
Dec 7
Apr 12
w
 
3-1F
Jan 4
Win / draw / win form
3
A Villa have drawn 3 consecutive home league games
5
A Villa have not won in 5 consecutive league games
6
Brentford have not won in 6 consecutive away league games
A Villa 12TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
5
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
A Villa2 - 2C Palace
A Villa1 - 1Bournemouth
A Villa0 - 0Man Utd
A Villa3 - 1Wolves
A Villa3 - 2Everton
A Villa0 - 2Arsenal
A Villa3 - 3Liverpool
A Villa2 - 2Chelsea
A Villa3 - 1Bournemouth
A Villa3 - 3Brentford
A Villa2 - 0Wolves
A Villa0 - 4Spurs
A Villa4 - 2Nottm Forest
A Villa1 - 2Man Utd
A Villa1 - 3Newcastle
A Villa3 - 2Burnley
A Villa1 - 1Sheff Utd
A Villa1 - 0Arsenal
A Villa1 - 0Man City
A Villa3 - 1Fulham
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AA Villa0 - 3Chelsea
HA Villa2 - 2C Palace
AA Villa0 - 2Liverpool
AA Villa1 - 4Spurs
HA Villa1 - 1Bournemouth
AA Villa3 - 1Fulham
HA Villa0 - 0Man Utd
AA Villa2 - 2Ipswich
HA Villa3 - 1Wolves
HA Villa3 - 2Everton
AA Villa2 - 1Leicester
HA Villa0 - 2Arsenal
AA Villa2 - 1West Ham
AA Villa0 - 5C Palace
HA Villa3 - 3Liverpool
AA Villa0 - 1Brighton
HA Villa2 - 2Chelsea
HA Villa3 - 1Bournemouth
AA Villa2 - 0Arsenal
HA Villa3 - 3Brentford
Brentford 8TH
20 league games
Away
6
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
3
D
2
Lost
15
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Everton0 - 0Brentford
Fulham2 - 1Brentford
Man Utd2 - 1Brentford
Spurs3 - 1Brentford
Man City2 - 1Brentford
Liverpool2 - 0Brentford
Bournemouth1 - 2Brentford
Everton1 - 0Brentford
Luton1 - 5Brentford
A Villa3 - 3Brentford
Burnley2 - 1Brentford
Arsenal2 - 1Brentford
West Ham4 - 2Brentford
Man City1 - 0Brentford
Wolves0 - 2Brentford
Spurs3 - 2Brentford
C Palace3 - 1Brentford
Sheff Utd1 - 0Brentford
Brighton2 - 1Brentford
Liverpool3 - 0Brentford
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBrentford4 - 1Leicester
ABrentford0 - 0Everton
HBrentford3 - 2Bournemouth
ABrentford1 - 2Fulham
HBrentford4 - 3Ipswich
ABrentford1 - 2Man Utd
HBrentford5 - 3Wolves
HBrentford1 - 1West Ham
ABrentford1 - 3Spurs
ABrentford1 - 2Man City
HBrentford3 - 1Southampton
ABrentford0 - 2Liverpool
HBrentford2 - 1C Palace
HBrentford2 - 4Newcastle
ABrentford2 - 1Bournemouth
HBrentford0 - 0Fulham
ABrentford0 - 1Everton
ABrentford5 - 1Luton
HBrentford2 - 0Sheff Utd
ABrentford3 - 3A Villa
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
A Villa have not lost to Brentford in 6 consecutive home league meetings
League games at A Villa since 2016
A Villa
Brentford
Goals: Scored
11
7
Games: Scored
5 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
1 / 6
AVL
1
D
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT A Villa
Draw3 - 3Draw
A Villa4 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at Brentford since 2017
Brentford
A Villa
Goals: Scored
10
5
Games: Scored
6 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
0 / 6
AVL
1
D
1
BRE
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Brentford
1 - 2A Villa
Draw1 - 1Draw
Brentford2 - 1
Brentford1 - 0
Brentford2 - 1
Brentford3 - 0
Goal Statistics

Aston Villa's defensive record is very strong, Unai Emery's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive English Premier League outings. An average PG rating of 1.1 for Brentford makes sense in this context.

A Villa 12th Brentford 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
10%
There is a 83% probability that A Villa will score 1 or more goals
0
35%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Brentford will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-2
A Villa’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-1
Brentford’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.9
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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A Villa
PG (predicted goals)
Brentford
1.8
1.1
Attack rating
AVL
BRE
29%
better
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Games scored9
11
Failed to score4
2
Scored first4
8
Goals scored19
26
Avg. goals scored1.5
2
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal6
4
Conversion rate for16
24
Avg. XG for1.6
1.5
KickOff rating
+29%
Defence rating
AVL
BRE
8%
better
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Games conceded12
12
Clean sheets1
1
Conceded first8
4
Goals conceded22
23
Avg. goals conceded1.7
1.8
Avg. shots/game conceded9
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against18%
14%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.7
KickOff rating
+8%

A Villa v Brentford Premier League lLine ups will show here when available.

A Villa Premier League squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13643
E MartínezO WatkinsY TielemansL Digne
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Martínez GLK13
1
-
L Digne DEF132
3
-
P Torres DEF13
1
-
Y Tielemans MID134
3
-
M Rogers FWD1332
3
-
J Durán FWD134
1
-
O Watkins FWD1362
-
L Bailey FWD122
2
-
E Konsa DEF111
-
J McGinn MID111
2
-
I Maatsen DEF10
1
-
J Ramsey MID102
1
-
A Onana MID102
3
-
R Barkley MID1021
3
-
J Philogene FWD9
2
1
M Cash DEF8
2
-
D Carlos DEF7
1
-
E Buendía FWD6
1
-
B Kamara MID4
1
-
K. Nedeljković DEF3
-
L Bogarde DEF3
1
-
R Olsen GLK1
-
Brentford Premier League squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13853
M FlekkenB MbeumoM DamsgaardC Nörgaard
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Flekken GLK13
-
N Collins DEF1311
1
-
E Pinnock DEF132
1
-
V Janelt MID1313
1
-
K Schade MID1331
1
-
B Mbeumo FWD1381
2
-
M Damsgaard FWD1315
1
-
K Lewis-Potter FWD131
2
-
F Carvalho MID1211
1
-
S Berg DEF11
-
C Nörgaard MID1111
2
1
M Roerslev DEF101
1
-
Y Wissa FWD1071
1
-
Y Yarmoliuk MID9
1
-
K Ajer DEF8
3
-
M Jensen MID81
1
-
Y. Konak MID4
-
B Mee DEF2
-
I Thiago FWD2
-
R Trevitt MID1
-