English Premier League - Brentford VS Leicester City Prediciton
English Premier League - Brentford VS Leicester City
Match Time:30-11-2024 23:00 Saturday (GMT+8)
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Brentford
Thomas Frank has greeted positive updates on the team news front ahead of his side’s latest fixture. The Brentford manager might be bereft of the services of only three first-team players vs Leicester City on Saturday.
Kristoffer Ajer (foot) and Gustavo Nunes (back) are closing in on returning to action and might be in the matchday squad. However, they are not ready to start a game yet. Meanwhile, Aaron Hickey (hamstring), Rico Henry (knee), and Joshua Dasilva (knee) remain on the sidelines.
Mark Flekken is an automatic pick between the sticks, with Brentford lining up in a 4-3-3 formation in front of him vs Leicester City on Saturday. The backline should feature Sepp van den Berg, Nathan Collins, Ethan Pinnock, and Keane Lewis-Potter.
As for the midfield unit, Christian Norgaard will hold the fort in the middle of the park, with Vitaly Janelt and Mathias Jensen providing the forward thrust from the central areas. Finally, Yoane Wissa will lead the line for Brentford against Leicester City, with Mikkel Damsgaard and Bryan Mbeumo being the two wide attackers.
Leicester City
Unlike his counterpart in the Brentford dugout, the Leicester City coach has greeted a mixed bag of updates on the team news front ahead of the trip to the Gtech Community Stadium. The away side will be without four first-team players on Saturday.
Facundo Buonanotte is available after serving a suspension. However, Harry Winks will likely miss out against Brentford after picking up a groin injury. The English midfielder has joined Jakub Stolarczyk (ankle), Ricardo Pereira (hamstring), and Abdul Issahaku Fatawu (knee) on the sidelines.
Mads Hermansen will take his spot between the sticks, with Leicester City lining up in a 4-3-3 formation in front of him vs Brentford on Saturday. The backline should feature James Justin, Wout Faes, Caleb Okoli, and Victor Kristiansen.
As for the midfield unit, Wilfred Ndidi, Oliver Skipp, and Boubakary Soumare should combine in the middle of the park, looking to keep things tight in the central areas. Finally, Jamie Vardy will spearhead the Leicester City attack against Brentford, with Buonanotte and Stephy Mavididi being the two wide attackers.
Brentford possible starting lineup:
Flekken; Van den Berg, Collins, Pinnock, Lewis-Potter; Jensen, Norgaard, Janelt; Mbeumo, Wissa, Damsgaard
Leicester City possible starting lineup:
Hermansen; Justin, Faes, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Skipp, Ndidi, Soumare; Buonanotte, Vardy, Mavididi
Brentford vs Leicester City Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
Leicester City have lost none of their four Premier League meetings with Brentford. They have won two and drawn two.
Brentford are winless in their last eight league matches against Leicester City.
The Foxes have been victorious in just one of their last 13 Premier League away matches against teams from London.
Brentford have earned more points at home (16) and scored more goals at home (18) than any other team in the Premier League this season.
In their last three home Premier League matches, Brentford have beaten Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-3, Ipswich Town 4-3 and Bournemouth 3-2. The last time the Bees scored 3+ goals in four consecutive home league matches was back in April/May 1984
Prediction: Brentford 2-1 Leicester City
While Brentford's home form has been exceptional, they have conceded 10 goals across their opening five league fixtures at the Gtech, where they will next face a Leicester side who have netted in all but one of their away matches thus far. Leicester's recent record against Brentford bodes well for Saturday's contest, but we are backing the Bees to put a sting in the tail of the Foxes for the first time as a Premier League club.
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