Brentford make the trip to the West Midlands to take on Aston Villa in the Premier League this Saturday. Villa will be looking to keep their spot in the top four and Tottenham at bay whereas Brentford need to put some more room between themselves and the relegation zone.
Date: 06/04/2024
Kick off time: 15:00
Location: Villa Park
The battle for Champions League football next season is heating up, with Villa looking for their first appearance in the competition since 1981. Brentford, however, find themselves much closer to the relegation battle then they would’ve wanted.
Aston Villa currently sit fourth in the Premier League. In 31 games, Villa have 18 wins, five draws and eight losses which leaves them on 59 points, two points above Tottenham.
Villa have been amongst the goals this season, scoring 63 goals, an average of 2.03 goals a game. Defensively, Villa have also impressed, conceding 46 goals and keeping seven clean sheets.
Brentford, on the other hand, currently sit 15th in the Premier League after 31 games. The Bees have seven wins, seven draws and 17 losses, leaving them on 28 points, six points above the relegation zone.
The Bees have been a bit better in front of goal than their league placement would suggest, scoring 42 goals and having an average of 1.35 goals a game. However, Brentford have struggled at the other end of the pitch, conceding 55 goals and keeping five clean sheets.
Despite the first meeting between the two sides coming back in 1935, Aston Villa and Brentford have met just 19 times. In fact, the two teams did not meet once between 1953 and 2016. Villa have the better record in the fixture with eight wins in comparison to Brentford’s four wins, a draw happening on seven occasions.
In the last five games in this fixture there have been two wins for Aston Villa, two draws and one win for Brentford. However, this fixture usually sees both teams on the scoresheet with both teams scoring in four of the last five games.
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