Brentford welcome Plymouth to the Gtech Community Stadium in the third round of the FA Cup on Saturday, 11 January. Read our FA Cup football predictions for the clash below.
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Brentford vs Plymouth prediction: Bees have too much firepower
Key Stats
- Seven of Brentford’s last eight home games have produced over 2.5 goals.
- Plymouth have failed to score in each of their last five away assignments.
- Brentford notched four goals in four of their last seven home fixtures.
- Bryan Mbeumo has scored five goals in his last seven appearances for Brentford.
Correct score prediction: Brentford 4-0 Plymouth
Plymouth are in the midst of a dismal run of form and have recently sacked manager Wayne Rooney. Argyle could struggle against a Brentford outfit that has been scoring buckets of goals on home soil. Expect a meaty home win here.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Brentford are clear favourites
- HOME: 1/5 (1.20) – 83.3%
- DRAW: 13/2 (7.50) – 13.3%
- AWAY: 10/1 (11.00) – 9.1%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Brentford walloped Southampton 5-0 in their last assignment and the free-scoring Bees, who are 1/5 favourites to win on Saturday, should be difficult to stop when the face Plymouth.
Plymouth are rock bottom of the Championship and are currently between permanent managers have just sacked Wayne Rooney. Argyle have just a 9.1% chance of springing a surprise on Saturday. Check out more of our latest football predictions by clicking the link.
Most recent H2Hs: First meeting since 2011
Brentford and Plymouth haven’t locked horns since they met in League One all the way back in the 2010/11 campaign.
Brentford preview: Bees’ squad is still stretched
Fabio Carvalho, Ben Mee, Thiago Rodrigues, Kristoffer Ajer, Ethan Pinnock, Joshua Dasilva, Gustavo Gomes, Rico Henry and Aaron Hickey are all missing for Brentford. Bees boss Thomas Frank could shuffle his XI a little to face Plymouth.
Predicted lineup: Flekken (GK), Roerslev, Collins, van den Bereg, Lewis-Potter, Norgaard, Janelt, Damsgaard, Mbuemo, Schade, Wissa
England Premier League 02/02/25
L
Tottenham
2
Brentford
0
England Premier League 26/01/25
W
Crystal Palace
1
Brentford
2
England Premier League 18/01/25
L
Liverpool
2
Brentford
0
England Premier League 14/01/25
D
Man City
2
Brentford
2
England FA Cup 11/01/25
L
Plymouth
1
Brentford
0
Plymouth preview: Edwards still out
Joe Edwards has a hamstring issue and will miss Saturday's cup tie. Plymouth showed mettle to draw 0-0 at Stoke under caretaker boss Kevin Nancekivell last time out, though Argyle should find it tough to produce a repeat result at Brentford.
Predicted lineup: Hazard (GK), Szucs, Pleguezuelo, Galloway, Sorinola, Gyabi, Randell, Mumba, Whittaker, Al Hajj, Obafemi
England Championship 12/02/25
W
Millwall
1
Plymouth
5
England FA Cup 09/02/25
W
Liverpool
0
Plymouth
1
England Championship 01/02/25
W
West Brom
1
Plymouth
2
England Championship 25/01/25
D
Sunderland
2
Plymouth
2
England Championship 22/01/25
L
Burnley
5
Plymouth
0
Player to watch – Bryan Mbuemo
Bryan Mbuemo has been enjoying a stellar campaign in the Premier League this season and the Brentford forward notched his 12th and 13th goals of the season in the Bees’ 5-0 win at Southampton at the weekend.
Mbuemo can fill his boots
Mbuemo will be eager to feature against Plymouth on Saturday in the knowledge that he can bolster his overall goal tally for the campaign against a weak Argyle outfit.