Manchester City seem to have put an end to their poor run of form with wins against Leicester and West Ham in the Premier League followed up with an easy victory over Salford in the FA Cup. Pep Guardiola's side make the trip to Brentford on Tuesday night where Thomas Frank's side will be looking to bounce back after being knocked out of the FA Cup by Plymouth.
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Brentford vs Man City prediction: Will City make it four straight wins?
Key Stats
- Brentford have lost each of their last three home games in league and cup.
- Man City have won five of their last seven matches against Brentford in the Premier League.
- Erling Haaland top scores for Man City this season with 16 Premier League goals.
Correct score prediction: Brentford 1-2 Man City
Brentford don't have a good recent record against Manchester City and head into Tuesday's clash on the back of three straight home defeats in all competitions but we are still only backing the visitors to win by two goals to one just as they did when the pair met in September for their reverse league meeting.
Pre-game odds and win probability: The Citizens the favourite
- HOME: 19/5 (4.80) – 20.8%
- DRAW: 7/2 (4.50) – 22.2%
- AWAY: 20/29 (1.69) – 59.2%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Man City are the expected winner of this game with a probability of 59.2% and we tend to agree with the bookmakers on this prediction.
You can find all our predictions for today's games on our football betting tips page.
Most recent H2Hs: Man City in front
Pep Guardiola's men have won three and lost two of their last five league meetings with Brentford, but each of the last three encounters have gone the way of Manchester City.
England Premier League 14/09/24
Man City
Brentford
England Premier League 20/02/24
Man City
Brentford
England Premier League 05/02/24
Brentford
Man City
England Premier League 23/12/23
Man City
Brentford
England Premier League 28/05/23
Brentford
Man City
Brentford preview: Thrashed the Saints
Brentford made light work of Southampton in their own backyard last week, scoring five times without reply.
Top scorer Bryan Mbeumo scored two and setup another as the Bees eased past the relegation battlers. However, Thomas Frank's side were dumped out of the FA Cup by Championship side Plymouth at the weekend, losing 1-0 at home.
Joshua Dasilva, Ethan Pinnock, Kristoffer Ajer, Ben Mee, Aaron Hickey, Igor Thiago, Gustavo Nunes and Ryan Trevitt make up the list of players that look set to miss the Manchester City game due to injury.
Predicted lineup: Flekken (GK), Roerslev, Collins, van den Berg, Norgaard, Wissa, Jensen, Mbeumo, Damsgaard, Schade & Lewis-Potter
England Premier League 10/05/25
W
Ipswich
0
Brentford
1
England Premier League 04/05/25
W
Man Utd
3
Brentford
4
England Premier League 01/05/25
W
Nottm Forest
0
Brentford
2
England Premier League 19/04/25
W
Brighton
2
Brentford
4
England Premier League 12/04/25
D
Arsenal
1
Brentford
1
Man City preview: Back to their best?
Back-to-back wins against Leicester and West Ham have seemingly put an end to Manchester City's woeful run of form and that notion was only enhanced when they thrashed Salford City 8-0 in the FA Cup on Saturday.
Erling Haaland scored twice against West Ham as City eased to a 4-1 victory and Pep Guardiola will have been delighted to see Phil Foden getting on the scoresheet as well.
The visitors are expected to be without the services of Rodri, Oscar Bobb, Ruben Dias and John Stones for the trip to the capital on Tuesday night.
Predicted lineup: Ortega (GK), Ake, Akanji, Gvardiol, Lewis, De Bruyne, Kovacic, Silva, Foden, Haaland & Savinho
England Premier League 10/05/25
D
Southampton
0
Man City
0
England Premier League 02/05/25
W
Wolverhampton
0
Man City
1
England FA Cup 27/04/25
W
Nottm Forest
0
Man City
2
England Premier League 22/04/25
W
Aston Villa
1
Man City
2
England Premier League 19/04/25
W
Everton
0
Man City
2
Player to watch: Savinho
Summer signing Savinho is settling in well to life in the Premier League but could probably do with adding a few more goals to his game.
The 20-year-old midfielder has created more goals in the Premier League this season than any other Manchester City player with his current total assists at five.
Setup two goals against West Ham
We're backing Savinho to create plenty of chances against Brentford in a game that we have backed Manchester City to win by two goals to one.