Aston Villa V Brentford Predictions & Betting Odds

Aston Villa v Brentford Betting Tips – Championship, 22nd August 7.45pm

There is a competitive-looking game scheduled here for midweek at Villa Park. Aston Villa have opened the season strongly with seven points from nine and are not going to be easily knocked over on home soil. But they will be taking on a Brentford side who have equally impressed out of the gates and the Bees have actually been receiving plenty of backing in the Championship outright winner market for the season. Read our predictions for Aston Villa v Brentford.

Aston Villa News and Form

Villa have made a strong start with a W2 D2 record for the season. It all started with a good 3-1 road win at Hull and then they battled past Wigan for a 3-2 success in their first home game. It was another road trip for them on the weekend where they were held to a 1-1 draw at Ipswich and that followed a midweek away EFL Cup win at Yeovil. So they have been scoring frequently, but they are still on the hunt for their first clean sheet in the league. Because that is an ongoing hunt for them, we are looking at both teams to score in our Aston Villa v Brentford betting tips for 8/11 odds* (Betting Odds were taken from August 19th, 2018 at 8:02 p.m.).

The Villains posted a W10 D4 L9 record on their travels in the Championship last season. They did not finish the season too well out on the road though, winning just one of their last five. But their opening road success at Hull will have given them good confidence. In the first goalscorer market they have Jonathan Kodjia up there at the head of the market at 11/2 odds* (Betting Odds were taken from August 19th, 2018 at 8:02 p.m.). He is looking for his second league goal of the season after getting the opening goal of their game at Ipswich on the weekend. Two of their three league games then this season have gone over 2.5 goals and we are going to expect that trend to continue.

Brentford News and Form

Brentford have attracted a lot of positive attention after a strong start to the new Championship season. They opened in style with a big 5-1 win over Rotherham before playing out a 1-1 draw at Stoke. On Sunday they made light work of their home game against Sheffield Wednesday in taking a 2-0 win there. Just like Villa, they had a midweek EFL Cup to deal with and the took a 4-2 win out at Southend in theirs. The goals have been flowing freely from Brentford then and both Ollie Watkins and Neal Maupay with three league goals each this season. Maupay, who has looked really sharp is at 7/4 and Watkins at 9/4 in the anytime goalscorer market* (Betting Odds were taken from August 19th, 2018 at 8:02 p.m.).

Over 2.5 goals is at 19/20 odds* (Betting Odds were taken from August 19th, 2018 at 8:02 p.m.) for this fixture we can’t ignore that in our Aston Villa v Brentford predictions. The Bees have produced more shots and have earned more possession in their three games of the new league season than Villa have managed. Six of Brentford’s seven league goals this season have come from open play and they look as if they will be a big threat to the home side. The Bees finished ninth in the Champions last season and the produced a W9 D4 L10 record on their travels.

Aston Villa v Brentford Head to Head

It was Brentford who came out on top in last season’s Championship fixture against the Villains, the Bees taking four points from the two games. There have only been the four previous Championship meetings between the two and Brentford are W2 D2 from that. The last two league games between them at Villa Park have both ended in drawn fixtures.

Aston Villa v Brentford Betting Odds*

Aston Villa 6/4
Brentford 17/10
Draw 12/5
* (Betting Odds were taken from August 19th, 2018 at 8:02 p.m.)