Brentford vs Leicester predictions: Goals galore at the Gtech
- Brentford’s six Premier League home matches have produced a total of 29 goals
- The Foxes have conceded 14 goals in their six league away games
- Recommended bet: Over 3.5 goals
Ruud van Nistelrooy is expected to be named as Steve Cooper’s successor at Leicester following the Welshman’s sacking on Monday, but he is unlikely to be in the dugout for Saturday’s tricky trip to Brentford.
The Foxes need some fresh ideas but the turnaround will be too swift for Van Nistelrooy to get those across, if he is even announced in time at all which is bad news ahead of their visit to the Gtech Community Stadium, where the Bees are yet to lose a home league match this term.
Team news
Long-term absentees Aaron Hickey and Josh Dasilva are sidelined for Brentford and the game looks to have also come too soon for Rico Henry.
Kristoffer Ajer and Gustavo Nunes will be assessed ahead of kick-off but remain doubtful.
Ricardo Pereira and Abdul Fatawu are certain absentees for Leicester and Harry Winks is a doubt.
There is some good news, though, as Facundo Buonanotte is back from suspension.
The stats
Brentford are unbeaten in six league home games, winning five of those fixtures with a draw with West Ham the exception
Leicester are on a five-match winless run, losing four times.
The Foxes have conceded 14 goals in their six league away games.
Brentford’s six Premier League home matches have produced a total of 29 goals.
Thirteen of Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo’s combined 15 league goals have come at home.
Prediction
Giving a new manager time to work with the squad may have given Leicester a fighting chance at Brentford, but without that they may be in for a tough time at the Gtech.
The Bees have won five of their six home league matches this season, drawing the other, with goals being a regular feature of those games, with a total of 29 having been scored.
Leicester were lucky to come away with a narrow 2-1 defeat to Chelsea on Saturday as they allowed the Blues to rack up 2.7 expected goals at the King Power Stadium, suggesting their weak defence could be exploited by Brentford with regularity.
In fact only Ipswich, with 29.45, have a higher expected goals against than Leicester’s 28.61, suggesting the net-bulging action may flow once again in west London.
Over 3.5 goals have been scored in five of Brentford’s six Premier League home games while the same selection has also landed in half of Leicester’s last six matches.
With Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo — a pair who have scored 13 of their combined 15 league goals at the Gtech — in fine form and Leicester boasting competent attackers of their own in Jamie Vardy, Jordan Ayew and the returning Facundo Buonanotte, there is every chance of a goalfest on Saturday.
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