📊 Form Guide

Brentford

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Brentford fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being the 0-2 Premier League success versus Nottingham Forest.

In that game, Brentford managed 45% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. For Brentford, the goalscorers were Kevin Schade (44') and Yoane Wissa (70'). For their opponents, Nottingham Forest got 15 attempts at goal with 6 on target.

It’s been seldom in recent games where Brentford haven’t conceded. The reality is that Brentford have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 matches, shipping 7 goals in the process.

Taking a look at their past results, Brentford:

• are winless against Manchester United in their previous 4 league games.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 2 home league matches.

Manchester United

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Manchester United come into this clash after a 0-3 Europa League win in the defeat of Athletic Bilbao in their previous outing.

In that game, Manchester United managed 72% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 7 on target. For Manchester United, the scorers were Casemiro (30') and Bruno Fernandes (37', 45'). For their opponents, Athletic Bilbao got 9 attempts at goal with 3 on target.

The stats don’t lie, and Manchester United have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, with opponents netting 12 goals in all. In defence, Manchester United have seen their frailties exposed. However, it remains to be seen whether such a trend shall be maintained in this next game.

Looking at their past form shows that Manchester United:

• have not registered a win against Brentford when they've played them away from home in the last 2 league games.
• have not won away from home in their last 3 league matches.

↔️ Head to head

An examination of their prior head-to-head clashes going back to 02/05/2022 shows us that Brentford have won 1 of them & Manchester United 4, with the number of drawn results being 1.

In all, 16 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 7 of them from The Bees and 9 netted by The Red Devils. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.67.

The previous league contest between these clubs was Premier League match day 8 on 19/10/2024 which ended up with the score at Manchester United 2-1 Brentford.

On that day, Manchester United had 51% possession and 23 shots at goal with 11 of them on target. The scorers were Alejandro Garnacho (47') and Rasmus Højlund (62').

On the other side, Brentford had 8 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. Ethan Pinnock (45') scored.

The match was refereed by Samuel Barrott.

📰 Team News: Brentford

Vitaly Janelt (Heel injury), Aaron Hickey (Fitness), Igor Thiago (Knee injury), Josh Dasilva (Knee surgery) and Fábio Carvalho (Shoulder injury) will not be taking part for Brentford manager Thomas Frank.

It looks as if The Bees may well opt for a 4-3-3 system in the match featuring Mark Flekken, Michael Kayode, Nathan Collins, Sepp van den Berg, Keane Lewis-Potter, Mikkel Damsgaard, Christian Noergaard, Yegor Yarmolyuk, Bryan Mbeumo, Yoane Wissa and Kevin Schade.

ℹ️ Team News: Manchester United

Manchester United boss Rúben Amorim has not got a full squad to pick from. Joshua Zirkzee (Thigh problems), Amad Diallo (Ankle injury) and Lisandro Martínez (Cruciate ligament injury) can’t be considered.

We’re of the thinking that The Red Devils appear most likely to play in a 4-4-2 formation, going with Altay Bayindir, Tyler Fredricson, Matthijs de Ligt, Luke Shaw, Patrick Dorgu, Manuel Ugarte, Kobbie Mainoo, Harry Amass, Alejandro Garnacho, Mason Mount and Chido Obi-Martin.

💭 Prediction

In this match, Manchester United may well find it hard to get a goal against a Brentford lineup who look likely to win well here.

Our tip is for a very comfortable 3-0 margin for Brentford at full-time.

Lucas Pereira, 12:02 04/05/2025