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Manchester City v Brentford Odds, Tips and Match Preview

The first game of the Premier League weekend comes from the Etihad Stadium, where defending champions Manchester City are in action at home to Brentford, who are winless in four league matches.

City’s perfect home Premier League record dates back to April so it stands to reason they have been made big favourites in the Manchester City v Brentford betting odds for Saturday’s early kick off. City also won both meetings between the sides last season in the Premier League without conceding a goal.

Both teams will want to go into the break for the World Cup on a high, but where is the best value to be found in the Premier League betting odds for this one? Let’s take a look.

Top spot in City’s sights

With City in action first this weekend, they will climb above Arsenal and take top spot in the table as long as they beat Brentford. City’s run of 11 straight home wins in the Premier League helps to explain why they are such short-priced favourites in the Manchester City v Brentford betting odds for this one.

As City have scored at least two goals in their last 15 home matches in the Premier League, it is likely to be hard for the Bees to keep them out on Saturday. But City did need a late Erling Haaland penalty to keep that run going in their last game, suggesting they have some weaknesses that could be exploited.

Haaland is not one of them, though. The Norway star recovered from a recent injury to score the winner against Fulham and take his Premier League tally to a ludicrous 18 goals in 12 games this season. The fact that 888Sport has priced Haaland at 1/3 to score any time is a sign he is considered a banker to bag. In City’s home league games, he has scored in each appearance since a blank against Bournemouth.

Bees still out for first away win

City have conceded in three of their last four games, offering a glimmer of hope for Brentford here. But they did keep a clean sheet in twin wins against the Bees last term, which means the odds of 17/20 with 888Sport for City to win to nil stands out as the better option. Brentford have drawn a blank in two of their last four away Premier League games.

A 2-2 draw in their last road trip at Nottingham Forest means Brentford are still waiting for their first away win in the Premier League this season. That adds to the long list of reasons they are considered to be such strong outsiders in the Manchester City v Brentford betting odds for this one.

There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 12 of Brentford’s last 14 away games in the Premier League, indicating Thomas Frank’s team will find it hard to keep the City attack quiet here. The 2/5 with 888Sport for City to win with over 2.5 goals scored is not a great price, but it could still be worth taking on.

Manchester City vs Brentford Odds: Predictions

The home dominance of Pep Guardiola’s men means it is inevitable they will be very short-priced favourites in all games at the Etihad Stadium. They are just 1/8 in the Manchester City v Brentford betting odds, so a bit of creativity is required in order to find bets worth taking on for Saturday’s game.

The odds of 17/20 with 888Sport for City to win to nil stand out, even if the champions have been a little leaky at the back of late. City beat Brentford without conceding twice last season in the Premier League, but scorelines of 1-0 and 2-0 suggested Frank’s side were not completely outplayed on either occasion.

Haaland’s absurd scoring streak seems to be showing no signs of slowing. He was at it again with a late penalty to beat Fulham last time out and his any time scorer price of 1/3 with 888Sport, while low, will still be appealing to a lot of football fans browsing the Premier League betting odds here.

Scorecast options could be the way to go. Haaland to score first in a 3-0 City win is 14/1 with 888Sport.

Author: Jamie Smith