Manchester United will be visiting Community Stadium on Wednesday for the Premier League clash with Brentford. Showdown is scheduled on 19th January 2022 at 23:00 EAT.
The hosts are currently sitting 14th in the league, having collected 23 points won five, drawn nine and lost 10 of their 21 Premier League matches this season. In the last 5 matches of the premier league Frank’s side has been beaten in four matches and won in only one.
The bees have won two games in a row against Aston Villa in the league and Port Vale in the FA cup early this month. However, in their last two fixtures they lost against Southamptom and Liverpool England’s top flight, scoring once and conceding seven times.
Brentford come into this game on the back of a 3-0 loss to Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool in the league. In that match, Frank’s side had 32% possession and 6 shots at goal with 1 of them on target. On the other side, Liverpool had 27 attempts on goal with 13 of them on target goals by Fabinho (44′), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (69′) and Takumi Minamino (77′).
Manchester United are sitting seventh spot in the league table having picked up 32 points from their 20 matches, five points behind fourth-placed West Ham with two games in hand. In the last five matches, they won two, drawn two and lost only one.
The Red devils have not been beaten in their last 2 league matches away from home. They have managed to stick the ball in the net 8 times throughout their latest 6 matches. The total of goals that have been scored against them during the equivalent period adds up to 5.
In their last fixture, Manchester united drew 2-2 against Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa in the league. In that match, Manchester United had 45% possession and 13 shots at goal with 6 of them on target goals scored by Bruno Fernandes (6′, 67′). On the other side, Aston Villa had 13 shots on goal with 9 on target goals scored by Jacob Ramsey (77′) and Philippe Coutinho (81′).
Brentford vs Manchester united head to head
This will be the second meeting between these two teams, the first meeting ended with a draw.
- Man Utd 2-2 Brentford 28/07/21
Home
- Liverpool 3-0 Brentford
- Southampton 4-1Brentford
- Port Vale 1-4 Brentford
- Brentford 2-1 Aston Villa
- Brentford 0-1 Man City
Away
- Aston Villa 2-2 Man Utd
- Man Utd 1-0 Aston Villa
- Man Utd 0-1 Wolverhampton
- Man Utd 3-1 Burnley
- Newcastle 1-1 Man Utd
Brentford team news
Brentford will again be without the services of Julian Jeanvier, David Raya, Charlie Goode and Josh Dasilva for this match through injury, while Mathias Jorgensen remains a doubt.
Manchester United team news
As for Man United, Paul Pogba remains on the sidelines with a thigh problem, while Eric Bailly is unavailable due to his involvement in the Africa Cup of Nations.
Prediction and odds
Brentford should have enough to put a goal past Manchester United lineup however a single goal possibly won’t quite be as many as they’ll concede.
- Manchester United win
- Both teams to score
- Goals over 2.5
