On Saturday, the Brentford Community Stadium will host a classic British encounter featuring plenty of duels, crosses, and, of course, a battle until the final whistle. There's also curiosity over whether Brentford will start scoring early again.
Could an early goal have helped them at Old Trafford? Brentford lost narrowly to Manchester City (1:2), though they did open the scoring, but it was in the final minute of the first half. Before the break, the team had some opportunities, but they were overwhelmed in the second half until the hosts secured the result they needed: 13 shots (8 on target) in the second half alone compared to two off-target efforts from the visitors. The good news is that the away trip is now behind them, and Brentford return home, where they remain unbeaten: three wins and a draw.
Ipswich Town won't be intimidated. They can secure points: in two of their four away games, the team have drawn, against Brighton and Southampton. Brentford stand somewhere between them in quality. The main threat from Ipswich Town is the counterattack, where Liam Delap excels — the club's top scorer with four goals. Sammie Szmodics holds tremendous potential, although he has scored just once so far.
At home, Brentford take almost twice as many shots on goal as they do away, so they're likely to score at least once. Ipswich Town will certainly respond: the Premier League newcomers have scored in three of their four away matches. Also, the second prediction should hold true: the hosts will not lose.
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | Under 2.5 | Over 2.5 |
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| 13/20 | 13/4 | 18/5 | 13/10 | 57/100 | |
| 67/100 | 31/10 | 7/2 | 6/5 | 13/20 | |
| 67/100 | 333/100 | 7/2 | 6/5 | 67/100 | |
| 73/100 | 3/1 | 333/100 |
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| 67/100 | 333/100 | 7/2 | 5/4 | 61/100 | |
| 7/10 | 3/1 | 7/2 | 6/5 | 13/20 |
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Thomas Frank
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Mark Flekken
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gk. | 8 | -15 |
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Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Matthew Cox
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Ethan Pinnock
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df. | 8 | 2 |
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Kristoffer Ajer
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df. | 8 | 0 |
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Nathan Collins
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df. | 8 | 1 |
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Mads Roerslev Rasmussen
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df. | 7 | 0 |
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Sepp van den Berg
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df. | 6 | 0 |
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Ben Mee
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Aaron Hickey
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Ji-soo Kim
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Rico Henry
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Fabio Carvalho
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mf. | 8 | 1 |
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Vitaly Janelt
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mf. | 8 | 0 |
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Christian Nørgaard
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mf. | 6 | 1 |
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Yegor Yarmolyuk
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Mathias Jensen
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Yunus Emre Konak
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Ryan Trevitt
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Edmond-Paris Maghoma
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Joshua Dasilva
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Bryan Mbeumo
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fw. | 8 | 6 |
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Keane Lewis-Potter
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fw. | 8 | 0 |
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Kevin Schade
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fw. | 8 | 0 |
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Mikkel Damsgaard
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fw. | 8 | 0 |
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Yoane Wissa
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fw. | 5 | 3 |
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Gustavo Nunes Fernandes Gomes
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Iago Teodoro da Silva Nogueira
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Kieran McKenna
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Arijanet Muric
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gk. | 7 | -14 |
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Christian Walton
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gk. | 1 | -2 |
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Cieran Slicker
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Leif Davis
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df. | 8 | 0 |
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Jacob Greaves
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df. | 7 | 0 |
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Axel Tuanzebe
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df. | 6 | 0 |
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Harrison Clarke
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df. | 6 | 0 |
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Dara O'Shea
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df. | 5 | 0 |
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Ben Johnson
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Luke Woolfenden
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Cameron Burgess
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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George Edmundson
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Conor Townsend
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Elkan Baggott
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Janoi Donacien
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Sam Morsy
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mf. | 8 | 1 |
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Sammie Szmodics
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mf. | 8 | 1 |
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Jack Taylor
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mf. | 6 | 0 |
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Kalvin Phillips
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Massimo Luongo
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mf. | 4 | 0 |
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Jens Cajuste
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Cameron Humphreys
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Liam Delap
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fw. | 8 | 4 |
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Omari Hutchinson
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fw. | 8 | 0 |
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Conor Chaplin
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fw. | 7 | 0 |
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Wes Burns
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fw. | 6 | 0 |
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George Hirst
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fw. | 5 | 0 |
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Chiedozie Ogbene
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fw. | 4 | 0 |
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Ali Al-Hamadi
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Freddie Ladapo
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Nathan Broadhead
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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