Aston Villa vs. Brentford 8/28/21 Premier League Soccer Pick, Odds, and Predictions

Aston Villa and Brentford face off on Saturday in an English Premier League showdown at Villa Park. The last time these two teams faced off was in February of 2019 and it was Brentford that came away with the 1-0 victory. 

Brentford has to be very pleased with the way that their season has started. To open the season Brentford was able to beat Arsenal 2-0 in a shocking upset. In the last game, it was against the defense for Brentford that was strong as the two teams played to a 0-0 draw against Crystal Palace. In the first game of the season Sergi Canos opened up the scoring in the 22nd minute, and the team never looked back. Christian Norgaard also added a goal in the 73rd minute, and that led to the victory. In the last game against Crystal Palace, they allowed only two shots on goal, and in this game, it’s going to be about the defense being strong. Brentford should also try to push numbers forward a little more. 

On the other side of this matchup is Aston Villa who come into this game with a 1-1 record overall. Aston Villa opened up their season with a loss against Watford 3-2. In the last game against Newcastle, the defense was better not giving up a goal and that led to the 2-0 victory. Danny Ings opened up the scoring in stoppage time of the first half, and Anwar El Ghazi had a penalty. Aston Villa had 10 shots and two of them went on target. Aston Villa had 47 percent of the possession. In this game for Aston Villa it’s going to be about the defense locking down. 

I expect goals are going to be hard to come by in this game, and this game is going to be very low-scoring. Look for Aston Villa and Brentford to struggle to get good chances, and the under will cash.