Brentford vs. Aston Villa 1/2/22 Premier League Soccer Pick, Predictions, Odds

Brentford and Aston Villa face off on Sunday in an English Premier League showdown at Brentford Community Stadium. The last time these two teams faced off in August the final score was 1-1. 

Brentford currently sits in 14th place in the standings having picked up 20 points. Brentford has struggled losing two games in a row but in the last game against Manchester City, they actually didn’t play awful. The offense couldn’t get on the board against Manchester City but the defense was strong, giving up only one goal. Brentford has scored 21 goals total while their defense has given up 25 goals. The top player this season has been Ivan Toney who has scored four goals and added two assists. In this game, Brentford needs to find a way to get the offense going or it will be another bad loss. 

On the other side of this matchup is Aston Villa who sits in 12th place in the standings having picked up 22 points.  Two games ago against Norwich City, Aston Villa won 2-0 but in the last game against Chelsea they lost 3-1. Aston Villa has scored 24 goals total while their defense has given 28 goals total. Ollie Watkins has been the top player for Aston Villa scoring five goals and adding another assist. John McGinn and Danny Igns have also been strong for this team scoring three goals and adding two assists. In this game if Aston Villa wants to come away with a victory they need to try and get that first goal early. 

I expect both teams are going to struggle to get good scoring chances, and that is going to lead to a lower scoring game. Brentford’s offense has had issues, but their defense has been strong, and they are going to make life tough on Aston Villa. Back the under to cash.