The fact that Man City has put together an impressive 16-game winning streak at the Etihad across all competitions dating back to April, scoring 61 goals in the process, indicates that they have certainly enjoyed playing at home in recent months.
The Citizens defeated Chelsea 2-0 in the third round of the EFL Cup thanks to goals from Riyad Mahrez and Julian Alvarez in the second half. Last weekend, the Citizens defeated Fulham 2-1 in the Premier League with 10 men.
Pep Guardiola’s side, who will discover their fourth-round opponents in Thursday’s draw, will now turn their attention back to the Premier League with a fourth successive home match this weekend, which is also their final fixture before a six-week break for the World Cup.
Man City have won seven of their last eight Premier League games, but they still trail league leaders Arsenal by two points.
If they defeat Brentford and hope that the Gunners lose at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday night, Man City will finish the weekend on top.
In fact, after defeating Brentford at home and away without conceding last season, Guardiola and company will be optimistic about their chances of success against them.
Despite this, in their previous 10 encounters with the Bees, City has yet to record three straight league victories.
Brentford experienced a disappointing EFL Cup exit at home to League Two team Gillingham on Tuesday night after giving up a 96th-minute equaliser to draw 2-2 away at Nottingham Forest in the Premier League last weekend.
Ivan Toney’s third-minute goal was cancelled out by Mikael Mandron in the final 15 minutes. The visitors held out for a penalty shootout, but Mikkel Damsgaard missed the crossbar after 11 consecutive attempts, knocking the 2020-21 semi-finalists out in the third round.
The Bees appear to have lost their edge as Thomas Frank’s team has only won one of their last nine games overall, a 2-0 home victory over Brighton & Hove Albion in mid-October.
With only three victories after 14 games and a drop to 11th place in the Premier League standings, Brentford will find it difficult to end the season on a high note when they face the defending champions.
The Bees will be attempting to earn their first away victory against the Citizens since a 2-0 victory on Christmas Day back in 1937. The Bees had no more than 24% possession in either of their two meetings with Man City last season.
With only three victories after 14 games and a drop to 11th place in the Premier League standings, Brentford will find it difficult to end the season on a high note when they face the defending champions.
The Bees will be attempting to earn their first away victory against the Citizens since a 2-0 victory on Christmas Day back in 1937. The Bees had no more than 24% possession in either of their two meetings with Man City last season.
Betting Odds
The home side is favourites to win this one and that should surprise hardly anybody.
Their odds stand at 1.16, while the odds of a Brentford win are a far fetched 20.24!
The chances of a stalemate stands at 9.60.
Man City came away with maximum points after dominating both encounters against Brentford last season, and the Citizens will be firm favourites to secure another victory at the Etihad this weekend.
