Extending their drought for win to eight games against Chelsea, Aston Villa prepare to face Brentford in Round 14 of Premier League. The Bees are scheduled to travel to Villa Park on Wednesday, 4 December. Brentford have been far better than thier upcoming rivals, currently on a three-match unbeaten streak in Premier League.
Aston Villa vs Brentford: Match Preview
Aston Villa have endured five defeats in thier recent eight games across all competitions while concluding three with equal scores. The horrible spell includes a winless run of five Premier League fixtures, including defeats to Liverpool, Chelsea, and Tottenham. The Villans have avoided defeat in most of their recent home games, however, shared three stalemates in the last four games at Villa Park. Aston Villa have secured a total of five wins and four draws in to get to the twelfth position after 13 rounds.
Though Brentford are four positions ahead of Aston Villa, just a single point separates these two teams on the points table. However, the Bees have been in great shape previously with three victories in the last five Premier League fixtures, losing only to Fulham in the process. Nevertheless, they are on the other end of the spectrum in away challenges, losing five of thier six visiting games this season. Brentford managed to retain thier home-winning run the last time out against Leicester with a brilliant comeback to seal a 4-1 victory.
Aston Villa vs Brentford: Head-to-Head Record
Aston Villa have gone undefeated in the last four H2H meetings with Brentford. The H2H record between these two teams has also been a close affair at Villa Park with five stalemates in six encounters, with Aston Villa winning once.
| Date | Match | Competition |
| 06/04/24 | Aston Villa 0-0 Brentford | Premier League |
| 17/12/23 | Brentford 0-0 Aston Villa | Premier League |
| 30/07/23 | Aston Villa 0-0 Brentford | Club Friendly |
| 22/04/23 | Brentford 0-0 Aston Villa | Premier League |
| 23/10/22 | Aston Villa 0-0 Brentford | Premier League |
Aston Villa vs Brentford: Team News and Predicted Lineups
Emiliano Martinez joins Jacob Ramsey and Amadou Onana on the injury list of Aston Villa to miss the next game. Meanwhile, Brentford will be without Kristoffer Ajer and Gustavo Nunes, Josh Dasilva, Rico Henry, and Aaron Hickey due to fitness issues. Mathias Jenses’ presence is also doubtful against Aston Villa after being forced to leave the pitch against Leicester by a hamstring injury.
Aston Villa Predicted Lineup
Olsen (GK); Cash, Konsa, Torres, Maatsen; Barkley, Tielemans; Bailey, Rogers, McGinn; Watkins.
Brentford Predicted Lineup
Flekken (GK); Van den Berg, Collins, Pinnock, Lewis-Potter; Janelt, Norgaard; Mbeumo, Damsgaard, Schade; Wissa
Aston Villa vs Brentford: Match Prediction
Aston Villa will be drawing significant home advantage as they are undefeated in the recent five Premier League fixtures at Villa Park. On the other hand, Brentford had straight four away defeats before the goalless draw in the last trip to Everton. The Bees have conceded multiple goals during all those defeats while scoring only once per game. Therefore, we predict Aston Villa to show signs of improvement this Wednesday against Brentford with three points at the end of the ninety minutes.
Aston Villa vs Brentford Predicted Result: 2-1 victory for Aston Villa
