Brentford vs Leicester Predictions & Tips - Bees to sting relegation threatened Foxes

James O'Connor

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Last updated: 17 Mar 2023

James O'Connor 17 Mar 2023

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Brentford vs Leicester Predictions for Saturday’s English Premier League match (15:00 GMT)
The Bees have lost once at home all season (4 wins in 5 at the Gtech Community Stadium)
Can Leicester avoid a fifth straight defeat as they look to survive relegation?

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On-fire Bees to Beat Struggling Leicester? (Getty Images)

Brentford vs Leicester Predictions

Going by recent form, there is only one winner in this match. Thomas Frank’s side are superb at home and are scoring goals freely. Leicester are very leaky on their travels and are in dire form right now.

Brentford have won 4 of their last 5 home matches (PL).
Brentford have scored 2+ goals in 5 of their last 6 home matches (PL).
Leicester have lost their last 5 matches.
Leicester have lost 9 of their 13 away PL matches this season (29 goals conceded).

Head to Head

Leicester hold a 4-2 advantage versus Brentford across nine previous meetings with three draws.

The sides met at the King Power Stadium in the reverse fixture in August. It finished in a 2-2 draw.

Brentford Form

The Bees won in midweek to surpass the 40-point mark. They sit eighth in the Premier League with just one home loss all season.

After a run of four wins in five, Brentford drew 1-1 at Arsenal and 1-1 at home vs Crystal Palace after a last-gasp goal. A 3-2 home win against Fulham followed.

A 12-match unbeaten run was ended by a 1-0 loss at Everton. In midweek, they bounced back by winning 2-0 at Southampton.

Brentford Team News

Midfielder Vitaly Janelt picked up an injury in the last match. He will require a late fitness test ahead of this one.

Right wingback Mads Roerslev Rasmussen should return from a thigh problem. Yoane Wissa could replace Kevin Schade on the left wing after scoring at St. Mary’s.

Leicester Form

The Foxes have lost their last four league matches and were beaten by Blackburn in the FA Cup. They’re only outside the relegation zone on goal difference.

After winning 4-2 at Aston Villa and 4-1 at home against Tottenham, they’ve gone off a cliff. A 3-0 loss at Man Utd followed before registering just one shot attempt in a 1-0 home loss to Arsenal.

A 1-0 defeat at 20th-placed Southampton came next. Last weekend, they lost 3-1 at home to Chelsea despite producing 0.95 xG more than Graham Potter’s team.

Leicester Team News

Brendan Rodgers is without the suspended Wout Faes in defence and James Justin is injured. He could risk Jonny Evans after a long injury and revert to a back four.

Harvey Barnes should be back in the XI after shaking off an ankle complaint. Patson Daka could drop to the bench whilst Youri Tielemans is a big loss in midfield due to injury.

Verdict

Brentford v Leicester

I see Brentford winning this match. I also see them scoring at least two goals against a porous Foxes backline. A bet on both Ivan Toney and Kelechi Iheanacho to score anytime is my high-reward Goalscorers tip.

Brentford Over 1.5

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