Bournemouth vs Brentford Preview
Bournemouth are a dangerous attacking side and score in most matches. Brentford are BTTS regulars and a high-scoring Premier League encounter is expected.
Key Stats - Goals Flowing
- Bournemouth have seen BTTS in 10 of their last 11 games.
- Bournemouth have seen over 3.5 goals in their last 2 matches.
- Brentford have seen BTTS in 4 consecutive away games.
H2H
Brentford have a 50-39 advantage against Bournemouth, alongside 34 draws.
Bournemouth Know How to Get on the Scoresheet
Bournemouth are a high-scoring side and have seen 43 goals in their last nine games. The Cherries have scored 30 goals in that spell.
Marco Rose’s team gave up a 1-0 lead and lost 2-1 at Man City in their Premier League opener.
A 1-1 home draw against Everton and a 2-2 stalemate at Newcastle followed. Bournemouth had 3.52 total XG and 34 shots across both games.
The south coast outfit beat Lincoln 4-0 at home in the EFL for their first win of the campaign. Ryan Christie scored a hat-trick and Rayan also got on the scoresheet as the Cherries had 36 shots.
Brentford Are BTTS Specialists This Season
Keith Andrews’ Brentford have scored at least once in seven consecutive games. The London side were dangerous in pre-season, defeating Rennes 4-2 and Eintracht Frankfurt 7-0.
Brentford carried their high-scoring form into the new campaign and comfortably beat Tottenham 3-0 at home. The Bees then thrashed Birmingham 6-1 away in the EFL Cup and drew 1-1 at Leeds.
Another 1-1 stalemate followed at home against Sunderland on Saturday. The Bees had 1.2 XG, led through Vitaly Janelt’s strike and conceded in the 82nd minute.
Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News
Bournemouth (4-2-3-1): Djorde Petrovic; Adam Smith, James Hill, Antonio Silva, Adrien Truffert; Tyler Adams, Alex Scott; Rayan, Justin Kluivert, Marcus Tavernier; Evanilson
Forward Eli Junior Kroupi is out with a foot issue and defender Veljko Milosavljevic is also injured.
Midfield duo Amine Adli and Julian Araujo are also unavailable due to long-term injuries.
Marco Rose provided a recent update on Bournemouth’s injured players and said, “Our long-time injuries, we know they are not coming back, but the other guys are in a good spot.”
Brentford (4-2-3-1): Caoimhin Kelleher; Michael Kayode, Kristoffer Ajer, Jannik Schuster, Keane Lewis-Potter; Mamadou Sangare, Vitaly Janelt; Dango Ouattara, Mikkel Damsgaard, Kevin Schade; Igor Thiago
Midfield trio Josh Dasilva, Mathias Jensen and Antoni Milambo are unavailable due to injury. Centre-back Sepp van den Berg is also out with a groin problem.
Nathan Collins is unlikely to feature after coming off injured against Sunderland. Keith Andrews gave a post-match update on the defender’s condition and said, “It’s a calf strain, I don’t know the extent.”