Aston Villa vs Brentford predictions: Bees capable of gaining first away success
Ian Wilkerson
Aston Villa bagged their first Premier League win of the season at Tottenham just before the international break
Brentford are unbeaten in their five Premier League matches so far this term
The Bees have won the last two league meetings against Villa
Aston Villa saw Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins, Ezri Konsa and Youri Tielemans leave over the summer after the euphoria of their Europa League triumph and it has been a difficult time.
A 3-2 win at Tottenham brightened the mood before the international break, but they look to have a tough fixture on Saturday as they entertain unbeaten Brentford in the Premier League at Villa Park.
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Key Stats
Both teams have scored in five of Brentford’s last six games
Five of the Bees’ last seven matches have featured at least three goals
Villa have conceded in 10 of their last 12 outings
Only Coventry and Tottenham have scored fewer Premier League goals than Aston Villa this season
The Bees have scored first in all four of their away matches this term
Keith Andrews’ Londoners have lost just three of their last 20 league assignments
Igor Thiago opened his league account in the win over Chelsea before the international break
Kevin Schade has had at least one shot on target in four of his five starts
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Team news
Amadou Onana, Ian Maatsen and Pau Torres are all out for Villa but Marco Bizot, Alysson, Leon Goretzka and Matty Cash will all be assessed.
Mikael Damsgaard has joined Kaye Faro, Sepp van den Berg, Nathan Collins, Antoni Milambo, Josh Dasilva and Mathias Jensen on the sidelines.
Need to know
Brentford may be yet to win on the road in the league this season but they will fancy their chances of changing that against a Villa side who have lost both home fixtures, going down to Arsenal and Nottingham Forest.
The Bees sit fourth in the Premier League table on nine points, some 12 places and five points better off than the Villans, who are still adjusting to life following a busy summer of departures and arrivals.
Prediction
Villa gained a big boost when they beat Tottenham in their final league game before the international break, but Spurs continue to be in crisis and a home game against Brentford looks a tougher proposition.
Both of the Bees wins this season have come at home, but they acquitted themselves well on trips to Bournemouth and Leeds, and they can gain their third successive league win over Villa after two 1-0 victories last season.
Bees striker Igor Thiago scored 22 league goals last season and will have been delighted to get off the mark for the campaign in their 3-0 win over Chelsea last time out.
After a missed penalty in a 3-0 win over Tottenham and five shots in a draw at Leeds, the goals could begin to flow again for the Brazilian.
Meanwhile, all three of Kevin Schade’s goals this season have come on the road and, as six of his 13 efforts in five outings were on target, he can at least test the Villa keeper on Saturday.
