Two of the play-off chasing sides in the Championship meet on Saturday as they look to continue their impressive league form. The Bees have lost their last 2 matches and have dropped out of the primary play-off places whilst Preston have been in terrific form under Alex Neil and are unbeaten in their last 4 Championship outings.
Skybet Championship – Brentford v Preston North End – Griffin Park – Saturday 10th February 2018 – 15:00 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 12/5 at Ladbrokes |
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Brentford FC
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Consistency has been the biggest issue for the Bees this season who find themselves in 11th place in the Championship table. Dean Smith’s men have won 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 Championship matches and find themselves with 43 points from their opening 30 games. Ollie Watkins has led the line impressively for Brentford this season – notching 8 goals in all competitions.
Preston North End
The Lilywhites currently sit 7th in the Championship – 3 points behind Bristol City in 6th place with 48 points from their opening 30 games. Alex Neil’s men are unbeaten in their last 4 Championship matches and despite losing talismanic striker Jordan Hugill to West Ham United, look well set to sustain a promotion push. Tom Barkhuizen looks set to be given the nod in the absence of Hugill and he’ll be keen to add to his tally of 5 goals and 6 assists this season.
Head to Head
Brentford edge the head to head between the teams 22:19 whilst another 12 games between the sides have ended as draws. Brentford stole the spoils when the sides met back in October, picking up a 3-2 win at Deepdale thanks to goals from Nico Yennaris, Romaine Sawyers and Ollie Watkins in a topsy-turvy encounter.
Brentford v Preston North End – Betting Odds and Predictions
Both sides have been scoring goals in the Championship and it could be quite an open game.
Over 2.5 goals in the game looks a shrewd bet at 4/5 with Skybet.
This should be a very even match between two teams separated by only 5 points in the division.
The match to finish as a draw looks great value at 12/5 with Ladbrokes.
Ollie Watkins scored when the teams met earlier in the season and looks well set to bag another
Ollie Watkins to score anytime is an excellent price at 39/19 with UniBet.
This should be a very open game between two forward-thinking teams.
Both teams to score – YES – looks a great bet at 8/11 with Betfair.
Score Prediction
Brentford 1 – 1 Preston North End – 13/2 with William Hill.
Top Betting Tip Brentford v Preston North End
Despite Brentford’s barren run of late, they will be up for the challenge against a strong Preston side with promotion on the minds of both teams. The match to finish as a draw and both teams to score looks a super punt at 10/3 with Coral.