Manchester City welcome Brentford to the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon and are big favourites to pick up all three points due to their impeccable home form this season.
The Sky Blues will go top of the table until after the 2022 World Cup if they overturn a two-point deficit over Arsenal this weekend, so only a win will do before the winter break.
Man City v Brentford: What will the outcome be?
Man City to win
Draw
Brentford to win
Pep Guardiola’s side are second in the league with 32 points from 13 games, coming off the back of three consecutive wins. City boast five wins and a draw from their last six games in all competitions and have a 100% home record across the board (11/11 wins), so it won’t be easy for Brentford.
The Bees are nine places and 16 points worse off than City in the table, having failed to win their last four games. Brentford are winless on the road in the league this season, conceding 11 goals from their last three away games, so they might struggle at the Etihad.
City did the double over Brentford last season, beating them 1-0 at the Gtech Community Stadium (December 21, 2021) and 2-0 at the Etihad (February 9, 2022), so their head-to-head record is one-sided.
With City scoring four or more goals in five of their seven home games in the Premier League while Brentford have shipped two or more goals in five of their seven away games, Saturday’s meeting could be a rout.
Predicted: Man City 3-0 Brentford
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