Arsenal vs Brentford betting preview: odds and predictions
ARSENAL will move back to the top of the Premier League if they beat Brentford on Saturday – and the Bees’ form isn’t great...
- Yoane Wissa 2+ shots - 5/4 with Spreadex
- Kai Havertz anytime scorer - 7/5 with bet365
- Arsenal to win and both teams to score - 7/4 with Sky Bet
Here are the latest match odds for Arsenal vs Brentford from our best football bookies. Odds are subject to change.
Arsenal are on a serious roll with 31 goals scored in just seven Premier League games so far in 2024.
They have scored four or more goals in five of those matches with Sheffield United the latest to be crushed on Monday night.
It’s hard to make much of a case for Brentford stopping this particular juggernaut; after all they’ve lost 10 of their last 13 league matches and have an awful injury list, especially at the back.
That’s a serious concern ahead of facing a side who have been a mockery of criticism that the lack of an out-and-out striker would undermine their title challenge.
Victory here would lift the Gunners back to the summit but the main concern is probably their looming Champions League second leg with Porto in midweek.
Having made something of a mess of their first leg, the Gunners find themselves 1-0 down in the tie and that may well influence Mikel Arteta’s team selection here.
Of course, making too many changes could result in dropped points and that’s something which they simply can’t afford given the competitive nature of the title race, so expect a familiar starting XI.
The best way of backing Arsenal looks to be a method which has worked well for some time.
They often concede when winning at home – as you’ll see by reading on and discovering our best bets for the Emirates Stadium clash.
- Arsenal remain perfect in the Premier League in 2024, winning all seven matches. They’ve scored 31 times in those games, conceding only three.
- Brentford, by contrast, have won just two of their last 13, losing 10. They have conceded multiple times in 10 of those matches.
- Arsenal star Bukayo Saka has scored in five of his last six matches, while Kai Havertz has found the net in his last three.
- Arsenal lead the Premier League for goals scored from set pieces with 18.
- Brentford remain short on numbers defensively with Ben Mee and Ethan Pinnock among those ruled out. Bryan Mbeumo also remains absent. For Arsenal, Bukayo Saka (illness) and Gabriel Martinelli (cut foot) are both doubts but Mikel Arteta is “pretty positive” both will be able to play. Aaron Ramsdale will be in goal as loanee David Raya cannot play against his parent club.
Find our best bets for Arsenal vs Brentford below. Odds for the bets are provided by the best sportsbooks per our expert reviews. Odds in the betting tips are subject to change.
Wissa returned to the starting XI last weekend and made a notable impact against Chelsea, scoring a spectacular goal and hitting five shots.
That means he’s now landed this bet in 15 of 21 starts this season.
OK, Arsenal are pretty mean defensively but Wissa is a player who is very much a shoot-on-sight merchant and getting odds-against about a recurrence looks worth taking.
Arsenal are scoring for fun right now and should get chances against a makeshift Brentford defence.
Havertz has recently been asked to play as Arsenal’s centre forward and he’s duly scored goals – netting in each of his last three games.
The German has lacked confidence in the past but is on a roll now so I doubt Mikel Arteta will be resting him and he’s the man who looks to provide a spot of value in the goalscorer markets.
It's back to a tried-and-tested method of backing the Gunners here.
They are just 1/5 to get the job done here but you can bang that up to 7/4 but backing them to win whilst conceding.
If you are confident about Arsenal winning, this has to be the way to go – since the start of last season, 17 of their 24 home league victories have come this way.
With Ivan Toney (four goals in eight games since his ban ended) in their ranks, Brentford do have a real goal threat and they’ve lost this way in four of their seven away games against the top nine so far this season.
- Location: Emirates Stadium, London, England
- Time: 17:30 GMT on Saturday, March 9th
- Where to watch: Sky Sports’ Premier League, Football and Main Event channels
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