Arsenal vs Brentford predictions & Premier League tips
Arsenal vs Brentford tip: Brentford match-up to bring the best out of Saka
Bukayo Saka is well on the way to beating his best-ever goals tally for a Premier League season with 13 strikes to his name already - his previous best came last season when he scored 14 times.
The 22-year-old has been in exceptional form for Arsenal recently, scoring seven goals in his last seven games in all competitions. Saka has been a driving force for the Gunners in the attacking third.
Brentford like to play with a high defensive line and this could give Saka - and the rest of the Arsenal attack - a lot of space to burst into in moments of quick transition.
Saka grabbed an assist for Kai Havertz in the previous meeting between the two sides back in November and there’s good reason to believe he will make another meaningful contribution on Saturday.
Gabriel Jesus (11/10) is priced up on betting apps as the most likely Arsenal player to find the back of the net against Brentford, but Saka is a potentially better option at 6/5.
Toney and co. to pose a threat to the Arsenal backline
Brentford might be fighting relegation near the bottom of the Premier League table, but they carry an attacking threat through the likes of Ivan Toney and Yoane Wissa.
Chelsea discovered this to their cost last weekend when the Bees found the back of the net twice in a 2-2 draw that saw the momentum swing back and forth between the two teams.
Indeed, Brentford have failed to score just once in their last 13 matches - and that was in an away defeat to Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. Their scoring record is impressive.
Arsenal have kept a clean sheet in three of their last four Premier League matches, but Brentford could pose a greater threat than Sheffield United, Burnley and what was then an out-of-form West Ham.
Gambling sites are divided on the chances of both teams scoring on Saturday, but that presents an opportunity.
Arsenal’s historic run to resume with goals in each half
By beating Newcastle United last month, Arsenal made history by becoming the first team in Premier League history to score two goals or more in each half of their last seven matches.
The streak ended with Monday’s 6-0 thumping of Sheffield United (Ben White’s goal was the only strike in the second half), but a home match against another relegation-threatened opponent will present the chance to resume the run.
There are goals everywhere on the pitch for Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli found the back of the net in Monday’s win over Sheffield United while Kai Havertz has two goals in his last two games and Gabriel Jesus is now back fit. Then there’s Saka’s exceptional form (seven goals in seven games) to factor into the equation.
Betting sites have priced Arsenal at 13/5 to score over 3.5 goals against Brentford, and the way they have been scoring in recent league matches it would be foolish to discount the Gunners from racking up another emphatic scoreline.
However, the price of 4/5 for Arsenal to score in each half of Saturday’s match among the Premier League odds has the potential to represent good value given the attacking prowess of Mikel Arteta’s team. They will have opportunities to find the back of the net.
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Graham Ruthven is a football writer and podcaster who has worked for the Guardian, New York Times, Eurosport, Optus Sport and many others. He boasts an extensive knowledge of football around the world and has been a betting tipster for a number of years.
