Brentford vs Bolton Wanderers Betting Tips & Predictions

Brentford are a strange side capable of both excellent football and also concerning defeats. Saturday we witnessed the good side of the Bees as they cruised to a 3-0 win at Nottingham Forest, something they also managed at the end of February when they dispatched Wolves 3-0 at Griffin Park. However in between those 2 games they suffered 4 straight defeats and were humbled by Charlton and Rotherham, two of the league’s struggling teams. Brentford were drifting towards a bit of danger but that victory on Saturday has given them a 9 point cushion on the bottom 3 and they should beat the drop now without any drama.

Bolton are 20 points back on Brentford and 15 from safety with only 7 games to go. They will be all but mathematically relegated with a defeat here but in truth the game is already up. They were beaten 1-o at home by Reading at the weekend and were beaten 6-0 in their most recent away game at Bristol City. The Lancashire club have picked up just 2 points from their last 9 matches and this game falls 1 day shy of a year since their last away win in the league which came at Cardiff last April.

Bolton have conceded 69 goals this season, only 1 less than Charlton who have the worst defensive record. They have conceded twice or more in 8 of their last 9 away games. Only two sides outside the top 6 have a better goalscoring record than Brentford therefore consider backing Brentford to score over 1.5 goals at 8/11.