Brentford vs MK Dons Betting Tips

Having guided Walsall to the upper reaches of League One this season, Smith has been given a break in the Championship and his footballing philosophy should strike a chord with that of his new club. Brentford possess some talented footballers and have been going well under the stewardship of interim boss Lee Carsley.

They have won 5 of their last 8 matches in the league losing just once and come into this game on the back of a 1-1 draw at Bolton in midweek with Chelsea loanee Jon Swift netting a wonderful opening goal for the Bees. They will then come into this game with confidence and the players will no doubt be eager to impress Smith, who is the 4th manager to take charge of Brentford in the past 6 months.

MK Dons are in a relegation scrap but the important thing is that they are scrapping. They’ve picked up hard fought points in their last two fixtures at home to Fulham and away to Wolves to keep their heads above water although they remain just 1 point outside the relegation zone.

They have taken just 2 points from their last 7 Championship away games though and have only scored 3 goals on the road since the opening day. Therefore you have to fancy a Brentford side that has won 3 of their last 4 home games, to get the job done again here and you can back them to do that at 4/5.

MK Dons haven’t been completely thrashed by anyone in this division but they have suffered lots of 2-0 and 2-1 defeats and this could be another to fall into that category. Given they are really struggling for goals, a 2-0 Brentford win is perhaps more likely here and you can back that to be the case at 15/2.