Liverpool vs Brentford Predictions

• Liverpool beat Brentford 3-0 and 4-1 last season.
• The Bees lost 12 of their 19 Premier League trips.
• Diogo Jota scored in the win at Ipswich last weekend.

First home test for Slot

Liverpool made a winning start under new coach Arne Slot at Ipswich in the opening round of games and now entertain Brentford on Sunday in the Dutchman’s first home game.

The Merseysiders should be expected to win against a side they beat twice last season, by an aggregate score of 7-1, and Brentford were generally poor on the road last season – losing 12 of their 19 trips.

Go for a home win and goals

Liverpool are short price favourites so to squeeze a bit of value out of backing them to win a home win and over 3.5 goals looks a solid option.

The Reds scored seven goals across two games with the Bees last season and after a slow start they looked sharp against Ipswich and probably could/should have scored more than twice.

Brentford have scored exactly twice in each of their last three Premier League games (W2, L1) and scored 56 goals last season – the highest total of any team who finished outside the top 10 – so they could well contribute to the goals tally themselves.

Slot’s side kept a clean sheet against Ipswich but they did allow the Tractor Boys a few chances and as Brentford looked sharp in their win over Palace last time out a goal for the visitors seems likely. A 3-1 home win has a chance here, as Liverpool conceded 10 goals across their final eight home games last term across all competitions and Brentford did struggle against the hosts’ attack last season with seven goals conceded in those two games.

Diogo Jota was on target against Ipswich and he also scored in Liverpool’s final game of the previous campaign. Jota didn’t see much game time for Portugal at Euro 2024 but put in a couple of decent displays for his club in pre-season and he looks the best anytime scorer bet here.

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