Kick-off: 1500, 18/02/2023
Stadium: Gtech Community Stadium
Brentford are flying at the moment and are backed to secure a fourth straight Premier League home win when entertaining Crystal Palace.
The Eagles are never easy to beat but often find goals hard to come by, especially on the road, and that could prove the difference here.
We’re happy to take 93/100 for the Bees to come out on top as our first Brentford vs Crystal Palace prediction.
Brentford Odds
Brentford have gone 10 league games without defeat after drawing 1-1 away to title-chasing Arsenal last weekend.
There was some controversy about Ivan Toney’s 74th-minute equaliser, with VAR failing to check for a possible offside in the build-up.
However, it felt like the Bees were good value for that point, with Toney also hitting the bar when the game was goalless.
Denmark international Christian Norgaard, who provided the assist for Toney’s leveller, agreed with that view.
“We always find it difficult to celebrate a point but I think coming here, at this venue, in the form that Arsenal are in, fighting for the title, I think it’s very impressive,” he said.
“The way we went forward, the transitions, the way we took our chances from set-pieces – scoring from another set-piece – it really shows that our qualities are getting better, especially in that area.”
Brentford have claimed five wins during their unbeaten run and have been strong at home all season, posting six victories against just one loss from 11 outings here.
Only Erling Haaland and Harry Kane have scored more Premier League goals than Toney, who is 13/5 to net first in the Brentford vs Crystal Palace odds.
Last Brentford line-up: Raya, Pinnock, Mee, Ajer, Henry, Norgaard, Jensen, Janelt, Roerslev, Toney, Mbeumo.
Crystal Palace Odds
Palace are nine points behind Brentford in the table following just one win in nine top-flight fixtures – and that was against struggling Bournemouth.
The Eagles have only scored four times in the other eight games, although it would be wrong to say they are playing badly.
Three of their last four matches have ended in stalemate, and they were against top-six teams Newcastle, Manchester United and Brighton.
Solly March put Albion ahead on 66 minutes at Selhurst Park on Saturday but James Tomkins levelled soon after.
That result gave us a trio of successful selections in our match preview, including a 7/1 correct score pay-out.
Brighton were wrongly denied a goal by a VAR error but Patrick Vieira was delighted to see his side fight for a point, despite the visitors controlling possession.
He said: “At times, we have to accept the dominance of the opposition team and show a different quality, and that is what the team is about.
“I’m really pleased with the organisation we had, the hard work the team showed, and at the end we scored that goal and I’m really happy for them.”
Palace are rarely blown away and went down by just one goal on recent away trips to Stamford Bridge and Old Trafford.
We just fear the same outcome here, so 5/2 for the Bees to oblige by the narrowest of margins completes our Brentford vs Crystal Palace betting tips.
Last Palace line-up: Guaita, Mitchell, Tomkins, Guehi, Clyne, Olise, Schlupp, Hughes, Doucoure, Ayew, Mateta.
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