Brentford v Everton

Brentford vs Everton Preview

The early evening kick-off in Saturday's Premier League schedule features this upcoming clash between mid-table Brentford and third from bottom visitors, Everton, when the two teams prepare to do battle at the Gtech Community Stadium with a valuable three points up for grabs for both teams who head into this encounter on the back of defeats last weekend.

Brentford suffered their first defeat of this new Premier League season when they were dealt a narrow 1-0 loss away from home at Newcastle United which put an end to The Bees' promising unbeaten start of four matches at the start of this season.

Nevertheless, Brentford will be fairly satisfied as to how their campaign has started this term as the hosts have picked up points in draws with Tottenham, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth, all of which have been achieved on home soil, whilst also picking up a resounding 3-0 win against London rivals, Fulham, away from home at Craven Cottage.

The bigger picture also paints a promising outlook for Brentford who have slipped to just two defeats in their last 12 matches in the English top flight but goals could be in short supply when Everton visit as seven of Brentford's last 12 matches have resulted in Under 2.5 goals.

Everton once again find themselves in familiar territory down in the lower reaches of the Premier League table as The Toffees sit third from bottom and in the early relegation zone prior to this weekend's action in the English top flight.

Sean Dyche's side have managed to pick up just one point out of a possible 15 on offer so far this term which came in the shape of a 2-2 draw away from home at newly promoted Sheffield United but four defeats within this disappointing start to this season have far outweighed Everton's very minimal success.

Defeats to Fulham, Aston Villa, Wolves and Arsenal have started the alarm bells ringing again around Goodison Park and it looks like being another tough, long slog battling against relegation once again for the merseyside club this season.

The bigger picture shows Everton have managed to capture just two wins from their last 16 matches overall in the top flight, one of which was actually a 5-1 thrashing of Brighton at the AMEX Stadium but this victory must now seem light years away for Dyche's side as they prepare for this trip to the nation's capital on Saturday.

Brentford v Everton Verdict

Brentford have drawn three of their five games to date this season and this may give Everton a sniff of a chance of a result here but the goals market looks appealing here especially as seven of the previous nine meetings have resulted in Under 2.5 goals scored.

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 2.5 goals @ 1.90

Other side bets worth considering:

Everton win @ 4.50

Correct score: Everton 1-0 @ 13.00