Man City v Brentford

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Having lost two points in Saturday evening's 1-1 draw at home with Chelsea, Tuesday night's hosts, Manchester City, know they must grab all three points here at home against Brentford at their Etihad Stadium as Pep Guardiola's side now find themselves sitting in third place and four points adrift of the current league leaders, Liverpool, while Brentford slipped to a heavy 4-1 defeat at home to Liverpool as the race for the league title heats up.

Despite being held to a disappointing draw by Chelsea though, Manchester City's unbeaten run in the Premier League was nevertheless extended to an impressive nine-match sequence which includes picking up no fewer than seven wins.

Three of these seven wins have been recorded at Etihad Stadium as Manchester City have registered important wins against Sheffield United, Burnley and Everton respectively so The Citizens will still be in confident mood that they can collect all three points here on Tuesday night.

The bigger picture shows Manchester City have been handed just the single defeat out of their previous 16 games overall in the Premier League and although the hosts have lost three games in total so far this season, all of these losses were incurred away from home while Manchester City still remain unbeaten on home soil.

Brentford slipped to a tenth defeat in 13 games in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon when they were soundly beaten 4-1 at home by league leaders Liverpool and although The Bees have picked up wins against Luton Town, Nottingham Forest and Wolves, the 10 defeats have resulted with Brentford occupying a disappointing 14th place in the English top flight table.

The former two wins were achieved on home soil at their Gtech Community Stadium but results away from home have contributed to a tough campaign this season in the Premier League as Brentford have managed to collect just three wins on the road so far this season.

Victories on their travels at Fulham, Chelsea and Wolves have been swamped by also being handed no fewer than seven defeats within their 11 outings on the road so far this season which does not bode well for this upcoming trip to the Etihad Stadium to take on Manchester City on Tuesday night.

In addition, Brentford have lost five out of their last six outings on the road which consists of defeats being dealt out by Liverpool, Brighton, Sheffield United, Crystal Palace and Tottenham so their chances of claiming all three points at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night look pretty slim.

Manchester City v Brentford Verdict

Having dropped two points against Chelsea, Manchester City will be desperate to pick up all three points against a poor-travelling Brentford side on Tuesday night as the hosts look to reduce the deficit at the top of the table.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS No @ 1.80

Other side bets worth considering:

Man City win & BTTS No @ 2.00

Correct Score: Manchester City 2-0 @ 7.50