Man City v Brentford

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Manchester City will be eager to pick up where they left off just before the international break which saw Pep Guardiola's side register a useful 3-1 win away from home at West Ham, when the hosts take on Brentford at their Etihad Stadium, while Brentford will make their way up to Manchester on the back of an encouraging 3-1 home win against early strugglers Southampton, but also without their star striker, Ivan Toney, who has joined Saudi Arabian side, Al Ahly.

Manchester City have stormed out of the gates in this new Premier League campaign as The Citizens have recorded three wins on the trot as Pep's side have collected early season wins against Chelsea, Ipswich Town and West Ham respectively, while the bigger picture paints an ominous outlook for visitors Brentford as City have now racked up a total of 12 league wins on the bounce prior to this weekend's fixtures.

Five of these 12 wins have seen the hosts pick up clean sheets as well, along with boasting an impressive 31-game unbeaten sequence on home soil in the Premier League at their Etihad Stadium.

Therefore, Brentford look to have a mountain to climb here this Saturday while Manchester City will be eyeing off a fourth win on the trot this term.

Brentford have made a promising start to their new English top flight campaign as the visitors have picked up six points from their opening three games, courtesy of victories gained over Crystal Palace and Southampton, both of which were achieved on home soil at their Gtech Community Stadium.

In between the two wins however, Brentford slipped to a 2-0 defeat away from home at Anfield against Liverpool and The Bees face another tough outing on the road this Saturday as well.

Results overall over a long period of time do not look particularly promising from Brentford's perspective as Thomas Frank's side have managed to collect just five wins from their previous 18 league matches in the domestic top flight along with being handed eight defeats within this period as well.

Form away from home looks even worse as The Bees have registered just three wins in their last 15 away games which were picked up at Wolves, Luton Town and Bournemouth, along with being dealt a total of no fewer than 11 losses along the way as well, thus reinforcing how tough this upcoming trip looks to be for the London club.

Manchester City v Brentford Verdict

Manchester City have won the last two encounters on the trot against Brentford who had previously stunned City with two wins on the trot of their own but an in-form and confident Manchester City outfit look too strong again for The Bees this Saturday.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS No @ 1.90

Other side bets worth considering:

Manchester City win & BTTS No @ 2.10

Correct Score: Manchester City 2-0 @ 8.50