Fulham v Brentford Betting Tips [20 August 2022]

Fulham are the only promoted side yet to win in the Premier League; they will give it another attempt when they play host to Brentford in their next game. Going into this clash, they are placed 13th with two points, two less than third placed Brentford. Fulham will really blame themselves for being winless up to this point. They twice gave away the lead in the opening game, against Liverpool, a game that ended 2-2 and in their most recent outing, they missed a late penalty to draw 0-0 with Wolverhampton Wanderers. They go into this game winless in three matches and have one win and one clean sheet in five outings. They will need good fortune in this game, as they haven’t had a great run against Brentford in the recent meetings. In the last five meetings with Brentford they have one win and three losses.

Brentford will be very confident going into this game after scoring six times in their opening two matches of the Premier League. It is their latest one that will really motivate them, coming from a 4-0 win over Manchester United. That win marked a fourth straight unbeaten outing for Brentford and they have three clean sheets and as many wins in that period. Their run in the Premier League is impressive, with six wins and just two losses in their last 10 games, and as Fulham struggle to find their footing, Brentford will want to take advantage. Their away run in the league has just one loss, a game in which they failed to score. However, they have two or more goals in each of the remaining four away league matches.

Fulham have struggled to get a footing in the Premier League; they were a bit naïve against Liverpool and they blew a good chance against Wolves. Here they face a side that can be tough to break on a good day, and the hosts will need to be at their best. Brentford will be confident from their opening exchanges and we will back them to win this.