Brentford hosts Wolverhampton this Friday, to decide who advances in the FA Cup.
The confrontation can be defined in a single game, if there is a winner. But if the game ends in a draw, there will be another game, with the Wolverhampton team in charge.
Brentford will make its debut in the FA Cup, as will the Wolverhampton team, and therefore our reference has to be on games from other competitions so far.
Brentford
Brentford has had a terrible run in the games they played in the Premier League, with 5 defeats in a row.
The last of them playing away from home, when they lost to Crystal Palace 3-2, and before that, they had been beaten by Wolverhampton themselves, 4-1, also playing at home.
The team is very close to the Premier League relegation zone.
They occupy 16th place with 19 points and are just 4 ahead of Luton, who open the group of last placed teams.
They only have 5 wins in 19 games, in addition to 4 draws and 10 defeats.
Wolverhampton
Their opponent will be the Wolverhampton team, which has managed to have much better regularity and has even won the last 3 games in the Premier League.
In addition to beating Brentford themselves with a rout, away from home, they beat Chelsea 2-1, and in the last round they beat Everton 3-0, playing at home.
It has been a much more balanced team, a game with greater defensive intensity and good transitions, which should also occur against Brentford this Friday.
They now have 8 wins and 8 losses in the Premier League, as well as 4 draws, having scored 30 goals and conceded 31.
Their previous campaign was much more fragile, with poor ability to defend themselves, but we cannot deny that they are going through a great moment.
Still, we can put this direct confrontation, which also took place at Brentford’s home, as a positive point for Wolverhampton, and the team achieved a great result.
On that occasion, the team scored 3 times in the first half. An absolutely overwhelming team that took advantage of the home team’s instability.
As previously stated, I believe that Wolverhampton will play with lower lines and will rely on offensive transitions.
In that game in question, Wolverhampton only had 40% possession of the ball, Brentford had 14 shots, but Wolverhampton, with a very strong counterattack game, managed to have good chances too.
I believe that the tendency is for a busy game, with 2 teams having chances to score. But still, with the visiting team being one step ahead in terms of favoritism.
Conclusion:
Bookmakers still consider Brentford as favorites for this match, but I believe that Wolverhampton has more value, in addition to the goal line, which should also be a good betting option.