Brentford v Man Utd: Preview and Betting Tips | EPL 2025

Brentford face Man Utd in the Premier League on Sunday. The Bees are unbeaten in four matches after facing four of the top nine. Ruben Amorim’s Man Utd have won just three of their last 15 away league fixtures.

Match: Brentford v Man Utd
When: Sunday, 04 May 2025
Where: Gtech Stadium

Brentford Form

Brentford sit 11^th in the table and they’re currently unbeaten in four matches and have six wins in the last 12 rounds of action. They won 2-1 at Bournemouth before a 2-1 defeat at Newcastle. With tough fixtures on the horizon, they have stepped up their performance levels.

A 0-0 home draw with Chelsea saw them allow 21 shots. They went to Arsenal and ground out a 1-1 draw with just 0.24 xG produced. A 4-2 home win over ten-man Brighton saw the Bees create six big chances. On Thursday night, they scored at crucial times to win 2-0 at Nottingham Forest.

Brentford Team News

Thomas Frank is without long-term injury victims in Aaron Hickey and Igor Thiago. Fabio Carvalho, Josh Dasilva and Vitaly Janelt are injured in midfield.

Rico Henry could replace Keane Lewis-Potter in the starting XI at left back. Mathias Jensen may come into the XI to strengthen the midfield.

Brentford Motivation

The approach from Brentford will be clear from their XI. If they go with an attacking 4-2-3-1 with four attacking players, they will go all out to beat Man Utd.

A draw is not a bad result on paper. At this stage of the season, this is a free hit and settling for a draw has little benefit.

Brentford Form

Man Utd are struggling in the league and they’re winless in five fixtures in the EPL. Ruben Amorim’s side have switched all their focus to winning the Europa League as a means to qualify for the Champions League. A 4-1 thrashing at Newcastle in the league was followed by an epic comeback.

The Red Devils scored three late goals to turn a 4-2 deficit into a 5-4 win vs ten-man Lyon in the Europa quarter-finals. A 1-0 home defeat to Wolves and a 1-1 draw at ten-man Bournemouth followed. On Thursday, a fine display saw a 3-0 win at Athletic Bilbao to put one foot in a European final.

Man Utd Team News

Ruben Amorim is expected to heavily rotate his XI. There could be starts for Mason Mount and Kobbie Mainoo in midfield and Matthijs de Ligt in defence.

Lisandro Martinez, Diogo Dalot and Joshua Zirkzee are out injured. Amad Diallo is back from his long injury but is not set to be risked from the start.

Man Utd Motivation

United don’t look focused mentally or physically on league matches. They will have one eye on their second leg vs Athletic Bilbao.

An attacking and open approach is unlikely. United will be pragmatic and try to get a result but won’t be overly bothered with a narrow defeat.

Key Stats

Brentford are unbeaten in 4 league matches (DDWW)

Brentford have won 6 of their last 12 EPL fixtures (3 losses)

Man Utd have won just 3 of their last 15 away EPL matches

Man Utd have won 5 of their last 7 matches vs Brentford

Verdict

An unpredictable match awaits. United often win this fixture, but their minds are elsewhere. A Brentford win looks more likely.

Best Bet: Brentford win at 1.65

Value Bet: Brentford win and Over 3.5 goals at 3.80