Overview
Before the match against Brighton, Brentford were going through a series of 3 consecutive matches without knowing the taste of victory. Thomas Frank's side lost to Newcastle, drew with Chelsea and Arsenal.
If only counting home record, things are worse for Brighton. They have not won in their last 9 matches at the Gtech Community arena (lost 6, drawn 3). Not to mention, Brentford has also attacked extremely badly during this period with only 4 goals and conceded 14 times.
Meanwhile, Brighton's form is not much better. After a period of winning 6 consecutive matches, their form has declined with the last 5 matches being draws and losses.
Coach Fabian Hurzeler's team shared points with Man City and Leicester, while losing to Aston Villa and Crystal Palace in the Premier League. In addition, they were also eliminated from the FA Cup by Nottingham Forest. In these 5 matches, the Amex team had to pick the ball out of the net 9 times and had 2 failed to score.
The last two meetings between the two teams have been relatively boring, both of which ended in a 0-0 draw.
Overall, 5 out of the last 11 matches between the two teams have ended in draws. Brighton have won four, while Brentford have enjoyed the joy twice.
Joao Pedro just scored a double from the penalty spot against Leicester last week. The Brazilian will be a threat to Brighton's defence. Meanwhile, Brentford striker pair Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo are also in impressive form.
Personnel situation
Brentford's injury list is gradually decreasing, but Josh Dasilva, Igor Thiago, Aaron Hickey and Fabio Carvalho are still unable to return.
On the other side of the front line, Brighton lacked personnel in defense so much that they had to use midfielder Carlos Baleba.
tariq Lamptey, Igor Julio, Adam Webster and Joel Veltman of Brighton will be absent again along with Kaoru Mitoma, Ferdi Kadioglu, James Milner, Jason Steele and Georginio Rutter. However, goalkeeper Jean Paul van Hecke has returned after a ban.
Expected lineup:
Brentford: Flekken, Van den Berg, Ajer, Collins, Norgaard, Schade, Janelt, Lewis- Potter, Damsgaard, Wissa, Mbeumo.
Brighton: Verbruggen, Dunk, Estupinan, Van Hecke, Ayari, O'Riley, Hinshelwood, Baleba, Adingra, Minte, J. Pedro.
The match between Brentford and Brighton takes place at 9:00 p.m. on April 19 (Vietnam time).
