The English League Cup Round of 32 match between Brentford and Aston Villa will take place on September 16 at the Brentford Community Stadium in London. Brentford vs. Aston Villa: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Brentford
Keith Andrews' team started this tournament from the previous stage. Playing away, the Londoners defeated Bournemouth 2-0. The team has never achieved significant success in this tournament, with their best performance in the 2020/21 season when they reached the semi-finals, losing 0-2 to Tottenham. In the last edition, Brentford was stopped at the quarter-final stage with a loss to Newcastle on their field (1-3).
- The club has not lost in regular time in 7 of their last 9 English League Cup matches (4 wins and 3 draws).
- No more than two goals were scored in 90 minutes in 8 of Brentford's last 10 matches in this tournament.
- The team has not conceded more than one goal in regular time in 11 of their last 12 home games in this cup.
Predicted lineup for Brentford (4-4-2)
Caoimhin Kelleher – Michael Kayode, Nathan Collins, Ethan Pinnock, Sepp van den Berg – Yegor Yarmolyuk, Kevin Schade, Mathias Jensen, Jordan Henderson – Keane Lewis-Potter, Igor Thiago.
Aston Villa
The Birmingham side starts their English League Cup journey from this stage. In the last edition, the team reached the Round of 16, losing 1-2 at home to Crystal Palace. Notably, Aston Villa reached the final twice this century but lost to Manchester clubs. The team approaches this match with three defeats in their last four tournament matches (alongside one win).
- Both teams scored in regular time in the last 6 matches in this tournament.
- At least 3 goals were scored in 90 minutes in Aston Villa's last 5 games in this Cup.
- Away in the English League Cup, the Birmingham side has not lost in regular time in 9 of their last 10 matches (7 wins and 2 draws).
Predicted lineup for Aston Villa (5-3-2)
Emiliano Martinez – Lucas Digne, Lamare Bogarde, Tyrone Mings, Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa – Emiliano Buendia, John McGinn, Youri Tielemans – Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins.
Referee
John Brooks (England)
Matches – 21 (Premier League and English League Cup, 2024/25–2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 103;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.9;
Red cards shown – 1;
Average fouls per match – 22;
Penalties – 14%.
Brentford vs. Aston Villa: Match Prediction
Both teams have had a poor start in the Premier League. Particularly for Birmingham, who are in 19th place after four rounds with just two points. Interestingly, Unai Emery's team is the only one in the league yet to score a goal. The Spanish coach will need to make changes soon, possibly choosing to abandon the English League Cup to focus solely on the Premier League.
Brentford has 4 points. The team has won only one league match so far, and it was against Aston Villa – the Londoners won 1-0 at home. Notably, the match was dominated by Birmingham, but both clubs were ineffective in finishing their attacks, with only two shots on target each throughout the match.
I anticipate that the cup match will be similar to the league encounter. The Londoners will focus more on defense and counterattacks, while the Birmingham side will once again struggle in attack. Since Brentford's promotion to the Premier League, the opponents have met five times at this stadium, with no more than three goals scored in those games.
My prediction – Total under 3
