Brentford vs Brighton Prediction, 9/11/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 9/7/2021

Game: Brentford vs Brighton

Date: Saturday, September 11, 2021

Location: Brentford Community Stadium in London, England

TV: Peacock Premium

Odds/Point Spread: Brentford (+272) Brighton (+125)

Ivan Toney and Brentford (1-2-0, 10th in the EPL) play Brighton (2-0-1, 8th in the EPL) at Brentford Community Stadium on Saturday. The goalkeepers protecting the net are David Raya for Brentford and Robert Sanchez for Brighton. The moneyline on this contest has Brentford coming in at +272 and the Seagulls are at +125. The over/under has been set at 2.

Brentford played Aston Villa in their last matchup and walked away with a draw with a final of 1-1. Brentford tried 10 dribbles in this matchup and successfully completed 6 of the attempts for a rate of 60.0%. In sharing the ball, they finished this match with a 79.0% received passes percentage by connecting on 334 out of their 423 passing targets in their last outing.

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In regard to shooting accuracy, Brentford finished at a 22.2% clip by putting 2 shots on target out of 9 shots. Brentford is averaging 1.00 goal per 90 (3 total goals) and have racked up 2 assists in all competitions for this campaign.

Ivan Toney is a player who should be able to impact this game for Brentford. He has accounted for 34 assists while earning 59 yellow cards so far in his career. Toney has been a starter in 197 outings so far in his career while scoring 0.53 G/90. The forward from England has accumulated 108 goals in 18,204 mins.

Another player who could decide the outcome is Sergi Canos, the forward who represents Spain. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 25 times during his soccer career while scoring 31 goals. Canos has been on the pitch for 10,602 mins in 121 starting assignments and has been given a total of 21 yellow card cautions. He currently averages 0.26 goals per 90 mins thus far in his career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Brentford will be David Raya. Raya (100-55-50 mark in his professional soccer career) has earned 54 shutouts, which leaves him with a 26.3% clean sheet rate. The goalie born in Spain has faced 757 shots tried at him in 205 career starts. His GA/90 is 1.1 (215 goals surrendered) and he holds a save % of 73.3. Raya has played for 18,450 mins and has tallied 552 saves so far in his career.

For their last outing, Brighton took a loss by a score of 2-0 against Everton. Brighton finished with a 75.0% successful dribble rate by completing 12 out of the 16 dribbles they tried. They wrapped up this outing by connecting on 550 out of their 618 pass attempts for a rate of 89.0%. Brighton landed 3 shots tried out of 14 shots tried which had them at a 21.4% clip in their last game. Having tallied 4 goals and 4 assists in all their contests, Brighton is averaging 1.33 goals and 1.33 assists per 90.

Neal Maupay will need to be on top of his game for Brighton. He scores 0.43 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 172 matches in his career. The forward from France has been on the field for 15,739 minutes while scoring 75 goals. He has accumulated 34 yellow cards so far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 21 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Leandro Trossard, the forward representing Belgium. Trossard has been given a total of 12 yellow card cautions in 15,275 mins played (172 career starts). His G/90 average during his pro soccer career is 0.37. He has earned 62 goals in his career while assisting on a goal 25 times.

Robert Sanchez will reside in front of the net for Brighton. Sanchez has 17 clean sheets while he has seen 228 shots against him in 5,040 mins throughout his career. He sports a save percentage of 69.7 and his shutout rate sits at 30.4%. He has allowed 1.32 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a mark of 17-15-24. So far in his career, Sanchez has conceded 74 goals and has racked up 160 saves in 56 starts.

Who will win tonight's EPL game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Brentford (+272)

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