Brentford vs Aston Villa Prediction 17.12.2023

• Competition: England - Premier League
• Date: Sunday, 17th, December 2023
• Kickoff: 14:00 UK / 15.00 CET
• Venue: Brentford Community Stadium (London)

A highly-motivated Aston Villa are determined to continue their stunning chase at the top of the table when they visit the Gtech Community Stadium to take on out-of-form Brentford on Sunday.

Throughout the ongoing Premier League season, Thomas Frank's squad has been navigating through peaks and valleys, attempting to sustain a steady stream of positive outcomes, but the recent phase has resembled a haunting nightmare. Indeed, the only shining moment in the past five league rounds occurred in the clash against the "leader" of the relegation zone, Luton, whom they convincingly outplayed with a 3-1 victory, and it seems their precipitous decline shows no signs of abating. Due to these unsuccessful outcomes, the Bees have clearly lost ground in the race for European spots and are now closer to the relegation zone - although they have no reason to worry, sitting comfortably 10 steps above the red zone - than their aspirations.

Gtech Stadium is set to host one of Europe's finest clubs this weekend, Aston Villa, whose football brilliance has been nothing short of astonishing in the ongoing Premier League season. Just over a year ago, when the seasoned Spanish tactician Unai Emery took the reins of the Birmingham-based club, few could have foreseen his transformation turning the Villans into serious title contenders. However, the current state of the top-flight table suggests that if they continue to shine on the pitch, they could be crowned at the end of the season. The start of this season mirrors a remarkable chapter from four decades ago when they last secured the English crown, making it all the more enticing to see if this assembly of players possesses the championship mettle to put an end to the 40-year title wait.

Brentford vs Aston Villa Betting Tips: Aston Villa to Win

We hold the belief that there's a plethora of reasons favoring the Villans to secure their 12th win this season, and they should exploit all the benefits within their reach to, at the very least, match strides with the top-of-the-table Liverpool. The atmosphere in the Aston Villa dressing room is explosive, which is not surprising, given that in the space of three days they first sank the current champion 1-0, and repeated the same result against last season's runner-up Arsenal and with injury-hit Brentford, Emery's men hope to continue a perfect start. A meeting with the high-flying Villans could not have come at a more difficult time for Brentford. 

Apart from dealing with the absence of several players, among them two pivotal figures, Ivan Toney (suspended) and leading goal-scorer Bryan Mbeumo (injured), they find themselves in utter chaos when it comes to form, with the disastrous 0-1 defeat against bottom-placed Sheffield United in the previous match being their fourth setback in the last five games. Despite the Bees boasting an impressive record of four wins and a draw in their last five home matches against Sunday's visitors, considering the recent struggles they've faced,  our conviction remains strong that Aston Villa has the complete arsenal to finally breach Brentford's defensive stronghold.