Brentford vs Aston Villa Prediction & Betting Tips (23 August)

Author of a solid 2024/2025 exercise, Brentford concluded 10th in the Premier League, 9 lengths from his rival of the day. The BEES still seem a little short to target Europe, but continue to get closer to it and want to confirm their ascent in 2025/2026. The offseason, however, took a blow: the club lost several executives, and especially its coach Thomas Frank, who left for Tottenham after 7 years of service. The team is now entrusted to Keith Andrews, who discovers the role of principal coach for the first time in his career. Brentford only played three friendly, without defeat: two draws Gil Vicente 1-1, Gladbach 2-2 and a success against QPR 0-1, Championship. But the resumption of the championship was much more complicated, with an inaugural defeat against Nottingham 3-1. Named coach in October 2022, the Spaniard Unai Emery accomplishes an impressive work with Aston Villa, now considered as a credible pretender to European places. 4th of the Premier League in 2024, the Villans participated in the Champions League last season.

Their campaign was marked by a solid course to the quarterfinals, where they were eliminated by PSG. This European adventure has weighed on their domestic performances, but the Birmingham club still finished 6th and validated its place for the next Europa League with the same total as the 5th, last qualified in C1. For the current exercise, Aston Villa is still targeting the top of the painting and hopes to win a qualification in the Champions League. Their summer preparation showed various results: wide success 4-0 against Roma, 3-1 setbacks against OM at the Vélodrome, then 2-0 victory on Villarreal. At the opening of the championship, they hung a draw against Newcastle despite a numerical inferiority of more than half an hour. They resisted, mission accomplished. 

Brentford must now do without the former Captain Norgaard (Arsenal) and the key striker Mbeumo (Manchester United). Dutch goalkeeper Flekken (Leverkusen) has also left the team, just like the former executives Bee and Da Silva, too often injured in recent months. The BEES sought to compensate for these losses by recruiting the Kelleher porter (Liverpool), the middle Henderson (Ajax), the young winger Donovan (Birmingham) and the leader Milambo (Feyenoord). Loaned last season, the right side Kayode (Fiorentina) has been preserved. The loss of Mbeumo (20 goals and 7 passes in PL last season) is a real blow, but the new coach can always count on offensive Damsgaard (2 goals and 11 PL passes), Schade (11 PL goals) and Wissa (19 PL goals), without forgetting the recent arrival of Ouattara for more than 40m from Bournemouth. Already replaced by Igor Thiago in front (goalscorer against Nottingham), Wissa should miss the meeting, just like the executives Janelt (midfielder) and Pinnock (defender), as well as the least used Gustavo Nunes and Maghoma in the midfield. Brentford Aston Villa this summer, Aston Villa saw the loans of attackers Rashford and Asensio and the defender replacing Disasi end. The loss of Rashford remains the heaviest for the villans, which recently accelerated on the arrival side.

We can cite the recruits: the Nice striker Guessand, the Milanese winger Thiaw and the goalkeeper Bizot (Brest), who should be holder since Emiliano Martinez is still on the start. The latter must in any case serve a last suspension match, as was Konsa, expelled against Newcastle last week, while the replacement Andres Garcia is forfeited and the flash passage of Niçois Barkley (3 goals in PL last year) remains uncertain. A little overshadowed since the arrival of Rashford last January, striker Watkins (16 goals and 8 PL assists last season) should regain his central role this season. He will also be able to count on the influence of the winger Rogers (8 goals and 10 passes in PL last season). In the middle, Aston Villa will be able to rely on the essential Kamara and Tielemans. The probable compositions for Aston Villa - Newcastle: Brentford: Kelleher - Kayode, Collins, Van Den Berg, Henry - Jensen, Yarmolyuk - Carvalho, Milambo, Lewis -Potter - Thiago Rodrigues.aston Villa: Bizot - Cash Torres, Mings, Digne - Kamara, Onana - McGinn, Rogers, Tielemans - Watkins. 

• Summary: Brentford is going head to head with Aston Villa starting on 23 Aug 2025 at 14:00 UTC at Brentford Community Stadium stadium, London city, England. The match is a part of the Premier League .
• Referee: Tony Harrington
• Brentford Feedinco Rating: 6.32
• Aston Villa Feedinco Rating: 6.89