The penultimate game in the 14th round of English Premier League fixtures this week is between Tottenham Hotspur and Brentford.
The match will be played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and the hosts begin the week in 7th place on 19 points while the visitors are in 12th place on 16 points.
Tottenham Hotspur come into the match fresh having seen their fixture at Burnley postponed on the weekend due to snow.
𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙑𝙞𝙚𝙬 | Take in yesterday's action as we collected all three points #BrentfordFC pic.twitter.com/APl07QNOyn— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) November 29, 2021
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However, that means they are coming into this game on the back of a hugely disappointing defeat away from home against Mura in the Champions League.
Tottenham Hotspur were the overwhelming favourites to win the match but lost 2-1, conceding the decisive goal in the 90th minute.
That was the first defeat in 4 games for Tottenham Hotspur having previously beat Vitesse at home in the Europa League and Leeds United at home in the Premier League.
Home form shows Tottenham Hotspur have won 7 of their 9 matches in all competitions. However, they have lost 2 of their last 4 home Premier League fixtures, suffering 3-0 defeats at the hands of Chelsea and Manchester United.
Trends show over 2.5 goals have been scored in Tottenham's last 6 home matches in all competitions. They have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 4 home league games.
Brentford make the short trip to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium having picked up a vital 1-0 home win over Everton on the weekend. It was the first victory in 6 attempts for Brentford in the Premier League having previously failed to win any of their 5 games.
There were defeats at home against Chelsea, Leicester City, and Norwich City plus a defeat at Burnley and a draw at Newcastle United.
Away form in the Premier League shows Brentford are a difficult team to beat. They are undefeated in 5 of their 6 away Premier League fixtures this season, picking up wins at Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Ham United. Brentford also won a point at Crystal Palace, Aston Villa, and Newcastle United.
Trends show Brentford are unbeaten in 12 of their 14 most recent away matches in all competitions. In addition, they have seen over 2.5 goals in their last 4 away games in all competitions.
Team news and Tottenham Hotspur are still without the injured trio of Cristian Romero, Giovani Lo Celso, and Dane Scarlett. They are the only absentees for Antonio Conte, who is expected to name the same XI that should have played at Burnley.
Brentford are still without Kristoffer Ajer and he is joined on the treatment table by David Raya and Josh Dasilva. Julian Jeanvier is unavailable but Mathias Jorgensen could be fit enough to make the bench.
Tottenham Hotspur will be keen to put the Europa League defeat behind them by delivering a good performance in front of their own fans.
Given the goals we have seen in recent home and away fixtures respectively for the two teams, we expect to see over 2.5 goal and both teams scoring. However, with home advantage, it is Tottenham Hotspur who should come out on top.