Last season it was a case of so near yet so far for Brentford in their search for promotion to the Premier League. This season the Bees are back in the hunt and looking in good shape, as they prepare for a trip to Reading on Wednesday night.
Brentford may be dreaming of promotion to the English top-flight, but so are the home team who are enjoying a stellar season in the Championship. Despite a strong campaign, it seems the Royal’s may have to earn promotion through the play-offs.
Veljko Paunovic’s team are fourth in the table, six points behind Wednesday night’s opponents, who occupy second place. A win over the visitors could prove massive in the race for automatic promotion this season.
The home side is unbeaten in their last seven league outings. However, they have drawn two of their last three league games, which has hindered their ascent into the top-two of late.
Reading have been in strong form of late on home soil too, winning their last three league home matches in the Championship.
The visitors have the chance to move to the top of the table with a victory in this clash. Thomas Frank’s team are currently a point behind league leaders Norwich and this is their game in hand on the Canaries.
The Bees head into this potentially massive clash on the back of a 20-game unbeaten run in the second tier. They have also won seven of their previous eight matches in the Championship.
The visitors have based their promotion campaign on superior firepower, as Brentford are the top goalscorers in the second tier, having scored 52 goals this season. Summer signing Ivan Toney has been in superb form, scoring 22 goals in 27 league matches.
Forebet predicts that Brentford will be the ones to continue their good form by recording a victory in a high-scoring encounter.