Brentford are eighth in the Premier League standings after 26 matches. The Bees are just one point off the top six and go into Saturday’s match against Leicester seeking a second straight league win.
Leicester City continue to struggle under manager Brendan Rodgers. The Foxes are on a four-match losing streak in the Premier League. Only goal difference has Leicester City outside the relegation zone.
A loss to Brentford and results going against them elsewhere would see Leicester drop into the bottom three this weekend.
Saturday’s match will be just the fourth Premier League meeting between Brentford and Leicester City all time. The Foxes go into the match unbeaten versus Brentford, with two wins and one draw from the three previous fixtures.
Last season, Leicester City defeated Brentford in the league with identical 2-1 scores. Earlier this season. Leicester City led 2-0 against Brentford, only for the Bees to come from behind to draw 2-2. An 89th-minute goal from Josh Dasilva brought the Bees back to get a point.
Brentford are unbeaten in 12 of their 13 home matches this season. They scored 27 times and conceded 13 goals in those 13 matches. Leicester City have won four games and lost nine in 13 road fixtures. They were outscored 29-21 during that period.
Thomas Frank has faced Leicester City and Brendan Rodgers five times in his career. Three of those matches were in the Premier League and two were in the FA Cup.
Frank failed to win any of those five games, posting a record of 0W-1D-4L. Rodgers is unbeaten against Frank in his career. However, with the way Leicester City are playing right now, Rodgers is in danger of losing for the first time to Frank and Brentford.
James Maddison appears to be fit for Leicester City. He leads the team in goals with nine this season. The strikers available to Rodgers have not produced this season, especially Jamie Vardy. Now 36, Vardy has one goal in 26 Premier League appearances.
Ivan Toney leads Brentford in goals with 16. He was called up to the England national team for the upcoming international break. It was a reward for a fantastic season for the Brentford striker. Can he score once more versus Leicester City?