Leeds vs Brentford » Prediction, Watch Live + Odds & Stats 22.01.2023

Leeds United and Brentford will hope to put on a show this Sunday when they collide in the Premier League.

The ever-present nature of Leeds United always makes headlines in the Premier League. The current problem for Jesse Marsch, though, is that many teams have figured them out on the pitch. If they can bring the excitement factor back to their game, perhaps they won’t need to worry about the bottom three as much.

A 2-2 thriller against West Ham showed that this Leeds side have some fight left in them. The same result came against Cardiff in the FA Cup but thankfully, they avoided embarrassment in the replay with a 5-2 triumph. Aside from that, they dropped a close game to Aston Villa that they perhaps should’ve gotten something from.

Brentford supporters can be forgiven for feeling optimistic. The club’s status has shot through the roof in recent years, to the point whereby they are a steady force in the top half of the Premier League. Forget second season syndrome - these guys are looking for much bigger things.

The Bees didn’t mess around to kickstart 2023 as they tore through Liverpool with a stunning 3-1 win. They proceeded to get knocked out of the FA Cup by West Ham but against Bournemouth, they rebounded with a 2-0 success that kept this dream season going strong.

Robin Koch, Maximilian Wober and Liam Cooper are all fitness concerns. Elsewhere, there are plenty of injured names for Leeds as Crysencio Summerville, Adam Forshaw, Stuart Dallas and Archie Gray are absent.

Rico Henry faces a late fitness test with Frank Onyeka, Shandon Baptiste, Pontus Jansson and Aaron Hickey all being out injured for the visitors.

One thing we’re expecting from this clash of styles is excitement. Therefore, we’re going to back the over 2.5 goals at Elland Road.