Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Monday’s London derby between Fulham and Brentford will bring down the curtain on day 10 of the new Premier League campaign. The Cottagers aim to put an end to their three-game winless run, but they will have a big fish to fry against the high-flying Bees. Both Timothy Castagne and Sasa Lukic remain in the recovery room, but the good news for the hosts is that both Andreas Pereira and Carlos Vinicius have recovered from their respective injuries.
The capital club, on the other hand, have improved offensively, scoring ten goals in total in the last three Premier League games. As Fulham are capable of finding the net at their Craven Cottage, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. A man to watch in the away team will be fit-again forward Yoane Wissa, who scored a brace in a thrilling 4-3 win over Ipswich Town, while the likes of Gustavo Nunes, Rico Henry, Igor Thiago, Joshua Da Silva, and Aaron Hickey remain in the recovery room. Towering centre-back Kristoffer Ajer is fit for the local derby.
Highlighted Player (Bernd Leno):
Bernd Leno is a German goalkeeper who plays for Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen. The 190-cm-tall shoot-stopper started his career at the youth team of SV Germania Bietigheim and he played for VfB Stuttgart during his youth career as well.
After making 56 appearances for Stuttgart II from 2009 to 2011, Bernd Leno started playing for the first-team in the 2011/2012 season. Over the years Leno has established himself as a first-choice goalkeeper at BayArena outfit and he plays for Germany national team as well. The Bayer Leverkusen man made his debut for Germany on May, 29, 2012 in a 3-1 loss to Slovakia.
Bernd Leno represented die Mannschaft at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and it is well known that the Germans won the tournament in Russia. Leno was born in Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany on March 5, 1992 and it has to be noted that his contract with Bayer Leverkusen should expire on June 30, 2020.
Highlighted Team (Brentford):
Based in London, Brentford compete in the Championship and they were founded in 1898. Griffin Park has been the home ground of the club since 1904 and the capacity of the venue is 12,300.
The Bees have yet to play in the Premier League and it has to be noted that they made it to the FA Cup sixth round on four occasions (1937/1938, 1945/1946,1948/1949, 1988/1989). Brentford played in the League Cup round 4 in the 1982/1983 and 2010/2011 season and that is the club’s biggest success in the competition.
Brentford’s main rivals are Fulham and Queens Park Rangers and they take on each other in the West London Derby. The rivalry with the Cottagers is probably the biggest and you should bear in mind that the clashes between the two teams have their history of crowd violence. The colour of Brentford’s shirts is red and white and they wear black shorts.