Brentford and Aston Villa will face each other in the Championship on Tuesday evening.
Former Leeds United and Sheffield Wednesday midfielder David Prutton has predicted on Skysports.com that Aston Villa will fail to win against Brentford on Tuesday evening.
Villa will take on Brentford away from home at Griffin Park in the Championship.
“It’s a tough one to predict, this,” Prutton wrote on Skysports.com. “From Villa’s point of view, they’ve struggled over the last few games after a very good start under Steve Bruce. They’ve levelled out a bit.
“Brentford are a mixed bag; I’ve seen them at home when they’ve dominated teams, I’ve also seen them at home when they’ve ground out a result, and I’ve seen them at home when they’ve been dominated, like the Fulham game.
“If Scott Hogan goes, Brentford are going to be in a position where they will struggle to get something other than consolidation. The players Dean Smith have brought in have done well, and they’ve kept their head above water, but they’ve been awfully inconsistent. I’m going for a draw.”
A footnote added: “PRUTTON PREDICTS: 1-1.”
Brentford are 15th in the Championship table at the moment with 33 points from 27 matches.
The Bees will head into the match against Villa on the back of a 4-0 defeat to Premier League club Chelsea away from home at Stamford Bridge in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
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Meanwhile, Villa currently find themselves 13th in the league table with 36 points from 27 games.
The Villans will head into the game against Brentford on the back of a 2-2 draw with Preston North End at Villa Park in the league.
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Brentford have never beaten Aston Villa in nine previous games in all competitions (D3 L6), according to BBC Sport.
Aston Villa have lost four of their last five away Championship matches (W1), failing to score in each defeat, according to BBC Sport.
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