Brentford v Burnley
Premier League | Gtech Community Stadium
Saturday, 21 October 2023 @ 3.00pm
Brentford face Burnley at the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday looking to secure a first win in seven Premier League games.
The Bees have lost three and drawn three matches since they last earned three points – against Fulham on August 19.
They face a Burnley side who have won just one and drawn one over that time.
Burnley are 18th in the table after eight games, of which they have won one and drawn one, earning four points.
Brentford are three places ahead of the Clarets in 15th, with one win and four draws putting them on seven points.
With seven goals in eight games so far this season, the away team are scoring at below the league average rate with 0.9 goals per game. And they are conceding more than average, letting in 20 goals at a rate of 2.5 per game.
The Bees are also below average scorers, with 1.4 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.5. They have conceded 1.5 goals per game.
In Bryan Mbeumo, the hosts have one of the league's sharpest shooters so far this season. He has notched four goals in eight appearances, to sit seventh in the scoring charts.
His goal rate of one every 180 minutes is slightly quicker than that of Lyle Foster, Burnley's top scorer with a goal every 174 minutes, and a total of three goals in six games.
Over the last two years, Brentford and Burnley have played each other twice. They won one each.
Their last meeting was on March 12 2022, when Brentford won 2-0 at home.
Brentford's last match was on October 7, a 2-1 loss against Manchester United, with Mathias Jensen getting the goal for the Bees.
Burnley lost 4-1 against Chelsea last time out, also on October 7, with Wilson Odobert on the scoresheet.
Saturday's match will be refereed by Joshua Smith, who has taken charge of one Premier League game so far this season, issuing one red card and booking two players. He has awarded one penalty.
He is yet to oversee a match featuring either Brentford or Burnley this season.