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Brentford FC vs Manchester City Prediction 5/9/2026 Today’s EPL Picks

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MATCHUP Brentford FC Brentford FC Manchester City Manchester City
Team Records 14-9-12 21-8-5
Where Etihad Stadium, Manchester
When Saturday, May 9, 2026
Time 12:30 PM EDT
TV NBC

In this article, we will formulate a Brentford vs Manchester City Prediction for this English Premier League Week 36 matchup on Saturday, May 9th at the Etihad Stadium. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this English Premier League matchup.

Manchester City Preview

Manchester City has 71 points this season, with a 21-5-8 record, and is sitting in 2nd place in the Premier League standings. They have a 12-1-3 home record and a 9-4-5 away record. Manchester City is coming off a 3-3 draw against Everton on the road, where they had 76% possession of the ball and 21 total shots, 4 of them on target. They had 90% completed passes, and fewer expected goals, with 1.53 compared to Everton’s 2.72.

Manchester City is scoring 2.03 goals per game, which ranks 1st in the Premier League, while allowing 0.94 goals per game, which is 2nd. Erling Haaland is Manchester City’s top scorer with 25 goals, followed by Antoine Semenyo with 15 goals and Phil Foden with 7 goals. Ryan Cherki is Manchester City’s top passer, with 11 assists.

Brentford Preview

Brentford has 51 points this season, with a 14-12-9 record, and is sitting in 7th place in the Premier League standings. They have an 8-7-3 home record and a 6-5-6 away record. Brentford is coming off a 3-0 win against West Ham at home, where they had 48% possession of the ball and 14 total shots, 6 of them on target. They had 79% completed passes, and more expected goals, with 2.27 compared to West Ham’s 0.92.

Brentford is scoring 1.49 goals per game, which ranks 7th in the Premier League, while allowing 1.31 goals per game, which is 6th. Igor Thiago is Brentford’s top scorer with 22 goals, followed by Kevin Schade with 7 goals and Dango Aboubacar Faissal Ouattara with 5 goals. Mikkel Damsgaard and Vitaly Janelt are Brentford’s top passers, with 4 assists each.

Brentford vs Manchester City Prediction

In their previous meeting earlier this season, Manchester City won 1-0 on the road has four wins and on draw in its last five meetings against Brentford, but only one of those four wins has been by more than one goal.

In this Brentford vs Manchester City Prediction, Manchester City is coming as -340 home favorites. With just three game weeks left both teams have something to play for, as City is still on the hunt for Arsenal and the first place, while Brentford is looking to lock its placement on the top-7 of the league. City has been in great form, having won five of its last six games, but Brentford has lost only once in its last six games and have lost by more than one goals against City only once in their last five meetings. I like City to win but not more than one goal, so take Brentford by +1.5 goals in this one.

Nikos Lagouretos's Pick: Brentford +1.5

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