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Brentford will host Plymouth Argyle at the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday afternoon in the third round of the 2024-25 FA Cup. The hosts will be confident about picking up a win and advancing to the next round against a much weaker side.
Brentford’s 5-0 thumping of Southampton last weekend in the Premier League was their first win in six matches and Thomas Frank's side will be looking to build momentum in a favorable domestic cup tie here. The hosts were knocked out in this round by Wolves last season in the replay match and will look to go much farther this season, perhaps as far as a first ever FA Cup semi final appearance.
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Plymouth go into the weekend unlikely to end their abysmal form in the first half of the season having failed to win any of their last 11 competitive matches. The visitors, who currently sit at the bottom of the EFL Championship, have gone further than the third round in all but one of the past four seasons but have a mountain to climb, if they wish to continue that record this season.
Brentford vs Plymouth Argyle Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Saturday will be the 87th meeting between the two sides. Brentford have won only 26 of those fixtures, 27 have ended in draws while Plymouth have won the remaining 33.
- The two teams last faced off in a League One clash back in February 2011 which the Bees won 2-0.
- The hosts have scored more goals in the English top-flight than every team other than Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham.
- The visitors have the joint-worst offensive record in the EFL Championship and by far the worst defensive record with only 24 goals scored and 53 conceded in 26 matches.
- Both teams have never won the FA Cup in their history only getting as far as the quarter finals on different occasions.
Brentford vs Plymouth Argyle Prediction
The hosts are heavy favorites and will only need to do little to seal a comfortable victory this weekend. Brentford's fine attacking prowess makes them a nightmare for the defensively poor Plymouth.
The Pilgrims have a mountain to climb if they are to avoid an embarrassing defeat when they make the trip to face one of the best offensive sides in England.
Prediction: Brentford 3-0 Plymouth Argyle
Brentford vs Plymouth Argyle Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Brentford
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Seven of the hosts' last nine matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just one of the visitors' last four matches)
