Brentford vs Bournemouth: Championship Playoff Odds and Predictions

It’s fair to say that Brentford’s move to their new stadium has not exactly gone as imagined.

The Brentford Community Stadium is a stunning new home for the Bees but it’s been missing one or several thousand key ingredients – the fans.

Thankfully, 4,000 Brentford fans will be present early on Saturday and they could make all the difference in the second leg of their Championship playoff semi-final against Bournemouth so back Brentford to win at 19/20 with BetVictor*.

Brentford vs Bournemouth Betting Tips:

The Bournemouth squad is arguably the strongest of any club in the Championship.

The problem the Cherries have had is getting the team to play as the sum of their parts and the two managers, Jason Tindall and Jonathan Woodgate, have copped a lot of the blame for that.

A team with Bournemouth’s quality is always capable of winning matches at this level and they showed just how difficult they are to play against when eeking out a 1-0 win in the first leg at the Vitality Stadium.

Thomas Frank put a positive spin on that loss, reminding everybody that Brentford came from behind in the second leg of their playoff semi-final against Swansea last year and we think they can do so again.

Bournemouth are a difficult opposition though so consider backing Brentford to qualify in extra time at 10/1 with bet365*.

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Brentford have been pushing for promotion for some time. They’ve only managed to maintain their ability to challenge thanks to some excellent recruitment, replacing quality with quality.

Ivan Toney is the latest player to pick up the baton, leading the line for Brentford every bit as well as predecessors such as Ollie Watkins and Neal Maupay.

The Championship’s top scorer will have a very big role to play on Saturday and we’re picking Toney to score first at 11/4 with 888sport.

*Please note all odds are correct at time of article publication.