Though they’ve only failed to score in one of their nine Premier League games against Brentford, Man City’s average of 1.4 goals per game against the Bees (13 in 9) is their lowest against any opponent they’ve faced under Pep Guardiola.
Brentford have lost three of their four Premier League away games against Manchester City, with the exception being a 2-1 win in November 2022.
Having lost their first Premier League home match of the season 2-0 against Tottenham Hotspur, Man City are unbeaten in their last 15 at the Etihad (W12 D3), scoring at least twice in 13 of those 15 games.
Manchester City have dropped 17 points from winning positions in the Premier League this season, their most in a single campaign since 2008-09 (20). 12 of these have come in 2026, the joint-most of any side this year along with Newcastle and Tottenham.
Only Liverpool (19) have scored more goals in the final 15 minutes of Premier League games than Brentford (18) this season. However, Man City have conceded fewer goals in this timeframe than any other side (7).
Manchester City have conceded the first goal in just five different Premier League games this season. The only side to do so fewer in a single campaign are the Citizens themselves (3 in 2018-19).
Brentford have the highest shot conversion rate of any side in the Premier League this season, converting 13.8% of their attempts. In fact, since their debut campaign in 2021-22 the Bees have the second highest conversion rate of any side (13.1%), behind only 3x title winners Manchester City (13.7%).
Manchester City’s Phil Foden has only scored more Premier League goals against Brighton (8) than he has against Brentford (7), though only one of his seven against the Bees has come at the Etihad Stadium.
All 50 of Jérémy Doku’s chances created for Man City this season have been from open play – it’s the most chances created by any player without any coming from set pieces.
Brentford’s Igor Thiago has scored 22 goals from 79 shots in the Premier League this season, a conversion rate of 27.9%. Of the 67 players to have scored 20+ in a season since 2003-04, only four players have had a better conversion rate than the Brazilian.
