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Brentford were left frustrated against Arsenal in their last league outing, as the Gunners managed to cling on to a 1-1 draw despite a late push from the hosts. The Bees created the better chances, generating 1.51 xG from 12 shots, while restricting the league-leaders to just seven attempts worth 0.6 xG. It was an unlucky result, but it just goes to show how competitive Brentford have been this season.

That draw ended a two-game winning streak, but Keith Andrews’ side returned to winning ways on Monday night in the FA Cup against Macclesfield. 

Brentford rank 6th in the Premier League for total points accumulated on home turf this season, and they have lost just two of their 13 home league matches. Meanwhile, Brighton’s form is a complete contrast, and they come into this clash having lost three successive matches across all competitions.

Brighton are averaging less than one point per game away from the AMEX Stadium this season, and they have a tough assignment on Saturday as they travel to face Brentford, who have emerged with a point or better from all but two of this season's home league games.

They’ve only recorded one victory in their last eight games in all competitions, and that came in the FA Cup. Away from home, in the league, they last picked up three points in November.

Wide man Dango Ouattara has been integrated back into the side slowly following his participation in the African Cup of Nations, but has started the last three league games, when Brentford have picked up seven points from three tricky games in away trips to Aston Villa and Newcastle and a home game against Arsenal.

Ouattara has three direct goal contributions from those games and six overall this season. He can punish a Brighton side who have failed to perform on the whole this time around.

He’s catching up to Haaland in the Golden Boot race, sitting on 17, with Haaland currently on 22. Nobody else really comes close, the 3rd-highest scorer in the league has “only” 10 goals.

He’s hit a slight blip by his own standards, but the run has been tough. In his last five games he’s faced Chelsea, Forest, Villa, Newcastle and Arsenal. He scored vs Newcastle and even managed six shots against Arsenal, who have the best defence in the league.

He now faces a Brighton side he scored against in the reverse fixture. This time he’s at home, where he’s recorded a goal or assist in half of his matches. Brentford are odds-on favourites to beat Brighton, and statistically, if anyone is most likely to get a goal involvement, it’s Thiago.