Brentford vs Nottingham Forest Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 29th April 2023
Despite their unconvincing form, Brentford stand a good chance of adding three more points to their account in round 34. They face Nottingham Forest this coming Saturday, and they'll be disappointed to miss out on a win at Gtech Community Stadium.
Ranked as number nine in the Premier League standings, Brentford, have so far collected 47 points this season, while Nottingham Forest collected 30 points. This puts them up as number 17 after 33 rounds.
Their upcoming match is a difficult challenge for Nottingham Forest, who next face Brentford in their continuous fight to avoid relegation. They should be highly motivated to spring a surprise, even against a tough opponent like Brentford.
Brentford only average a modest 1.3 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 13 goals. They also conceded 13 for an average of 1.3 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring two times.
Nottingham Forest are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 11 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.1 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 22 goals, and while Nottingham Forest claimed zero clean sheets, they conceded an average of 2.2 goals per match.
The match ended in a 2-2 draw in the previous outing between Brentford and Nottingham Forest and should we get another draw, the bookies best price are at 14/5.
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest Prediction
Brentford Form
Brentford have four points to show from their last three matches, as they lost 2-0 against Wolverhampton, before drawing 1-1 with Aston Villa. They won their most recent game 0-2 against Chelsea. Brentford only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Premier League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as they scored ten and conceded seven goals.
Nottingham Forest Form
Nottingham Forest suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Manchester United in a 0-2 defeat. Liverpool also proved too hard to handle as they won 3-2, before Nottingham Forest were able to strike back in a 3-1 win against Brighton. Nottingham Forest are winless in their last six away games in the Premier League, in which they drew zero and lost six. They conceded 16 goals while scoring four themselves.
Both Brentford and visitors Nottingham Forest seem to struggle just a wee bit much right now, with keeping a clean sheet. We go out on a limb here and suggest that, both teams will find the back of the net.
Brentford took 28 points from their last 18 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. This amounts to six wins after scoring 25 times and conceding 14. Nottingham Forest claimed two wins and ten points from their last 18 encounters with teams in the top half of the Premier League, while scoring 14 goals to 40 against. Brentford claimed 11 wins, 14 draws as well as eight defeats in the Premier League this season. Nottingham Forest have seven wins, nine draws and 17 defeats in the Premier League.
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest Stats
- In 13 of the last 15 Brentford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 home matches in a row Brentford played, both teams scored
- Brentford have scored in 12 of the last 13 home matches
- Brentford have conceded in 10 of the last 11 matches
- In 7 of the last 8 Brentford home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Nottingham Forest have not won the last 11 matches in a row
- Nottingham Forest have conceded in the last 11 matches in a row
- Nottingham Forest have conceded in 19 of the last 21 away matches
- Nottingham Forest have lost the last 7 away matches in a row
- Nottingham Forest have lost 6 of the last 7 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest Squads
Brentford Squad
The 49-year-old coach of the home team, Thomas Frank, will select the lineup against Nottingham Forest from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:
David Raya (0/33), Thomas Strakosha (0/0), Aaron Hickey (0/21), Ben Mee (3/32), Ethan Pinnock (2/25), Fin Stevens (0/0), Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer (0/9), Mads Roerslev (0/17), Mathias Joergensen (0/15), Pontus Jansson (1/12), Rico Henry (0/32), Bryan Mbeumo (6/33), Christian Noergaard (1/22), Frank Onyeka (0/16), Joshua Dasilva (3/31), Mathias Jensen (5/33), Mikkel Damsgaard (0/21), Shandon Baptiste (0/18), Vitaly Janelt (3/30), Yoane Wissa (5/33), Ivan Toney (19/31), Keane Lewis-Potter (0/10), Kevin Schade (0/13), Nathan Young-Coombes (0/0), Saman Ghoddos (0/12).
Nottingham Forest Squad
Below is the full team squad of Nottingham Forest. The manager Cooper will pick his starting XI against Brentford from these players:
Dean Henderson (0/18), Keylor Navas (0/13), Wayne Hennessey (0/0), Felipe (0/12), Giulian Biancone (0/0), Harry Toffolo (0/16), Joe Worrall (1/25), Moussa Niakhate (0/9), Neco Williams (1/31), Omar Richards (0/0), Renan Lodi (0/23), Scott McKenna (0/20), Serge Aurier (1/19), Steve Cook (0/12), Willy Boly (0/8), Andre Ayew (0/0), Cafu (0/0), Cheikhou Kouyate (1/16), Danilo (1/9), Gustavo Scarpa (0/0), Harry Arter (0/0), Jack Colback (0/0), Jesse Lingard (0/17), Jonjo Shelvey (0/11), Morgan Gibbs-White (4/32), Orel Mangala (1/22), Remo Freuler (0/28), Ryan Yates (0/21), Tyrese Fornah (0/0), Will Swan (0/0), Alex Mighten (0/0), Brennan Johnson (8/33), Chris Wood (3/25), Emmanuel Dennis (2/18), Lyle Taylor (0/0), Sam Surridge (0/0), Taiwo Awoniyi (4/22).
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest Team News
Brentford are looking at up to five players on the injured and absent list ahead of their home match against Nottingham Forest this coming Saturday.
Pontus Jansson, Ivan Toney, Frank Onyeka, Shandon Baptiste and Aaron Hickey are missing from the squad, Brentford will field against Nottingham Foreston Saturday.
Nottingham Forest could have up to nine players on the injured and absent players for their match this coming Saturday atGtech Community Stadium
Names like Neco Williams, Taiwo Awoniyi, Tyrese Fornah, Jesse Lingard, Jonjo Shelvey, Cheikhou Kouyate, Giulian Biancone, Moussa Niakhate and Omar Richards most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Brentford.
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest Lineups
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest H2H
The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Saturday? Brentford claimed zero wins, while Nottingham Forest picked up zero wins in the previous ten matches, while the rest had no winner. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 14/5.
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest Results
In one of the previous one match between Brentford and Nottingham Forest both teams scored.
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest Betting Tips
It is a great season for Ivan Toney, who currently has 19 league goals to his name during this season. Brentford will rely on his services to gun down Nottingham Forest.
Brentford claimed four wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing four and losing two. Nottingham Forest won one of their last 10 away games, as they also drew one and lost eight of these matches. Of the last 10 times Brentford stepped out in front of their home crowd, "both teams to score" happened seven times. Both teams also scored in five of the last 10 away games for Nottingham Forest.
Over 2.5 goals came out one time in the last one encounter between these two teams. Brentford managed an average of two goals, with Nottingham Forest averaging two goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet one time in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Brentford’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in seven of Nottingham Forest's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.
