Nottingham Forest vs Brentford Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 1st October 2023

The Premier League tie at City Ground, Nottingham this coming Sunday sees home team Nottingham Forest up against Brentford.

Nottingham Forest rank 12th with seven points to their name from six matches, while visitors Brentford rank 13th in the table on six points.

Separated only by a narrow margin, a win for Brentford in their upcoming Premier League clash will see them swap positions with Nottingham Forest. Thus, a highly competitive match surely awaits at City Ground, Nottingham.

Nottingham Forest are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 15 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.5 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 15 goals, or an average of 1.5 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

Brentford managed a bearable 15 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.5 goals per game. They conceded 11 goals in total, and while claiming three clean sheets, they conceded 1.1 goals an average per game.

The last time the pair played each other, Brentford came out the other side as 2-1 winners and surely won't mind a repeat of that result.

Nottingham Forest vs Brentford Prediction

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest have been inconsistent in their last three matches, which added four points to their tally. They claimed a 0-1 win against Chelsea, before drawing 1-1 with Burnley. This little streak came to an end, when Manchester City proved too strong in a 2-0 defeat for Nottingham Forest. Nottingham Forest claimed four wins in their last six Premier League matches at the City Ground, Nottingham. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded eight and scored 11 goals.

A mid-table finish looks like the optimal outcome for Nottingham Forest in a season where they aim to keep the relegation line at bay in the Premier League.

Brentford Form

Brentford lost their previous three matches by 1-0 against Newcastle, 1-3 against Everton and 0-1 against Arsenal. In their last six Premier League away matches, Brentford have three wins, they've drawn zero and lost one three. They scored eight while also conceding five times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.

Brentford hope to be contesting for a place in an international tournament in a season, where a top half finish looks like the minimum outcome.

We trust neither defence to be able to keep their opponent at bay, when Nottingham Forest welcome Brentford on Sunday. Goals should be flowing at both ends of the pitch.

Nottingham Forest recorded four points following one wins from their last two games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored three goals, but also conceded two. Nottingham Forest only drew once so far this season after six games played, in stead recording two wins and three defeats in the Premier League. Brentford have one win, three draws and two defeats in the Premier League.

Nottingham Forest vs Brentford Squads

Nottingham Forest Squad

Steve Cooper will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Brentford from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Ethan Horvath (0/0), Matt Turner (0/6), Odisseas Vlachodimos (0/0), Wayne Hennessey (0/0), Andrew Omobamidele (0/0), Felipe (0/0), Gonzalo Montiel (0/3), Harry Toffolo (0/0), Joe Worrall (0/5), Moussa Niakhate (0/3), Murillo (0/0), Neco Williams (0/2), Nuno Tavares (0/3), Ola Aina (0/5), Scott McKenna (0/5), Serge Aurier (0/5), Willy Boly (1/5), Andrey Santos (0/0), Brandon Aguilera (0/0), Cheikhou Kouyate (0/4), Danilo (0/4), Harry Arter (0/0), Ibrahim Sangare (0/2), Morgan Gibbs-White (0/6), Nicolas Dominguez (0/1), Orel Mangala (0/5), Ryan Yates (0/5), Anthony Elanga (1/6), Callum Hudson-Odoi (1/2), Chris Wood (1/6), Divock Origi (0/2), Taiwo Awoniyi (3/6).

Brentford Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 49 year-old Brentford manager Frank will select his starting XI from these players:

Ellery Balcombe (0/0), Mark Flekken (0/6), Thomas Strakosha (0/0), Aaron Hickey (0/6), Ben Mee (0/2), Charlie Goode (0/0), Ethan Pinnock (0/6), Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer (0/4), Mads Roerslev (0/4), Mathias Joergensen (0/1), Nathan Collins (0/6), Rico Henry (0/5), Bryan Mbeumo (4/6), Christian Noergaard (0/6), Frank Onyeka (0/4), Joshua Dasilva (0/1), Mathias Jensen (2/6), Mikkel Damsgaard (0/2), Shandon Baptiste (0/1), Vitaly Janelt (0/6), Yegor Yarmolyuk (0/0), Yoane Wissa (2/6), Ivan Toney (0/0), Keane Lewis-Potter (0/5), Kevin Schade (1/5), Neal Maupay (0/3), Saman Ghoddos (0/1).

Nottingham Forest vs Brentford Team News

Nottingham Forest could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Brentford. Joe Worrall gets a day off from the Nottingham Forest squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Danilo and Wayne Hennessey take up space in the treatment room and won't be eligible to be called up for home side Nottingham Forest, when they face Brentford on Sunday.

Brentford will have to make do without a group of four missing from their roster prior to their upcoming match on Sunday against Nottingham Forest.

Rico Henry, Mikkel Damsgaard, Shandon Baptiste and Joshua Dasilva all face a spell on the sidelines for Brentford due to various injuries.

Nottingham Forest vs Brentford Lineups

Nottingham Forest vs Brentford H2H

The last time the pair played each other Brentford came away as 2-1 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind this coming Sunday. Brentford look back on one wins in their previous matches against their next opponent in the shape of Nottingham Forest. The home side has a 0% win rate in these encounter for a total record of 0-1-1. No doubt worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Nottingham Forest vs Brentford Results

In the previous two matches between Nottingham Forest and Brentford, both teams found the back of the net two times.

Nottingham Forest vs Brentford Betting Tips

Taiwo Awoniyi look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Premier League matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Bryan Mbeumo adds to his four Premier League goals come on Sunday.

In their last 10 matches at City Ground, Nottingham across all tournaments Nottingham Forest won four times, drew two and lost four times. Brentford claimed three wins, three draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Both sides have been rather generous in recent weeks, with Nottingham Forest only managing a clean sheet in one of their last 10 games on home soil. Brentford arrive at City Ground, Nottingham having kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals happened two times in the past two encounters between Nottingham Forest and Brentford, with Nottingham Forest scoring 1.5 goals on average per game. Brentford averaged two goals, while both teams scored two times. Nottingham Forest saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Brentford played across all tournaments. They scored 1.3 times on average in the process.