Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Brentford and Nottingham Forest who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Nottingham Forest come to Gtech Community Stadium for the Premier League match on Saturday, Brentford will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Brentford are placed 11th with 23 points after 16 matches. Nottingham Forest occupy a position as fourth in the league on 28 points.
Team form: Brentford vs Nottingham Forest
Brentford Form
Brentford have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 4-2 victory against Newcastle. Unable to follow that up, they went down 2-1 against Chelsea, before handing over another win to Newcastle in a 3-1 defeat. Brentford have been in potent form at Gtech Community Stadium, winning no less than five of the past six Premier League matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in 21 goals while letting in 12.
Nottingham Forest Form
Nottingham Forest look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Manchester City, they were left empty-handed in a 3-0 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Manchester United in a 2-3 win. They followed that up with a 2-1 win against Aston Villa in their most recent outing. Nottingham Forest won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says 12 goals conceded and nine scored.
Betting stats for Brentford and Nottingham Forest
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Brentford and Nottingham Forest played across all tournaments.
- Brentford have won the last 6 home matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 4.5
- Brentford have won 8 of the last 9 home matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Brentford have won the last 5 home matches in a row in the Premier League and the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In the last 6 Brentford home matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Brentford matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Nottingham Forest matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Nottingham Forest matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Nottingham Forest away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Nottingham Forest away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Nottingham Forest matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
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Full-time result
Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at Gtech Community Stadium, Brentford won eight and drew two. Nottingham Forest won four of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew three and lost three. Brentford are a tough nut to crack currently, with no less than 8 matches without defeat. Brentford have not lost to Nottingham Forest in 6 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Brentford scored first in six of their last ten home games. Nottingham Forest scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in the last 9 consecutive home games Brentford played. Nottingham Forest managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 6 consecutive meetings between Brentford and Nottingham Forest.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Brentford’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of two goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Nottingham Forest, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.5 times goals per game. Nottingham Forest’s last 3 matches had more than three goals.
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