Premier League: Nottingham Forest vs Brentford – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 1 match between Nottingham Forest and Brentford and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Nottingham Forest start the season as favourites to land the Premier League crown. They launch their title bid this coming Sunday at home in an opening day fixture with Brentford at City Ground, Nottingham.

Form: Nottingham Forest vs Brentford

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest have seen it all in their last three matches, which added four points to their account. They first shared the points in a 2-2 draw with Leicester, before claiming 3 points in a 1-2 win against West Ham. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 0-1 defeat at the hands of Chelsea. Nottingham Forest only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Premier League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored four and conceded six goals.

Brentford Form

In has been a bit of everything for Brentford in their previous three matches, as they first beat Ipswich by 0-1. This was followed by a disappointing 2-3 defeat against Fulham, before an encounter with Wolverhampton produced a 1-1 draw. Brentford won three of a possible six away matches in the Premier League, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored eight while also conceding five times.

Betting facts for Nottingham Forest and Brentford

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 Nottingham Forest and Brentford played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Nottingham Forest vs Brentford

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Chris Wood, who is performing well for Nottingham Forest. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Premier League outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Brentford.The visitors will be looking to Yoane Wissa to find the net once again, after managing four Premier League goals for Brentford in recent matches.

Betting markets: Nottingham Forest vs Brentford

Full-time result

Nottingham Forest claimed a measly one home win in 10 most recent games at City Ground, Nottingham. However, they did draw four whilst losing five. Brentford won six of their last 10 away games, with three draws and one defeats as well. Brentford have not lost to Nottingham Forest in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Nottingham Forest only scored the first goal of the match in one out of their last ten games. Brentford scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. In the last 10 games played, Nottingham Forest opened the scoring only once, while Brentford scored the opener five times in their last 10 games Brentford have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Nottingham Forest when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Nottingham Forest, who scored an average of 0.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Brentford’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.9 goals in these matches. Nottingham Forest conceded a goal in their 8 most recent matches.