Brentford vs Nottingham Forest prediction

So far in the Premier League, Brentford have won three, drawn five and lost one of nine, with 16 goals scored and 9 conceded, good for 6th place and 14 points.

Over the last six matches it has been two wins, two draws and two defeats, averaging 1.8 goals for and 1.5 against. Last time out they lost 3-2 to Sunderland away; before that came a 1-1 draw away at Hull and a 2-1 defeat at home to Liverpool.

Brentford haven't won in four. The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last four. At home they've won one of two recently (4 scored, 2 conceded). A. Milambo (knock), F. Carvalho (injury) and J. Dasilva (muscle injury), plus three others, are all unavailable.

Nottingham Forest have won one, drawn three and lost five of their nine Premier League games so far, scoring 6 and letting in 12. That has them 19th on 6 points.

Their last six in all competitions read one win, two draws and three defeats, at 0.7 goals scored and 1.2 conceded per game. Last time out they drew 1-1 with Ipswich; before that came a 1-0 defeat at home to Arsenal and a 3-1 defeat away at Crystal Palace.

Nottingham Forest haven't won in four. The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last five. They failed to score in three of those games. On the road they've won one of three recently (4 scored, 5 conceded). D. Ndoye (muscle injury), Igor Jesus (calf injury) and N. Dominguez (muscle injury), plus two others, are all unavailable.

There isn't much between Brentford's home form and Nottingham Forest's away form. Eight points separate the two sides in the table. Brentford also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.

We make Brentford favourites at 48%, with Nottingham Forest on 26% and the draw at 26%. They're favoured rather than expected to stroll it.

On goals, it expects around 2.9 in the game: 1.6 for Brentford and 1.3 for Nottingham Forest. Over 2.5 goals is 53% and both teams scoring 56%. When they last met, on 25 Jan 2026, Nottingham Forest won 2-0.