Nottingham Forest vs Brentford Prediction, Odds, Best Bets - Premier League

Brentford have turned the Gtech into one of the harder away days in the league, and a Nottingham Forest side stuck in the bottom three needs points more than it needs style. Saturday's meeting tests whether Forest's away goals can trouble one of the division's stingiest home defences.

The Matchup

Brentford have built sixth place on a simple formula, organised at home and stubborn everywhere. At the Gtech they have won two and drawn one of four matches while conceding only 3 goals, and Kevin Schade, who has 3 goals this season, gives them a direct threat that suits how they play.

Nottingham Forest arrive in eighteenth place with one win all season, and their problem is plain. They have scored 6 goals across their four away matches, which keeps them in games, but they have also conceded 7 on the road and keep coming away with less than their play promises.

Neither club has named its side yet. The expectation is Schade and Igor Thiago leading Brentford's attack after both started at Hull City last Sunday, when Thiago set up Dango Ouattara's goal in a 1-1 draw. For Forest, the expectation is Liam Delap leading the line with Morgan Gibbs-White behind him.

Gibbs-White is expected to start again after he returned at Ipswich Town last Friday having trained fully all week, and Nikola Milenkovic is expected to continue in the back three after starting at Ipswich. Igor Jesus is a doubt for Forest with a calf injury that has kept him out of the last two matches, and Nicolo Savona is out with a knee injury, so keep an eye on the Forest team news before placing a bet.

Key Factors

Forest's away record is the counterpoint, and it is a real one. They won 2-1 at Aston Villa in September and have scored in all four of their away matches, so Brentford cannot treat this as a game that wins itself. Brentford's own habit of drawing is the other danger. The Bees have drawn five of their eight matches this season, and a draw is as good as a defeat for this pick.

What settles it is the other end of the pitch. Brentford have conceded 3 goals in four home matches, Delap has 1 league goal this season, and a home side this organised usually finds a way past a team sitting eighteenth, even if it takes until late. Forest keep games close, but close has not been enough for them all season, and the Gtech is an unforgiving place to chase a first win in weeks.

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