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Brentford host Nottingham Forest at the Gtech Community Stadium on matchday nine, and the table tells a one-sided story at first glance. Brentford sit sixth, Forest sit eighteenth. The interesting wrinkle is the recent head-to-head record, where Forest have actually won three of the last four meetings against the Bees, including two 2-0 and 1-3 scorelines on the road. Form and history are pulling in opposite directions here, which makes this fixture worth a closer look rather than a lazy favourite tick.
Keith Andrews has built a side that draws plenty of games it probably should win, while Oliver Glasner is still searching for consistency after a run of defeats that dropped Forest close to the bottom three. Neither coach walks in with total confidence.
Igor Thiago has been Brentford’s most productive attacker across the last four games with a goal and two assists, and his movement off the shoulder of the last defender gives the hosts a direct route to goal. For Forest, Dan Ndoye carries the biggest threat on the counter, racking up eight shots in his last three appearances despite the team’s poor results around him.
Hot stat: Nottingham Forest have scored just six goals in eight league matches this season, the exact same number Brentford have managed in their last five games alone. That gap in attacking output says a lot about where this match could be decided.
| 🏆 Tournament: | English Premier League 2026/27, Regular Season |
| 🏟 Venue: | Gtech Community Stadium, London |
| 🗓️ Date: | 31.10.2026 |
| ⏰ Time: | 17:00 CEST |
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest prediction
We’re backing Brentford here, and not just because the bookmakers have them as clear favourites. Forest have lost four of their last five league games and have struggled to create at the other end of the pitch, scoring in bunches rarely and often going quiet for long stretches. Brentford, even in their draws, have kept creating chances. Our staff lean toward Brentford Double Chance paired with under 3.5 goals, since this looks more like a game the hosts control territorially without necessarily running riot.
Brentford’s discipline numbers are worth noting too. They’ve picked up 58 fouls and 11 yellow cards across their last five matches compared to Forest’s 35 fouls and just 4 cards, a sign the Bees press higher and more aggressively, which can tip referees’ whistles their way at home. Pass accuracy sits close for both sides, around 80% for Brentford and 79% for Forest, so neither team should dominate possession outright, but Brentford’s end product gives them the edge when it matters.
| 🔥Hot Tip: | Brentford to Win to Nil |
| ⚽Total Goals: | Under 3.5 |
| 💥Both Teams To Score: | No |
| 🎯Total Corners: | Over 9.5 |
Team Analysis
Brentford’s last outing ended in a 2-3 defeat away at Sunderland, a result that snapped a run of draws and continued a pattern of this side dropping points in games they were expected to win comfortably. Before that they drew 1-1 with Hull, lost 1-2 to Liverpool, drew 2-2 with Aston Villa and thrashed Chelsea 3-0. It’s a mixed bag that shows real quality going forward but also a leaky defence under pressure. In our preview of Sunderland vs Brentford we backed the Bees to avoid defeat through a tight, low-scoring contest, and the 2-3 loss away from home went against that call.
Nottingham Forest finally stopped the bleeding with a 1-1 draw at Ipswich, breaking a run of three straight losses. Before that they fell 0-1 to Arsenal, 1-3 to Crystal Palace and 0-1 to Coventry, with a 2-1 win over Aston Villa the only bright spot in that stretch. The draw at Ipswich offers a small sign of life, perhaps, but the underlying shot numbers still point to a side short on cutting edge. In our preview of Ipswich vs Nottingham Forest we called an open game with goals at both ends and Ipswich avoiding defeat, and the 1-1 draw largely delivered on that view.
Most recent Head-to-Head Matches
| Statistic | Brentford | Nottingham Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (last 4 meetings) | 3 | 7 |
🚨Check out our dedicated Brentford vs Nottingham Forest stats page for more info.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Brentford the favourite
- Moneyline Brentford 1.97 | Nottingham Forest 3.60
- Draw 3.50
The market gives Brentford roughly a 47% chance of winning compared to Forest’s 27%, with the draw sitting around 25%. That split feels fair given Brentford’s home consistency this season and Forest’s struggles on the road, though the odds are tighter than the table positions might suggest, a nod to that head-to-head record working in Forest’s favour historically.
Possible Starting Lineups
Brentford possible starting eleven
- GK: Caoimhin Kelleher
- DF: Michael Kayode, Kristoffer Ajer, Sepp van den Berg, Aaron Hickey
- MF: Mathias Jensen, Mamadou Sangare, Keane Lewis-Potter, Mikkel Damsgaard, Vitaly Janelt
- FW: Igor Thiago
Andrews should stick with his usual 4-2-3-1, leaning on Jensen and Sangare to shield the back four while Thiago leads the line. Keep an eye on Thiago, his movement has produced the bulk of Brentford’s recent attacking output and he’s the player most likely to punish a nervous Forest backline.
Nottingham Forest possible starting eleven
- GK: Matz Sels
- DF: Neco Williams, Murillo Santiago, Jair Cunha, Ola Aina
- MF: Xaver Schlager, Ibrahim Sangaré, James Mcatee, Ryan Yates
- FW: Dan Ndoye, Chris Wood
Glasner keeps faith in his 4-2-3-1 setup, with Schlager and Sangaré sitting deep to protect a defence that’s conceded freely of late. Ndoye is the one Forest player capable of changing a game on his own, and his pace on the counter will be the visitors’ main weapon against a Brentford side that pushes men forward.
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Nottingham Forest. Source: Official Facebook. Edited photo
The Verdict
We predict Brentford to come away with a narrow but controlled win, something like 2-0 or 2-1, built on their home comfort and Forest’s ongoing struggles to score consistently away from the City Ground. Forest’s draw at Ipswich might have stopped a losing run, but it doesn’t erase a season where goals have been hard to come by. Brentford’s double chance combined with under 3.5 goals is our preferred route into this one, and to be honest, a Brentford shutout wouldn’t surprise anyone on our desk given how blunt Forest’s attack has looked on the road lately.
