LiontipsBrentford vs Nottingham Forest. Prediction and bets on the English Premier League match
Command Analysis
Current form
Brentford have been pleasing their fans with successful results at home throughout the season, while regularly failing away. The Bees have played eight matches at home, winning seven and drawing once, while away they have mirror statistics – seven defeats and one draw. With 23 points, Thomas Frank’s team is in 11th place in the table and is only two points behind the top six in Europe. This week, Brentford played a League Cup quarter-final away to Newcastle and lost 1:3. Before that, there was an unsuccessful game in the championship at Stamford Bridge with Chelsea (1:2).
Disqualifications and injuries
Da Silva, Nunez, Hickey, Henry and Jensen are all out through injury, while Pinnock, Thiago and van den Berg are questionable.
Interesting trends for betting
- Brentford are unbeaten at home in the Premier League this season, winning seven and drawing one
- Both teams have scored in 13 of the Bees' last 14 Premier League matches
Probable line-up: Flecken - Ayer, Mee, Collins, Lewis-Potter - Yarmolyuk, Nergaard - Mbeumo, Damsgaard, Schade - Vissa.
Current form
Nottingham Forest played a strong start to the season, but in November there was an unpleasant series of two defeats in a row. It seemed that a decline would follow, all the "foresters" do not have much experience in the fight for high positions. However, there was no failure and the team approaches the upcoming match after two victories in a row over difficult opponents in fourth place in the standings. In turn, Nuno Espirito Santo charges dealt with Manchester United (3:2) and Aston Villa (2:1). It should be noted that Nottingham Forest players always fight to the end. Thus, they were losing 0:1 against the Birmingham team until the 87th minute, but scored two goals at the end.
Disqualifications and injuries
Danilo and Sangare are injured and will not play today. Murillo and Yates are in doubt.
Interesting trends for betting
- Nottingham Forest have scored at least three goals in seven of their last eight Premier League games
- In their last ten away matches in the Premier League, the Foresters have suffered only two defeats
Probable line-up: Sels - Aina, Milenkovic, Morato, Moreno - Anderson, Dominguez - Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi - Wood.
Trends
Nottingham Forest to score in the second half
Nottingham Forest have scored in the second half in three of their last four matches
1.58Bet 1st half: total under 1.5 goals
In three of the five previous head-to-head matches, no more than one goal was scored in the opening 45 minutes.
1.53Bet Exact score 1:2
Nottingham Forest last three wins have been by a one-goal margin
10.50Tip and bets
We think that Brentford successful home streak may well end today. The Bees had a tough match in the League Cup this week, there are no special opportunities for rotation, plus there are serious losses in the defensive line. Nottingham Forest have been successful in away matches, having suffered only two defeats in their last ten away games in the Premier League. The Foresters know how to play second fiddle and clearly use their chances, especially since the Londoners are quite vulnerable in defense. We believe that the bookmakers are slightly underestimating the visitors.
Our prediction is a Nottingham Forest win with an Asian handicap (0) at odds of 2.23
Bet on total
You can always expect high scoring from matches involving Brentford. The Londoners themselves play boldly and aggressively in attack, but at the same time they allow their opponents a lot at their goal. In all official matches on their home field since the beginning of the season, the "bees" have exchanged goals with their opponents. We do not see any prerequisites for this series to be broken today.
Second bet - both teams to score with odds of 1.60
Yellow Card Betting
Nottingham Forest have received at least three yellow cards in six of their last eight away Premier League games. Based on these statistics, we recommend another betting option.
Prediction – Total Yellow Cards for Nottingham Forest over 2.5 with odds of 2.10
