Struggling Nottingham Forest will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Brentford in the upcoming league round. It’s 21st vs 7th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Nottingham Forest have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Brentford have scored more than double the goals of Nottingham Forest.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Nottingham Forest and Brentford.
Nottingham Forest form and stats
2 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Nottingham Forest have to build on here at The City Ground in the Championship.
No payout for Nottingham Forest in their previous match, an away game at Norwich City that ended in defeat 1-2. Heartbreak before that as Nottingham Forest lost 0-2 at Reading's place.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Sheffield Wednesday are coming to town in three days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Nottingham Forest here at The City Ground in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 8 games). 8 goals have been conceded.
Brentford form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Things are running smoothly for Brentford who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Stoke City. Momentum is building for Brentford in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Brentford's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Derby County that finished 0-0. Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Blackburn Rovers.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Brentford manager T. Frank as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Watford.
Brentford have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 8 league away games 11 goals have been scored. Brentford are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Nottingham Forest-Brentford H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Nottingham Forest four wins, Brentford six wins, zero draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  I. Toney 14 goals | M. Forss 5 goals |   L. Taylor 4 goals |
Nottingham Forest missing players
Brentford missing players
| Nottingham Forest | Brentford | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 24 |
| 21 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 94% | 88% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 88% | 82% |
| 71% | 75% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 62% | 71% |
| 18% | 25% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 38% | 41% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 18% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 35% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 38% | 47% |
| 18% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 47% |
| 53% | 38% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 25% | 24% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.6 | 14 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11.8 | 12.8 |
| 2.9 | 3.6 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 20% | 24% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 39% | 40% |
- Brentford have scored more than double the goals of Nottingham Forest.
- Nottingham Forest have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Nottingham Forest have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Norwich City | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 34 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 31 |
| 3 | Watford | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 30 |
| 4 | Swansea City | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 30 |
| 5 | Reading | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 30 |
| 7 | Brentford | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 28 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 25 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 24 |
| 12 | Huddersfield Town | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| 13 | Preston North End | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
| 14 | Luton Town | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 23 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -1 | 22 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -3 | 22 |
| 17 | Millwall | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 21 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 18 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -8 | 18 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -10 | 13 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | -11 | 13 |
| 22 | Derby County | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -14 | 12 |
| 23 | Wycombe Wanderers | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -15 | 11 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 9 |
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