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Brentford v Nottingham Forestprediction & betting tips
Saturday 31 October at 15:00, Brentford Community Stadium
Kick-off
Brentford
Nottingham ForestOur verdict
Brentford win
Most likely score 1–1
56%
probability
Prediction & betting tips
- Brentford are 56% favourites in our model, creating an expected 1.9 goals to 1.1.
- Brentford arrive in better form, with 6 points from their last 5 games against Nottingham Forest's 4; Brentford have scored 8 and conceded 3 in 4 home games.
- In the last 6 meetings Brentford won 2, Nottingham Forest won 3 and 1 were drawn.
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Nottingham ForestOur pick
Brentford to win
Match result
Our view 56% · fair 1.79
Over 2.5 goals
Total goals
Our view 58% · fair 1.74
Both teams to score – Yes
Brentford v Nottingham Forest preview
Our model gives Brentford a 56% chance of winning, with the draw at 22% and Nottingham Forest at 22%. Brentford sit 6th on 11 points, while Nottingham Forest are 18th on 6. Brentford are clear favourites, and the expected goals of 1.9–1.1 point to a 1–1 as the single most likely scoreline. Goals look likely, with over 2.5 at 58%.
Expected line-ups
Based on each team's starting XI from their last match. Confirmed line-ups replace this about an hour before kick-off.
Missing players
Brentford
No reported absences.
Nottingham Forest
No reported absences.
Team news
Brentford
- Igor Thiago form ‘concerning’ for Brentford fan
BBC Sport · 25 Oct
- Brentford contact police after rugby ball kicked into stadium
BBC Sport · 19 Oct
- 'I'll absolutely take that' Brentford fan satisfied with point
BBC Sport · 10 Oct
- 'Fourth place, but Brentford should be higher'
BBC Sport · 6 Oct
Nottingham Forest
- Forest fan says 'ridiculous' decision to not send off Diop
BBC Sport · 24 Oct
Form
Brentford
6th · 11 pts
At home: 8 scored, 3 conceded in 4 games
Nottingham Forest
18th · 6 pts
Away: 6 scored, 7 conceded in 4 games
Head to head
Nottingham Forest have won 3 of the last 6 meetings, Brentford 2, with 1 draw.
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Brentford wins
1
Draws
3
Nottingham Forest wins
- 25 Jan 2026Brentford0–2Nottingham Forest
- 17 Aug 2025Nottingham Forest
Match stories
How could this game go?
Pick how the game unfolds and see how common bets change if it does.
Brentford score in the first 15 minutes.
This happens in about 1 in 4 games like this (25%).
Real record, 2026/27: Brentford led at half-time 3 times and won 1.
If Brentford score early…
- Brentford to win78% if so
▲ 22 pts · normally 56%
- Over 2.5 goals75% if so
▲ 17 pts · normally 58%
- Both teams to score63% if so
▲ 6 pts · normally 57%
Percentages assume the story happens, and it may not. These are not tips.
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Other Matchday 9 predictions
Fair odds
| Brentford | 56% | 1.79 |
| Draw | 22% | 4.48 |
| Nottingham Forest | 22% | 4.59 |
Fair odds are the inverse of our probability. A bookmaker price above them suggests value.
