- Brentford have lost just one of their last five competitive matches (Won two, drawn two).
- Nottingham Forest have lost three of their last five contests (Won one, drawn one).
Brentford back on track
Brentford have made a solid start to the Premier League 2026-2027 and currently sit 7th in the standings with 10 points from seven games. Keith Andrews has overseen a tighter and more compact Bees side since taking the reigns on 27 June 2025, but Brentford have retained the key elements of their high-intensity, front-foot game. The Bees have scored two goals per home game in the Premier League 2026/2027 and conceded just 0.75 goals on average, so they look capable of dominating in all areas of the field at Gtech Community Stadium. Kevin Schade is their top scorer in the Premier League 2026/2027 with three goals in five games, so the hosts certainly have the firepower to trouble Forest on Saturday.
Forest have found their feet in the top flight
Oliver Glasner has had an extra three months to get the ball rolling at Nottingham Forest after taking the reins on 6 July 2026, but the Reds are still finding their feet in the new 3-4-2-1 system.
The three at the back and wing backs do provide Forest with plenty of width and the ability to press in numbers, but it has to be executed in the correct way to be effective.
Forest have won just one of their last five matches (W1, D1, L3), leaving them right in the relegation places in 18th with six points from eight games.
The Reds' last two games have been a 1-0 defeat at home to Arsenal and a 1-1 away draw with Ipswich Town, so the visitors are lacking a bit of momentum to face the Bees.
Dan Ndoye is Nottingham Forest's top scorer in the Premier League 2026/2027 with just a single goal from five appearances, so Nottingham Forest need to find a bit more bite up front.
The verdict
Brentford's last two league games have been a 2-2 draw away to Aston Villa and a 1-2 defeat at home to Liverpool, so the Bees are not far away but need a better finish.
Nottingham Forest have scored six Premier League 2026/2027 goals on the road at a rate of 1.50 per away game, but the quality of opposition was not as good as Brentford.
The Bees are slight favourites at 97/100, which is a touch short considering Nottingham Forest are 5/2 and the draw is 13/5.
Brentford to win at 97/100 makes no sense at all and there is enough about Nottingham Forest to suggest they can get a result, so I am going with Under 2.5 goals at 11/10 in this one.
Brentford should have enough to nick it at home, but Forest's recent success in this head-to-head sees me veer towards a tight and tactical match rather than a track meet.
Brentford and Forest have split the last five head-to-head meetings 2-3 (D0), so I am against the draw at 13/5 and going with the Bees to take the spoils at 97/100.
