Nottingham Forest vs Brentford
12th December 1500hrs
Football – England – EFL Championship
Pick Away Win HT/FT
Bookmaker Unibet
Odds: 5/2 odds taken 1601 GMT, Friday 11 December
Nottingham Forest and Brentford meet at the City Ground in the EFL Championship this Saturday. Having lost five of their last six, the Reds will be looking for a positive result from this one. However, the Bees are undefeated in ten Championship matches. Check out the latest and greatest betting odds and tips.
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Nottingham Forest Preview – Another defeat for the lowly Reds?
Chris Hughton made a solid impact at the City Ground when he first took over from the sacked Sabri Lamouchi. The experienced boss guided the Reds to wins over Blackburn Rovers, Coventry City and Wycombe Wanderers, and draws with Rotherham United, Derby County and Luton Town.
However, since back-to-back home wins over the Sky Blues and the Chairboys, Forest have taken just one point from the last 18 on offer. In the past week, Nottingham Forest have been beaten at Reading and Norwich City.
Forest find themselves down in 21st place at present, picking up only 13 points from 17 fixtures. The Midlands club hover just above the bottom three, a point a place above rivals Derby.
Nottingham Forest will be desperate for all three points on Saturday. Hughton’s side are the underdogs on their own patch, but can they cause an upset against one of the Championship’s big boys?
Brentford Preview – Bees to extend unbeaten run with three points on the road?
Brentford have been extremely hard to beat in recent months. In fact, since a 3-2 loss to Stoke City at the bet365 Stadium back on October 24th, the Bees are unbeaten in ten, though six of those have ended in draws.
After three wins on the spin, Brentford have been held to two stalemates in the last seven days. They battled to a 2-2 draw with Blackburn Rovers last weekend before being held to a 0-0 draw by lowly Derby at the Brentford Community Stadium in midweek.
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Brentford, last season’s losing play-off finalists, are sitting pretty in seventh spot at present. The London side are just two points away from the top six with 28 points to their name. Will they return to the capital on Saturday night with an eighth league victory of the season in the bag?
Nottingham Forest vs Brentford Betting Advice
Despite finishing below them in the final standings, Nottingham Forest did the double over Brentford in last season’s Championship. In October ’19, Ben Watson scored the only goal of the game at the City Ground. The Reds then won 1-0 at Griffin Park in January thanks to Joe Lolley’s early effort. Forest have won the last three meetings.
Key Facts – Nottingham Forest vs Brentford Betting Tip
- These two have not drawn since April 2015, 11 meetings ago
- Brentford are unbeaten in ten, winning four and drawing six
- Forest are without a win in six (five losses, one draw)
After two home draws, Brentford will be looking to return to winning ways away from the Brentford Community Stadium this weekend. The Bees have one of the best away records in the second tier, collecting an impressive 14 points on their travels.
We can see Frank’s troops piling even more misery on Hughton & Co. this Saturday. Have a punt on the visitors to be winning at half time and full time at 5/2.
Three of the Bees’ last four wins have come with clean sheets. You can get 9/4 for the away team to win to nil on Saturday.
The best betting odds for Nottingham Forest vs Brentford
Nottingham Forest to win: 13/5 at Bet365
Draw: 23/10 at Bet365
Brentford to win: 11/10 at Bet365
