Brentford vs N.Forest: Premier League Preview, Form and Key Stats

Brentford host N.Forest in the Premier League on Saturday 31 October, 18:00 (Mecca time). The hosts are 6th in the table and the visitors 18th. This preview uses the season's Premier League results to compare how both sides score, defend and perform at home and away.

Where the two sides stand

Brentford are 6th on 11 points (goal difference +5) and N.Forest are 18th on 6 (-4); Brentford are 5 points ahead of N.Forest. Brentford trail the leaders Man City by 10, while N.Forest trail the leaders Man City by 15.

What is at stake

On points alone (goal difference separates ties, and other results will move the table too): if Brentford win they reach 14 points, at best 5th; if N.Forest win they reach 9, at best 13th. A draw would take Brentford to 12 (at best 6th) and N.Forest to 7 (at best 16th).

Brentford at home

Brentford have 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat at home (7 points from 4 games, 1.75 per game), scoring 2.0 and conceding 0.75 per game. They kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score in 0 of those 4.

Current streaks for Brentford: 3 games without a win, a goal in each of their last 8.

N.Forest away from home

N.Forest have 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat away from home (5 points from 4 games, 1.25 per game), scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.75 per game. They kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score in 0 of those 4.

Current streaks for N.Forest: 4 games without a win.

Recent form

Brentford's last 5 results in the Premier League, newest first (opponent position in brackets): 1-1 at Hull City (10th, D); 1-2 vs Liverpool (4th, L); 2-2 at Aston Villa (9th, D); 3-0 vs Chelsea (5th, W); 2-2 at Bournemouth (13th, D). That is 6 points from a possible 15, with 9 goals scored and 7 conceded.

N.Forest's last 5 results in the Premier League, newest first (opponent position in brackets): 1-1 at Ipswich (12th, D); 0-1 vs Arsenal (2nd, L); 1-3 at C.Palace (17th, L); 0-1 vs Coventry (19th, L); 2-1 at Aston Villa (9th, W). That is 4 points from a possible 15, with 4 goals scored and 7 conceded.

Against top-half opponents Brentford have 1W 3D 1L (1.2 points per game from 5 games); against the bottom half it is 1W 2D 0L (1.67 per game from 3).

Against top-half opponents N.Forest have 1W 1D 2L (1.0 points per game from 4 games); against the bottom half it is 0W 2D 2L (0.5 per game from 4).

When the goals come

Brentford's 14 league goals are spread by minute band, with the most productive spell 31-45 (4 goals); 8 (57%) came after half-time and 3 after the 75th minute. they have conceded most between minutes 76-90 (3 of 10 goals), including 3 after the 75th minute.

N.Forest's 6 league goals are spread by minute band, with the most productive spell 0-15 (2 goals); 3 (50%) came after half-time and 1 after the 75th minute. they have conceded most between minutes 31-45 (3 of 10 goals), including 3 after the 75th minute.

Late goals could matter: Brentford have scored 3 after the 75th minute and N.Forest have conceded 3 there, while N.Forest have scored 1 and Brentford have conceded 3. Before half-time, Brentford have scored 6 and N.Forest have conceded 3; N.Forest have scored 3 and Brentford have conceded 4.

Tactics and discipline

Brentford's most used formations: 4-2-3-1 (8 games).

N.Forest's most used formations: 3-4-2-1 (8 games).

Brentford have collected 22 yellow and 2 red cards and converted 0 of 1 penalties.

N.Forest have collected 17 yellow and 0 red cards and converted 1 of 1 penalties.

Players to watch

Brentford's players to watch: K. Schade (3 goals and 0 assists in 8 appearances); K. Lewis-Potter (2 goals and 1 assist in 8 appearances); V. Janelt (average rating 7.17).

N.Forest's players to watch: M. Gibbs-White (1 goal and 2 assists in 7 appearances); D. Ndoye (2 goals and 0 assists in 8 appearances).

Head-to-head

In their last 10 meetings Brentford won 4, N.Forest won 3 and 3 were drawn, averaging 3.0 goals per game. Both teams scored in 7 of them and 5 had more than 2.5 goals. The most recent was Brentford 0-2 N.Forest in the Premier League (2026).

Recent meetings, newest first: Brentford 0-2 N.Forest (2026); N.Forest 3-1 Brentford (2025); N.Forest 0-2 Brentford (2025); Brentford 0-2 N.Forest (2024); Brentford 3-2 N.Forest (2024).

Goals outlook

Blending Brentford's home scoring rate (2.0) with N.Forest's away conceding rate (1.75) gives about 1.9 goals for Brentford; the reverse calculation gives 1.1 for N.Forest, a combined 3.0. Both teams scored in 2 of Brentford's 4 home games and 4 of N.Forest's 4 away games, and over 2.5 goals appeared in 3 and 3 of them. These are season-average calculations, not a forecast.

Strengths and weaknesses

N.Forest's weaker areas: 18th in the league for goals scored (6 goals); 20th in the league for home points per game (0.25).

Our read

On the numbers, the form lines are close (Brentford 6 points, N.Forest 4). Brentford collect 1.75 points per home game while N.Forest take 1.25 per away game, which keeps the contest balanced.