Nottingham Forest vs Brentford: prediction and stats
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 24Kick-off on February 6, 2027 at 03:00 PM (UTC)The City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
The Footlab AI model makes Nottingham Forest the favourite at 41%, against 27% for a draw and 32% for Brentford. The most likely score is 1-1. If Nottingham Forest wins, the most likely score is 1-0.
Footlab AI's cards found the right outcome in 54.3% of the 4,496 matches already evaluated, against 33.3% for random guessing. See the measured accuracy
Probabilities recomputed on Nov 4, 2026. The full match card is recomputed continuously until kick-off.
Who will win Nottingham Forest vs Brentford?
A very open match: only 95 Elo points separate Nottingham Forest (2,089) and Brentford (2,184).
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Probable lineup for Nottingham Forest vs Brentford
Computed by Footlab AI from our own data only: recent lineups, squads and known absences. It does not take the press or last-minute absences into account.
Nottingham Forest
3-4-2-1- 19L. Delap
- 3N. Williams
- 14D. Ndoye
- 24J. McAtee
- 21X. Schlager
- 10M. Gibbs-White
- 27D. Muñoz
- 5Murillo
- 23Jair
- 31N. Milenković
- 26M. Sels
Brentford
4-2-3-1- 9Thiago
- 27V. Janelt
- 18M. Sangaré
- 7K. Schade
- 11D. Ouattara
- 8M. Jensen
- 33M. Kayode
- 20K. Ajer
- 23K. Lewis-Potter
- 4S. van den Berg
- 1C. Kelleher
Computed on November 4, 2026 at 10:30 PM (UTC).
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nottingham Forest have 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats; Brentford have 7, 6 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2026 | Brentford(away) | 0-2 | Premier League |
| Oct 23, 2026 | Ipswich(away) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Oct 18, 2026 | Arsenal(home) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Oct 11, 2026 | Crystal Palace(away) | 1-3 | Premier League |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Coventry(home) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2026 | Nottingham Forest(home) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| Oct 28, 2026 | Sunderland(away) | 2-3 | League Cup |
| Oct 25, 2026 | Hull City(away) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Oct 17, 2026 | Liverpool(home) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Oct 10, 2026 | Aston Villa(away) | 2-2 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Nottingham Forest wins, 0 draws, 3 Brentford wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2026 | Brentford 2-0 Nottingham Forest | Premier League |
| Jan 25, 2026 | Brentford 0-2 Nottingham Forest | Premier League |
| Aug 17, 2025 | Nottingham Forest 3-1 Brentford | Premier League |
| May 1, 2025 | Nottingham Forest 0-2 Brentford | Premier League |
| Dec 21, 2024 | Brentford 0-2 Nottingham Forest | Premier League |
| Jan 20, 2024 | Brentford 3-2 Nottingham Forest | Premier League |
Last archived meeting: Brentford vs Nottingham Forest on Oct 31, 2026
How many goals should we expect?
Nottingham Forest score 0.7 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Brentford score 2.5 and concede 1.1. The model gives a 49% probability of over 2.5 goals and 54% for both teams to score.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2 | 6/15 | 5/15 |
| Brentford | 2.5 | 1.1 | 4 | 11/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Nottingham Forest sit 19th in Premier League (6 points from 9 matches) and Brentford sit 6th (14 points from 9 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Brentford | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 14 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 6 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
Frequently asked questions
- Who is the favourite for Nottingham Forest vs Brentford?
- The Footlab AI model makes Nottingham Forest the favourite at 41%, against 27% for a draw and 32% for Brentford.
- Where and when is Nottingham Forest vs Brentford played?
- Nottingham Forest vs Brentford is played on February 6, 2027 at 03:00 PM (UTC) at The City Ground, in the Premier League.
- Will there be over 2.5 goals?
- The Footlab AI model gives a 49% probability of at least three goals in this match.
- How reliable is this prediction?
- Footlab AI's cards found the right outcome (home win, draw or away win) in 54.3% of the matches already evaluated, against 33.3% for random guessing, a level comparable with the bookmakers' favourite. The comparison with bookmakers and the breakdown by competition and Elo gap are published on the accuracy page.