Sunday , 16 August 2026

Brentford FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Brentford FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Nottingham Forest FC
Sat 20 Mar 2021 · 12:30 UTC Brentford Community Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'
Y 25' Alexander Mighten
Vitaly Janelt 26' Y
Henrik Dalsgaard 35' Y
Y 67' Cafu
Y 78' Sammy Ameobi
Y 90' Tobias Figueiredo
Emiliano Hansen 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Brentford FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Championship at Brentford Community Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Steve Martin
  • Referee Simon Beck
  • Referee Graham Scott
  • Referee Richard West

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

5
3
6
Brentford FC 14 games · Avg 2.7 goals Nottingham Forest FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-20 Brentford FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-12-12 Nottingham Forest FC 1–3 Brentford FC 2020-01-28 Brentford FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2019-10-05 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Brentford FC 2019-02-09 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Brentford FC

Recent Form

Brentford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Mar Nottingham Forest FC H 1–1 D
16 Mar Derby County FC A 2–2 D
12 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–0 W
03 Mar Norwich City FC A 0–1 L
27 Feb Stoke City FC H 2–1 W
24 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC H 3–0 W
Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Mar Brentford FC A 1–1 D
17 Mar Norwich City FC H 0–2 L
13 Mar Reading FC H 1–1 D
06 Mar Watford FC A 0–1 L
02 Mar Luton Town FC H 0–1 L
26 Feb Derby County FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Brentford FC and Nottingham Forest FC is underway.
  • 5' Brentford FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' Nottingham Forest FC have won 433 goals from 372 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 12' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ivan Toney makes it 1-0.
  • 17' It’s high time Thomas Frank made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 22' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' Nottingham Forest FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 26' The referee calls foul for Vitaly Janelt. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 31' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Emiliano Hansen suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' The referee shows Brentford FC player a Yellow card on 35.
  • 40' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Brentford FC and Nottingham Forest FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 50' Glenn Murray is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Brentford FC tonight.
  • 55' A quiet spell here at Brentford Community Stadium. Brentford FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 60' Yuri Ribeiro needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 63' What an equalizer from Filip Krovinovic!
  • 66' Yuri Ribeiro gets the nod from Nottingham Forest FC. He replaces Gaetan Bong and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 67' That is a Yellow card for Nottingham Forest FC. Cafu will be fuming at that decision.
  • 70' Brentford FC ring the changes. Vitaly Janelt has done his job and it is now time for Saman Ghoddoos to step up.
  • 75' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nottingham Forest FC that had 372 games and scored 433 goals.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Tariqe Fosu. He replaces Bryan Mbeumo on 77 minute.
  • 78' Controversy at the stadium! Sammy Ameobi argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 81' A change in the Nottingham Forest FC ranks — Lewis Grabban exits the field as Glenn Murray enters on 81.
  • 86' Emiliano Hansen gets the nod from Brentford FC. He replaces Mathias Jensen and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Tobias Figueiredo on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Nottingham Forest FC will be frustrated.
  • It finishes all square. Brentford FC and Nottingham Forest FC share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

Brentford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Frank

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Hughton

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ivan Toney 4
Yoane Wissa 2
Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira 2
Josh Dasilva 2
Neal Maupay 1
Lewis MacLeod 1
Filip Krovinovic 1
Ben Mee 1

Head to Head

2021-03-20 Brentford FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-12-12 Nottingham Forest FC 1–3 Brentford FC 2020-01-28 Brentford FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2019-10-05 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Brentford FC 2019-02-09 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Brentford FC

Brentford FC Form

2021-03-20 Brentford FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2021-03-16 Derby County FC 2–2 Brentford FC D 2021-03-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Brentford FC W 2021-03-03 Norwich City FC 1–0 Brentford FC L 2021-02-27 Brentford FC 2–1 Stoke City FC W 2021-02-24 Brentford FC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2021-03-20 Brentford FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2021-03-17 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Norwich City FC L 2021-03-13 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2021-03-06 Watford FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2021-03-02 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Luton Town FC L 2021-02-26 Derby County FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.29 Brentford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Nottingham Forest FC xG
I would bet for: Brentford FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Brentford FC44% Draw29% Nottingham Forest FC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.29
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Brentford FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Nottingham Forest FC
56%
Brentford FC or Nottingham Forest FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Brentford FC29% Draw51% Nottingham Forest FC20%
Actual: Brentford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12.4%
1 – 0
11.9%
0 – 1
9%
2 – 1
8.1%
2 – 0
8.1%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
3.5%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Brentford FC

Handicap Brentford FC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 22% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Brentford FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.