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Nottingham Forest FC vs Brentford FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Sat 5 Oct 2019 · 14:00 UTC HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'
Y 35' Sergi Canos

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Brentford FCChampionship .

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone
  • Referee Elliot Swallow
  • Referee James Wilson
  • Referee Mark Russell

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Oct Brentford FC H 1–0 W
01 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–1 D
27 Sep Stoke City FC A 3–2 W
21 Sep Barnsley FC H 1–0 W
14 Sep Swansea City AFC A 1–0 W
31 Aug Preston North End FC H 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Oct Nottingham Forest FC A 0–1 L
02 Oct Bristol City FC H 1–1 D
29 Sep Barnsley FC A 3–1 W
21 Sep Stoke City FC H 0–0 D
14 Sep Preston North End FC A 0–2 L
31 Aug Derby County FC H 3–0 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Nottingham Forest FC to score. At the same time, Brentford FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Brentford FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nottingham Forest FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' It’s high time Thomas Frank made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Brentford FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 35' The referee shows Brentford FC player a Yellow card on 35.
  • 40' Nottingham Forest 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.
  • 45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' It is a cagey affair so far. Nottingham Forest FC in their trying to find a way past Brentford FC's compact .
  • 56' What composure from Ben Watson! The England international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 61' Nottingham Forest FC is showing some good football. However, Nottingham Forest FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 63' A change in the Brentford FC ranks — Bryan Mbeumo exits the field as Kamohelo Mokotjo enters on 63.
  • 65' The Nottingham Forest FC bench stirs into life. Joao Carvalho is withdrawn and Sammy Ameobi gets his opportunity.
  • 70' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 75' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 76' The Brentford FC bench stirs into life. Mathias Jensen is withdrawn and Nikolaos Karelis gets his opportunity.
  • 78' Nottingham Forest FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Albert Adomah is hanging Samba Sow on the field on 78 minute.
  • 83' Joe Lolley is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nottingham Forest FC so far.
  • 88' Yuri Ribeiro is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Brentford FC tonight.
  • 90' Nottingham Forest FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rafael Mir is hanging Lewis Grabban on the field on 90 minute.
  • Brentford FC will have plenty to reflect on. Nottingham Forest FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.27 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 Brentford FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC48% Draw29% Brentford FC23%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.19
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Brentford FC
52%
Nottingham Forest FC or Brentford FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC29% Draw52% Brentford FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
13.5%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9%
2 – 0
8.7%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 0
3.6%
3 – 1
3.5%
1 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Brentford FC covers
-2.5 7% 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% 80%
-1 20% 23% 57%
-0.5 43% 57%
+0.5 75% 25%
+1 75% 16% 9%
+1.5 91% 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% 2%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
40%
Brentford FC keeps clean sheet
29%

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