Brentford vs Nottingham Forest
English Premier League, KO: 15:00 Apr 29, 2023, Brentford Community Stadium
BRENTFORD host Nottingham Forest on Saturday with both sides achieving two huge wins in midweek.
The Bees became the latest side to add to Chelsea's miserable season with a 2-0 victory at Stamford Bridge. It's been an excellent campaign for Thomas Frank's men and lifted them to within just two points of much-praised Brighton.
It was actually their first win in seven games and they look in a strong position to end the season on a high.
But Forest produced arguably their biggest result of the season in terms of pressure and importance when they topped off a poor week for Brighton by beating the Seagulls at the City Ground.
Not only was it the first win in 12 games for Steve Cooper's side, but it elevated them out of the relegation zone on Wednesday in that increasingly congested dogfight at the bottom.
Forest had previously lost six of their previous seven games too and seemed set to nosedive their way to the bottom, so that comeback win would have been a huge boost for the Tricky Trees.
And they will be desperate to keep the momentum going for their trip to London on Saturday with just five games left.
How the bookies view it
Brentford are solid odds-on favourites here across the board and the best price on offer is 4/6 with UniBet.
Forest can be backed at 19/4 with Coral and the draw is 14/5 with bet365.
Recent head to heads
The sides battled out an entertaining 2-2 draw at the City Ground back in November.
Brentford have actually got a poor record in this and have failed to win in the last six meetings.
Players to watch
Ivan Toney has had a wonderful season and the England call-up has scored 19 league goals for the season. He is 5/4 to score anytime with bet365.
For Forest, Brennan Johnson has netted a respectable eight league goals for the season and the Welsh striker is 17/4 to score anytime with UniBet.
Anything else catch the eye?
Forest are fighting for their lives, but this is a huge ask against a Bees side strong at home. And Forest's Achilles heel is that they are so desperately poor on the road.
Brentford have only lost twice at home all season and Forest have the worst away record in the league. They have managed just one league win all season in 16 attempts.
There should be goals here and Forest have now banged in five goals in their last two matches against Liverpool and Brighton, but they may be edged out in an entertaining encounter here.
Go for a Brentford win and over 2.5 goals at an attractive 9/5 with 10Bet.
It's also something of a surprise to see both teams to score as high as 19/20 with UniBet given how strong Brentford are at home and a Forest team who must surely attack here.
This English Premier League match between Brentford and Nottingham Forest will be played on Apr 29, 2023 and kick off at 15:00. Check below for our tipsters best Brentford vs Nottingham Forest prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
