Brentford vs Nottingham prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-12-20 15:00.
[p]Although they bowed out of the Carabao Cup at the quarter final stage in midweek as they were easily defeated 3-1 by Newcastle, a return to home soil should help offset Brentford’s disappointment. The Bees begin this matchday as the best home side in the Premier League, winning seven of their eight matches at the Gtech Community stadium so far (D1) as an unlikely European qualification push continues.[/p]
[p]Staggeringly, Thomas Frank’s side have taken 96% of their league points total at home, so the visit of Nottingham Forest will be seen as another golden opportunity to get more points on the board. The London outfit will do exactly that if they can continue their fine recent H2H form, remaining unbeaten across all four of their Premier League meetings with Forest, whilst winning both of their home matches during that time (D2). [/p]
[p]That will hardly serve as a morale boost for visiting Forest, but they shouldn’t need much picking up given they arrive here on the back of a stunning 2-1 win over Aston Villa last weekend. In that match, the Tricky Trees came from behind thanks to two goals beyond the 85th minute, a result which sees them begin this pre-Christmas matchday in fourth place![/p]
[p]If Forest are to maintain that position come the end of the campaign, further improvements need to be made to their form against sides from the capital in particular. They’ll hope to start that here against Brentford, as since their return to the top-flight in 2022, the Midlands outfit have won just one of their 16 away league games against London sides (D4, L11).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Bryan Mbeumo has been key to Brentford’s fast starts in the Premier League this season, netting three goals before the 10th minute including one in his last home outing against Newcastle. Although he’s yet to score a league goal for Nottingham Forest this campaign, Elliot Anderson has been key to their success of late by grabbing assists in his last two outings, taking his tally to five in total this league campaign.  [/p]
[p]Hot stat: 14 of Brentford’s 16 Premier League matches this season have seen both teams score – the highest tally in the competition. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Nathan Evans[/i][/p]