Nottingham Forest vs Brentford Prediction, Preview, Team News and Lineups 01.05.2025

• Date and Time: Thursday, May 1, 2025, 19:30 GMT+1
• Venue: City Ground, Nottingham, England

Nottingham Forest vs Brentford Preview and Team News

Nottingham Forest Team News

Nuno Espirito Santo’s Nottingham will be looking to respond following a disappointing semi-final exit in the FA Cup at the hands of Manchester City on Sunday. Forest still have Champions League aspirations in their own hands after winning three of their last five.

They’ve won 56% of their matches at the City Ground this season, scoring an average of 1.5 goals per game from around xG of 1.42. However, their defensive aspirations raise concerns. They’ve allowed 1.59 per 90, but have only conceded 0.69 efforts.

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— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) April 28, 2025

Nottingham Forest have no injury concerns ahead of Thursday’s fixture at the City Ground. However, Anthony Elanga could be recalled after missing out on a starting berth in the Wembley defeat against Man City. 

Nottingham Forest predicted lineup vs Brentford

Nottingham Forest predicted lineup vs Brentford: (4-2-3-1): Sels; Abbott, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Dominguez, Anderson; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood. 

Brentford Team News

Thomas Frank’s Brentford should have confidence coming into this midweek meeting, as they have gone three matches without defeat. A win at the City Ground will put them on course for a top-half finish in the Premier League standings.

The visitors have won 31% of their away encounters in this PL so far, but have suffered defeats in 50% on the road. Despite that, they’ve kept clean sheets in an impressive 31% of their away games. Brentford have also only failed to score 19% of their time away from the Gtech Community Stadium.

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— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) April 26, 2025

It’s unlikely Aaron Hickey will feature again this season. Joshua Dasilva and Fabio Carvalho are not anticipated to return until at least the end of May. 

Brentford predicted lineup vs Nottingham Forest

Brentford predicted lineup vs Nottingham Forest: (4-2-3-1): Flekken; Kayode, Collins, van den Berg, Lewis-Potter; Yarmolyuk, Jensen; Mbeumo, Damsgaard, Schade; Wissa.

Nottingham Forest vs Brentford Prediction 

• Pick: Brentford
• Odds: 3.24 (22Bet)
• Score prediction: Nottingham Forest 0-2 Brentford

It could be helpful to assess the head-to-head records before making a Nottingham Forest vs Brentford prediction. The guests have avoided defeat on their last three trips to the City Ground and have taken five points from a possible nine over that period. 

Nottingham have looked fatigued in the Premier League in recent weeks and could be running out of steam in their race to achieve a Champions League spot. Therefore, Brentford’s excellent away record could make for an eye-catching trend on Thursday. 

Nottingham Forest vs Brentford Prediction, Betting Tip

• Pick: Both Teams Not To Score
• Odds: 2.20 (22Bet)

Brentford boasts an excellent defensive record on the road this season, having kept clean sheets in 31% of their fixtures. It could also be worth noting that they’ve failed to score in just 19% of their games away from home. Both teams failed to find the net in previous events against each other this term.

Under 2.5 match goals could also be an interesting betting angle. This has been a winning selection in two of the last three Premier League meetings between Nottingham Forest and Brentford. 

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