Brentford vs Nottingham Forest Predictions

• Nottingham Forest have just six points from 16 away games this season, five of which came against relegation-threatened sides.
• The Tricky Trees have lost their last six in a row away from home.
• Ivan Toney has scored 19 Premier League goals this season and has found the net in his last two at home.

Midweek boost for Brentford after tough run

Brentford ended a six-match winless streak with an excellent 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge in midweek and they could bring Nottingham Forest back down to earth on Saturday after the visitors strengthened their survival hopes on Wednesday.

The Bees have, once again, enjoyed an excellent top-flight season but a recent blip has hampered their European ambitions, leaving them ninth in the table with five games still to play. Unfortunately for them, it’s a tough run in to contend with and an appearance in Europe is looking increasingly unlikely.

Tricky Trees strengthen survival hopes

Nottingham Forest’s ambitions are rather more humble, with the Tricky Trees desperately fighting to avoid an instant return to the second tier.

They ended their own dismal 11-game winless run with a fantastic result against Brighton in midweek to put them 17th in the table, but their away record is a real concern and that could prove their downfall on Saturday.

Steve Cooper’s have the worst away record in the Premier League, taking just six points from 16 games and losing on 12 occasions. They have lost their last six successive away days and their only victory on the road came against rock-bottom Southampton. In fact, five of their six away points have come against teams currently in the relegation battle.

Bees to extend Forest’s dismal away record

This makes a Brentford win stand out as an excellent bet, but the hosts have conceded in each of their last five at home and Forest, for all their faults, have scored four goals in their last four away games. A 2-1 correct score prediction looks a solid option.

Ivan Toney has 19 league goals this season and only Erling Haaland and Harry Kane have contributed a greater percentage of their teams’ goals than the 27-year-old this season. He has found the net in his last two home appearances and can punish Forest on Saturday.

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