Nottingham Forest vs Brentford

0 - 2
🕒 Thu, 01 May 2025 19:30 Europe/London 📍 The City Ground 🧑‍⚖️ Darren England 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 34
Regular Season Table
Nottingham Forest 7 · Brentford 10
Referee Stats
20 matches · 4.15 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.15
Reds avg 0.20
Penalties avg 0.35
Over 4.5 cards 45%
Home wins 35%
Draws 20%
Away wins 45%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (14-11).
  • Nottingham Forest controlled possession (55%).
  • Nottingham Forest had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Nottingham Forest (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 9-5-5

Goals For / Against

26 / 16
Avg: 1.37 / 0.84

Points

32
Avg: 1.68

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

5
Brentford (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-4-8

Goals For / Against

26 / 22
Avg: 1.37 / 1.16

Points

25
Avg: 1.32

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.68
PPG
1.32
1.37
GF
1.37
0.84
GA
1.16
32%
O2.5
58%
37%
BTTS
58%
58%
Score 1st
68%

League-position context

Nottingham Forest rank7th
Brentford rank10th
Nottingham Forest points65
Brentford points56
Nottingham Forest: #7 · 65 pts · GD +12
9 pts off the top 2. 9 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Brentford: #10 · 56 pts · GD +9
18 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.
9-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nottingham Forest last 5 home

L D L L W
Points4/15
Weighted index16
Goals3-6
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Brentford last 5 away

D W W D L
Points8/15
Weighted index62
Goals6-4
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.532%
BTTS37%
BTTS + O2.521%
1H Over 0.558%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 53% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Brentford trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Nottingham Forest score at home74%
Nottingham Forest clean sheet at home42%
Brentford score away84%
Brentford clean sheet away37%

First-goal patterns

Nottingham Forest score first58%
Nottingham Forest win after scoring first64%
Brentford score first68%
Brentford win after scoring first54%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Nottingham Forest 43% · Brentford 20%
Avg first goal minute: Nottingham Forest 30.1' · Brentford 21.8'

Vs league average

Nottingham Forest score at home1.37 vs 1.51
Nottingham Forest concede at home0.84 vs 1.42
Brentford score away1.37 vs 1.42
Brentford concede away1.16 vs 1.51
Nottingham Forest score 10% below league average, while Brentford score 4% below league average.
Defensive side: Nottingham Forest are 41% below league average at home, and Brentford are 23% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 4.

Nottingham Forest goal timing (home)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 7
76-90+ 7
61-75 5
0-15 4
31-45 2
46-60 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
76-90+ 5
61-75 4
0-15 2
31-45 2
16-30 1

Brentford goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 7
61-75 7
0-15 5
76-90+ 5
31-45 3
46-60 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 5
61-75 5
76-90+ 4
31-45 3
0-15 2
46-60 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
3
Total Shots
14
11
Shots off Goal
4
5
Blocked Shots
5
3
Shots Inside Box
11
10
Shots Outside Box
3
1
Ball Possession
55%
45%
Corner Kicks
4
5
Fouls
10
12
Offsides
4
0
Yellow Cards
3
5
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
5
Total Passes
381
323
Passes Accurate
306
245
Passes %
80%
76%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
5
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
10'
10' M. Gibbs-White
11'
11' K. Lewis-Potter
18'
18' E. Anderson
36'
36' B. Mbeumo
42'
42' C. Nørgaard
44'
44' Goal · 0-1
K. Schade
Normal Goal · Assist: N. Collins
46'
46' C. Hudson-Odoi
1st substitution · For: N. Domínguez
46'
46' K. Lewis-Potter
1st substitution · For: R. Henry
61'
61' E. Anderson
2nd substitution · For: T. Awoniyi
63'
63' N. Williams
63'
63' Y. Yarmolyuk
67'
67' K. Schade
2nd substitution · For: M. Jensen
70'
70' Goal · 0-2
Y. Wissa
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Flekken
75'
75' O. Aina
3rd substitution · For: I. Sangaré
75'
75' M. Gibbs-White
4th substitution · For: Jota Silva
84'
84' M. Kayode
3rd substitution · For: K. Ajer
84'
84' M. Damsgaard
4th substitution · For: Y. Konak
85'
85' R. Yates
5th substitution · For: R. Sosa
89'
89' K. Ajer

Nottingham Forest vs Brentford 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Brentford beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 on Thursday, 01 May 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Darren England. It was played at The City Ground.

First half: M. Gibbs-White received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 10'. K. Lewis-Potter received a yellow card for Brentford at 11'. E. Anderson received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 18'. B. Mbeumo received a yellow card for Brentford at 36'. C. Nørgaard received a yellow card for Brentford at 42'. Brentford took the lead at 44' when K. Schade scored, with the assist credited to N. Collins, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 46', with C. Hudson-Odoi replacing N. Domínguez. Brentford made their 1st substitution at 46', with K. Lewis-Potter replacing R. Henry. Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 61', with E. Anderson replacing T. Awoniyi. N. Williams received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 63'. Y. Yarmolyuk received a yellow card for Brentford at 63'. Brentford made their 2nd substitution at 67', with K. Schade replacing M. Jensen. Brentford extended the lead at 70' when Y. Wissa scored, with the assist credited to M. Flekken, making the score 0-2. Nottingham Forest made their 3rd substitution at 75', with O. Aina replacing I. Sangaré. Nottingham Forest made their 4th substitution at 75', with M. Gibbs-White replacing Jota Silva. Brentford made their 3rd substitution at 84', with M. Kayode replacing K. Ajer. Brentford made their 4th substitution at 84', with M. Damsgaard replacing Y. Konak. Nottingham Forest made their 5th substitution at 85', with R. Yates replacing R. Sosa. K. Ajer received a yellow card for Brentford at 89'.

Nottingham Forest used 5 substitutions while Brentford used 4 substitutions. Nottingham Forest got 3 yellow cards, while Brentford got 5 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (14-11).
  • Nottingham Forest controlled possession (55%).
  • Nottingham Forest had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games8
Home Wins3
Draws2
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals4 (50.0%)
BTTS5 (62.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins1
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS3 (75.0%)

Nottingham Forest vs Brentford Head-to-Head History by Season