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Brentford prepare to entertain Nottingham Forest at Griffin Park on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. 5 of the 8 contests have been draws however, with the other 3 won by Bees.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Griffin Park was just last season, in January 2006, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 04 Nov | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 0 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 31 Oct | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 1 | Brentford | ASSM |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 17 Jan | Brentford | 1-1 | Nottm. Forest | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 03 Sep | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 2 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 1982/1983 | Wed 01 Dec | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 0 | Brentford | LGEC |
| 1953/1954 | Sat 20 Mar | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 1 | Brentford | CHMP |
| 1953/1954 | Sat 31 Oct | Brentford | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Brentford's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Bees have conceded a disappointing 8 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
Nottm. Forest's away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Forest's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Brentford find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 42 games have yielded only 34 points. Nottm. Forest are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 72 points from 42 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brentford | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Bees at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Forest come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brentford | Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 9 most recent games. |
| Nottm. Forest | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |