Brentford vs Nottingham Forest Prediction, 12/21/2024 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 12/18/2024

Game: Brentford vs Nottingham Forest

Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024

Location: Gtech Community Stadium in London, England

TV: fuboTV

The Tricky Trees (8-4-4) are traveling to Gtech Community Stadium in London, England on Saturday where they will take on Brentford (7-2-7). The Bees are priced at +172 and The Tricky Trees are priced at -210. The over/under is set at 3. The starting goalkeepers are Mark Flekken for Brentford and Matz Sels for Nottingham Forest.

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Brentford has a total of 76 saves and have earned a SV rate of 71.4% on the season. Their differential on goals is 2 by 32 goals notched and also 30 goals allowed. So far this season, this club is averaging 1.44 points per fixture (23 pts) and have a ranking of 17th among Big 5 teams with 20 assists. The Bees sit at 24th in regard to expected goals having 25.4, and their expected goals against are sitting at 27.6. Brentford has recorded 25 yellow cards over the course of the season in addition to 1 red card. Brentford F.C. has conceded 30 goals while conceding 1.88 G/90, and the opposition have compiled 105 SoT on them. They have recorded 1 clean sheet, which gives them a rate of 6.3% on the campaign.

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Nottingham Forest has earned 21 goals and this team's goals expected for the season is sitting at 19.7. Their goals against per 90 min is currently at 1.19 with 44 saves, and they have accounted for 5 clean sheets. So far this year, Nottingham has a save rate of 69.8% (63 shots on target against), and also are ranked 19th in Big 5 soccer with 28 pts. Nott'ham Forest ranks 32nd in the matter of goals conceded with 19, and the squad's difference in goals is sitting at 2. Nottingham has compiled a clean sheet % of 31.3% for the year in addition to 39 yellow cards. The Tricky Trees have put together an average of 1.8 pts/match while sitting with 13 assists and 2 red cards.

Flekken has played for 11,925 mins and has accumulated 469 stops during his pro soccer career. The goalie from the Netherlands has seen 664 shots tried against him in 133 career starts. The man who will protect the net for Brentford will be Mark Flekken. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.49 (197 goals given up) and he has a save percentage of 70.6%. Flekken (55-32-46 mark in his professional soccer career) has earned 34 shutouts, which has earned him a 25.7%% clean sheet rate.

During his professional soccer career, Sels has conceded 265 goals while earning 506 stops in 196 starts. He is the owner of a save percentage of 65.9% and his clean sheet rate is 22.4%%. Matz Sels will look after the net for Nott'ham Forest. He has given up 1.35 goals per 90 and he has earned a mark of 65-63-68. Sels has racked up 44 clean sheets and has defended 768 shots attempted against him in 17,640 career minutes.

Bryan Mbeumo is one footballer who can help decide the match for Brentford. Mbeumo has been given a starting assignment in 206 matches thus far in his career and tallies 0.31 G/90. The forward from Cameroon has totaled 63 goals in 17,347 professional minutes played. He has totaled 44 assists while earning 170 points in his pro soccer career.

Nott'ham Forest is being led onto the pitch by Chris Wood, who can change the course of a fixture. He has an average of 0.44 G/90 and has been in the starting lineup in 366 matches so far in his pro soccer career. The forward who is from New Zealand has totaled 33,074 mins while he has scored 165 goals. He has 369 points thus far in his career and has assisted on a goal 39 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Brentford (-210)

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