Brentford host Forest at 3pm on Saturday, one of the five games the Saturday blackout keeps off television — which is why the bet, rather than the broadcast, is the point of the afternoon.
Below are the free bets worth claiming for it, then our tips from the stats, and a bet builder you can put a free bet on.
Brentford vs Forest Free Bets
The biggest new-customer offer for this one is Betfred’s, and it is the right shape for a bet builder: of the £50, twenty of it comes back as Bet Builder free bets rather than ordinary sports free bets.

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Brentford vs Forest Betting Offers
Which offer suits you depends on the bet you actually want to place, and for a 3pm kick-off that is worth thirty seconds of thought rather than taking the biggest number on the page.
- Backing the bet builder below — Betfred, because £20 of the £50 is specifically Bet Builder free bets, and the qualifying bet at evens is easy to meet with a builder of two or three legs.
- Backing one selection at a bigger price — SBK, whose qualifying bet has to be at 3.0 or bigger, which a single card or shots line will clear on its own.
- Staking as little as possible — Ladbrokes, £5 to get £30, and the lowest qualifying price of the group at 1/2.
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Brentford vs Forest Betting Tips
Darren England referees, and he averages 3.67 cards a game. Darren England referees and he averages 3.67 cards a game, and with Brentford at evens in a match the market expects goals in, the bookings are where the prices are longest.
Brentford vs Nottingham Forest
- 01Ousmane Diomande 1+ ShotsAdd to slip11/10Ousmane Diomande has had a shot in 3 of his last 5 for Nottingham Forest, at 0.78 per 90 across 344 minutes, and he averages 69 minutes a game when he plays.Nottingham Forest take 13.65 shots a game and hit 4.2 on target. That is about 60% on his own record, against the 48% implied by 11/10.
- 02Morgan Gibbs-White 1+ Shot on TargetAdd to slip8/11Morgan Gibbs-White has had a shot on target in 6 of his last 10 for Nottingham Forest, at 0.95 per 90 across 1,423 minutes, and he averages 84 minutes a game when he plays.Nottingham Forest take 13.65 shots a game and hit 4.2 on target. That is about 60% on his own record, against the 58% implied by 8/11.
- 03Michael Kayode 2+ Foul CommittedAdd to slip9/4Michael Kayode has committed 2 or more fouls in 4 of his last 10 for Brentford, at 0.92 per 90 across 1,557 minutes, and he averages 82 minutes a game when he plays.Nottingham Forest hold 46.35% of the ball, which is where the fouls come from. That is about 40% on his own record, against the 31% implied by 9/4.
- 04Vitaly Janelt to be CardedAdd to slip15/8Vitaly Janelt has been booked in 6 of his last 10 for Brentford, at 0.63 per 90 across 857 minutes, and he averages 78 minutes a game when he plays.Brentford pick up 1.9 cards a game and there are 4.0 in their matches. That is about 60% on his own record, against the 35% implied by 15/8.
- 05Igor Thiago to be CardedAdd to slip9/4Igor Thiago has been booked in 4 of his last 10 for Brentford, at 0.3 per 90 across 1,793 minutes, and he averages 90 minutes a game when he plays.Brentford pick up 1.9 cards a game and there are 4.0 in their matches. That is about 40% on his own record, against the 31% implied by 9/4.
- 06Nathan Collins to be CardedAdd to slip3/1Nathan Collins has been booked in 3 of his last 10 for Brentford, at 0.31 per 90 across 1,143 minutes, and he averages 82 minutes a game when he plays.Brentford pick up 1.9 cards a game and there are 4.0 in their matches. That is about 30% on his own record, against the 25% implied by 3/1.
- 07Under 8.5 CornersAdd to slip7/4Brentford win 4.35 corners a game and Nottingham Forest 4.55, with 2.25 and 2.4 of those in the first half.That leaves about 9 in the match, a 47% chance of 8 or fewer against the 36% implied by 7/4.
- 08Brentford to WinAdd to slipEvensBrentford have won 4 of their last 20, drawing 12, and at home they have scored 1.70 a game and conceded 1.10 across 10 matches.Nottingham Forest average 1.45 scored and 1.15 conceded. The venue splits project 1.57 against 1.39, which puts Brentford at about 44% to win, against 24% for the draw.
- 09Both Teams to ScoreAdd to slip8/13Both teams have scored in 12 of Brentford's last 20 matches and 11 of Nottingham Forest's. Brentford concede 1.30 a game and Nottingham Forest 1.15.On the venue splits the projection is 1.57 against 1.39, which puts both teams scoring at about 59%.
- 10Correct Score 2-1Add to slip17/2On the venue splits this projects Brentford 1.57 against Nottingham Forest 1.39, and 2-1 is the single likeliest scoreline that comes out of it at about 8.6%.Correct score is the widest market on the coupon, so this is not a value call - it is the scoreline our numbers land on most often, and it backs Brentford, which is where the board has the match too.
- 11Brentford to Win and Both Teams to ScoreAdd to slip11/4Two things have to land, and the numbers support both: Brentford to win is about 44% and both teams scoring about 59%. Brentford score 1.45 a game and concede 1.30, and Nottingham Forest have scored in 11 of their last 20.bet365 price the combination at 11/4.
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Brentford vs Forest Bet Builder Tip
| 1 | Igor Thiago to be Carded4 of his last 10, 0.3 per 90Why this Leg |
| 2 | Vitaly Janelt to be Carded6 of his last 10, 0.63 per 90Why this Leg |
| 3 | Ousmane Diomande 1+ Shots3 of his last 5, 0.78 per 90Why this Leg |
| 4 | Under 8.5 Corners47% on our numbersWhy this Leg |
Two cards, a shots line and the corners, priced off each player’s own record rather than off the fixture.
- Igor Thiago to be Carded — 4 of his last 10, 0.3 per 90
- Vitaly Janelt to be Carded — 6 of his last 10, 0.63 per 90
- Ousmane Diomande 1+ Shots — 3 of his last 5, 0.78 per 90
- Under 8.5 Corners — 47% on our numbers
Each leg is priced at bet365 and you can send the whole thing to a betslip from the table above.
When Does Brentford vs Forest Kick Off?
Brentford vs Forest kicks off at 3pm on Saturday 31st October. It is one of 5 Premier League games at 3pm that afternoon, and none of them is shown live in the UK under the Saturday blackout.
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Andy Clark is a British betting analyst and the founder and editor of Thatsagoal, a UK sports betting comparison site operated by Thatsagoal Media Limited. He has over 20 years of betting experience across football and horse racing, and personally tests every bookmaker account reviewed on the site.
