Brentford vs Nottingham Forest preview, 20 Jan 2024: xG form

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BRE favoured at home, but only just.

Based on 76 matches played this season.

Each side's share of attacking actions down the left, centre and right, on a pitch map.After gameweek 1

BRE attack

LW0.37

CF0.76

RW0.42

CAM0.16

CDM0.13

CM0.32

LB0.24

CB0.26

RB0.21

NFO attack

LW0.34

CF0.71

RW0.32

CAM0.39

CDM0.16

CM0.53

LB0.03

CB0.18

RB0.16

PROBRE attack report PRONFO defence report

Very low intensityHigh intensity

Mixed responseHeavy counter-press

Deep blockMid-block

Wide playVery wide

Fairly directVery direct

Fairly physicalPhysically dominant

Takes risksTakes risks

ScrappyScrappy

PROBRE shape report PRONFO shape report

Bar is what happened, tick is what the model said. Samples are small this early.

Both squads ranked by each player's chance of scoring in this fixture, with assist chance, xGI/90 and projected minutes.When the gameweek is set

BRE Player	Routine	Taken	xG
Jensen	Corners L and R, 15 short	65	3.0
Jensen	Throw-ins	60	0.9
Mbeumo	Corners L and R, 9 short	44	2.1
Jensen	Free kicks	37	1.7
Reguilón	Corners L and R, 8 short	28	1.4
Mbeumo	Penalties	3	2.3

Share of set-play xG

Corners

43%

Throw-ins

26%

NFO Player	Routine	Taken	xG
Gibbs-White	Corners L and R, 9 short	97	3.3
Gibbs-White	Free kicks	80	3.2
Niakhaté	Throw-ins	44	0.7
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PROBRE set pieces PRONFO set pieces

BrentfordBrentford
3-2
Nottingham ForestForest
Toney 18'
Mee 57'
Maupay

Model verdict

Projected xG

Attacking zones vs vulnerabilities

Position vs Expected Position

Form & Head-to-head

Model accuracy

Style ranks

Key players

Set-piece takers