Brentford vs Forest Green Rovers Prediction & Betting Tips - Carabao Cup

Prediction published on 22/08/2021, 11:27  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 22/08/2021 at 11:32 in Carabao Cup Predictions

Brentford had the dream start to life in the topflight, beating Arsenal 2-0, before they were held 0-0 at Crystal Palace. They will be shifting focus now to the League Cup, where they have a home game against League Two side, Forest Green Rovers. Hosts Brentford go to the game unbeaten in three matches, with two straight clean sheets and having scored two in three of their last five matches. Going to this game they will be banking on their strong home form, having managed six wins in their last seven matches there, and they’ve lost just once in 10 home games. In five of their last six home matches, Brentford have scored two or more goals.

Forest Green Rovers will want to play giant killers here. They eliminated Championship side Bristol City in the last round and they won’t mind going a notch higher. Mathew Stevens has five goals in the last five matches and will be their main man here, though Nicky Caden has also shown good flashes. Forest Green are coming from a 6-3 win over Crawley Town, where Caden scored three goals. That was their sixth unbeaten outing, the team having won five and drawn one in that run and they’ve been really prolific in attack. They’ve scored two or more goals in the last five matches, but a poor defence sticks out, having failed to keep a clan sheet in the five matches. It means both sides have scored in their last five matches, and each has produced over 2.5 goals. Forest Green have failed to score in just one of their last 10 games. They are also strong away from home and head here with a six-game unbeaten run in away matches, with four clean sheets and having scored in five.