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Premier League · Regular Season - 9 · 2026-10-31 15:00 UTC · Brentford Community Stadium, London

BrentfordTeam strength 1836.6 · projected league finish #9
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Brentford
single most likely score: 11 (13.4%)
ForestTeam strength 1822.2 · projected league finish #11
Brentford wins 43.1%Draw — neither team wins 28.1%Forest wins 28.8%Average simulated goals 1.551.23

These three percentages add to 100%. They show what may happen, not what will happen.

Why does Brentford have the highest number? Brentford currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Brentford playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.55for Brentford and 1.23 for Forest. That makes Brentford the highest of the three result estimates at 43.1%. For the full league season, Brentford is projected to earn about 55points and Forest about 53. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Brentford a 43.1% chance of beating Forest at home in the Premier League on 2026-10-31, with 28.1% for the draw and 28.8% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.4%), with average simulated goals of 1.551.23; the chance of both teams scoring is 57.3% and of three or more total goals 52.6%. Estimates come from an Elo → Dixon-Coles → Monte Carlo model, walk-forward backtested on 913 internationals (ranked probability score 0.175 vs 0.241 for random guessing) with a public prediction record.

Source: The Open Model (theopenmodel.com) · probabilities as of the latest daily build · data reusable under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.

Possible final scores
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07.76.14.71.90.60.2
18.113.47.33.00.90.3
27.49.25.62.30.70.2
33.84.72.91.20.40.1
41.51.81.10.50.10.0
5+0.60.80.50.20.10.0

Home-team goals run down the left; away-team goals run across the top. Each cell is that score's estimated chance.

Most likely scores
11 13.4%21 9.2%10 8.1%00 7.7%20 7.4%12 7.3%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score57.3%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Brentford avoids defeat71.2%
Forest avoids defeat56.9%
Brentford allows no goals29.1%
Forest allows no goals21.3%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Brentford550.2%8.6%1.1%
Forest535.3%1.6%

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