Brentford v Forest Green result

Full-time · Brentford 3–1 Forest Green

League Cup · Tue, 24 Aug 2021 19:45 BST · Gtech Community Stadium

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Brentford 3–1 Forest Green — Brentford won this League Cup match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Brentford beat Forest Green 3–1 at Gtech Community Stadium in the League Cup on Tuesday 24 August. Forest Green have scored in seven consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Brentford came from behind: Forest Green led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Forest Green: Jack Aitchison (8’, assisted by Regan Hendry); Brentford: Yoane Wissa (60’, assisted by S. Ghoddos), Bryan Mbeumo (75’, assisted by D. Thompson) and M. Forss (86’). Ebrima Adams (80’) was sent off.

Discipline

W. Finnie showed no yellow cards and one red — against 3.9 yellows a game across the last 22 matches refereed (all competitions).

What it changes

Brentford are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Yoane Wissa (Brentford) 7.4, Jack Aitchison (Forest Green) 7.4 and Regan Hendry (Forest Green) 7.1 led the match.

Next up

Brentford next travel to Hull City on 25 October 2026.

Forest Green next host Chesham United on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Brentford: Hull City v Brentford, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Forest Green: Forest Green v Chesham United, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Brentford 3–1 Forest Green · League Cup
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium · Brentford, Middlesex
Referee: W. Finnie
Recent form: Brentford 3W 1D 1L · Forest Green 4W 1D 0L

Brentford 3–1 Forest Green (League Cup): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 2.75

Goals

against 0.38 / 1.63 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.57 / 5.57

Corners

against 3.14 / 4 · 0 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.86 / 4.86

Shots on target

against 3.14 / 3 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.29 / 1.29

Cards

against 1.71 / 1.29 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 August 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 August 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Brentford for / against	Line	Forest Green for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 0.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.75 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.57 for · 3.14 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	5.57 for · 4 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	13.43 for · 8.71 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	13.14 for · 10 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.86 for · 3.14 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.86 for · 3 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.29 for · 11.86 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11.57 for · 12.14 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.29 for · 1.71 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.29 for · 1.29 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: W. Finnie.

Brentford

Brentford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
F. Onyeka n 8	82.5	3.1 7/7	3.1 7/6	—
S. Ghoddos n 8	23.5	2.9 6/0	1 2/0	—
I. Toney n 8	85.8	2.1 6/5	2 6/5	—
M. Bidstrup n 8	17	2 2/1	0.7 1/0	E. Adams
E. Marcondes n 8	76.8	1.9 7/4	1.2 4/2	—

Brentford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
I. Toney n 8	85.8	3 6/6	1.3 6/4
Y. Wissa n 8	49.3	2.5 5/3	1.8 5/3
M. Forss n 8	44.8	2.3 5/2	0.8 3/0
B. Mbeumo n 8	61.8	1.8 6/3	0.5 3/0
Sergi Canós n 8	85.4	1.4 5/4	0.5 3/1

Brentford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Sergi Canós n 8	85.4	0.3 2/0	0.4 3/0
Y. Wissa n 8	49.3	0.7 3/0	0 0/0
I. Toney n 8	85.8	0.5 4/0	0 0/0
M. Forss n 8	44.8	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
S. Ghoddos n 8	23.5	0 0/0	0.5 1/0

Brentford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
F. Stevens n 5	38.8	3.7 3/2
Sergi Canós n 8	85.4	3.6 8/7
F. Onyeka n 8	82.5	3.3 7/7
S. Ghoddos n 8	23.5	2.9 5/1
H. Dalsgaard n 8	85.4	2.6 6/4

Brentford — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
David Raya n 8	90.8	2.4 6/4

Forest Green

Forest Green — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Matt n 8	68.5	2.8 8/4	0.7 4/0	—
E. Adams n 8	86.5	1.7 8/4	2.3 7/6	M. Bidstrup
S. Wagstaff n 8	73.3	1.7 5/4	0.6 2/1	—
M. Stevens n 8	42.5	1.6 4/2	1.6 4/2	—
J. Davison n 8	38.4	1.5 4/1	0.6 2/0	—

Forest Green — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Stevens n 8	42.5	3.2 5/3	2.1 4/2
J. Matt n 8	68.5	2 5/5	1 5/1
J. Young n 8	23	2 3/1	1 2/0
J. Richardson n 8	42.3	1.9 4/1	0.8 1/1
N. Cadden n 8	73.4	1.8 6/2	0.9 3/1

Forest Green — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Matt n 8	68.5	0.8 5/0	0.7 3/1
M. Stevens n 8	42.5	1.3 4/1	0 0/0
A. Collins n 8	77	0.6 3/1	0.3 2/0
N. Cadden n 8	73.4	0.6 2/1	0.3 2/0
R. Hendry n 5	86.8	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0

Forest Green — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. Adams n 8	86.5	3 7/6
Sadou Diallo n 8	64.5	2.8 8/4
B. Stevenson n 8	68.9	2.6 7/4
T. Allen n 8	31.1	2.5 3/2
R. Hendry n 5	86.8	1.5 4/2

Forest Green — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Thomas n 8	90	2.1 4/2
L. McGee n 8	93.8	1.2 1/1

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Brentford		Forest Green
58%	Possession	42%
17	Shots	9
9	Shots on target	2
7	Shots off target	5
1	Blocked shots	2
12	Shots inside the box	5
2	Corners	4
1	Offsides	1
14	Fouls	11
0	Red cards	1
1	Saves	6
514	Passes	383
80%	Pass accuracy	74%

Brentford player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
Álvaro Fernández	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
E. Pinnock	90	0	0	1	1	0	1	7.3
D. Thompson	90	0	1	2	1	2	0	6.9
V. Janelt	90	0	0	0	0	2	3	7.2
S. Ghoddos	90	0	1	1	0	2	1	7
Y. Wissa	90	1	0	2	2	1	4	7.2
M. Forss	90	1	0	2	1	1	0	7.7
H. Dervişoğlu	68	0	0	1	1	2	5	6.3
M. Roerslev	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.3
M. Bech Sorensen	45	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.9
M. Bidstrup	45	0	0	1	1	1	1	6.3
K. Ajer sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
F. Onyeka sub	45	0	0	1	0	0	2	6.7
Sergi Canós sub	45	0	0	2	1	0	0	7.7
B. Mbeumo sub	22	1	0	2	1	0	0	7

Forest Green player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Thomas	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
D. Bernard	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.2
B. Cargill	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6
J. Moore-Taylor	90	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	7.2
R. Hendry	90	0	1	1	0	3	1	0	7.7
J. Aitchison	90	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	7.6
E. Adams	80	0	0	0	0	1	7	R	6.6
O. Edwards	79	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.2
N. Cadden	74	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	6.6
J. Young	59	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.7
Sadou Diallo	34	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
J. March sub	56	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	5.9
K. Wilson sub	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
T. Allen sub	16	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.5
J. Matt sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Brentford v Forest Green — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BrentfordLWWWD

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.4 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

Forest GreenWDWWW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 3 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Goals per game

Brentford scored1.4

Forest Green scored3

Brentford conceded0.4

Forest Green conceded1.6

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