Nottingham Forest vs West Ham Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th February 2024

West Ham travel to Nottingham Forest this coming Saturday, when they pair of them go toe-to-toe at City Ground, Nottingham in a exciting Premier League encounter.

There has been a real flow of goals lately at both ends of the pitch for Nottingham Forest in recent games. Both teams scored in their last seven matches on the spin, which definitely makes this scenario worth considering in the betting market on Saturday.

Nottingham Forest scored 14 goals, conceded 22 and fought their way to zero clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

West Ham managed a bearable 12 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.2 goals per game. They conceded 18 goals in total, and while claiming four clean sheets, they conceded 1.8 goals an average per game.

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Nottingham Forest played against West Ham. It finished 3-2 in a great Premier League match between the pair.

Nottingham Forest vs West Ham Prediction

Nottingham Forest Form

Two draws were the best Nottingham Forest could manage in the previous three matches. They drew 1-1 with Bournemouth, before sharing the points in a 1-1 draw against Bristol City. Their most recent match brought a 2-3 defeat against Newcastle. Nottingham Forest only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at City Ground, Nottingham in the Premier League. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded 12 goals.

West Ham Form

A draw is all that prevents West Ham from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed a point in a 1-1 draw against Bournemouth before getting trounced against Manchester United by a 3-0 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Arsenal ran out 0-6 winners. West Ham won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored eight goals whilst conceding 12.

Nottingham Forest and West Ham team up on Saturday in a match both will hate to lose. This could be a match that fizzles out in a draw, with both very focused on not risky anything at all.

West Ham recorded four wins from their last seven games against teams placed in the bottom six and collected 14 points. They scored 12 goals while conceding eight. Nottingham Forest claimed five wins, six draws as well as 13 defeats in the Premier League this season. West Ham are looking at ten wins, six draws and eight defeats in the Premier League.

Nottingham Forest vs West Ham Squads

Nottingham Forest Squad

The 50-year-old coach of the home team, Nuno Espirito Santo, will select the lineup against West Ham from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Matt Turner (0/17), Matz Sels (0/2), Odisseas Vlachodimos (0/5), Wayne Hennessey (0/0), Andrew Omobamidele (0/3), Felipe (0/3), Gonzalo Montiel (0/9), Harry Toffolo (1/14), Moussa Niakhate (0/15), Murillo (0/18), Neco Williams (0/15), Nuno Tavares (0/6), Ola Aina (1/14), Willy Boly (1/15), Cheikhou Kouyate (0/10), Danilo (1/17), Giovanni Reyna (0/2), Harry Arter (0/0), Ibrahim Sangare (0/11), Morgan Gibbs-White (2/23), Nicolas Dominguez (2/15), Richie Laryea (0/0), Ryan Yates (0/21), Anthony Elanga (5/23), Callum Hudson-Odoi (3/15), Chris Wood (8/20), Divock Origi (0/10), Rodrigo Ribeiro (0/0), Taiwo Awoniyi (5/13).

West Ham Squad

Listed below is the full squad of West Ham players that the manager David Moyes will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alphonse Areola (0/21), Joseph Anang (0/0), Lukasz Fabianski (0/5), Aaron Cresswell (0/4), Angelo Ogbonna (0/6), Ben Johnson (0/6), Emerson (0/23), Konstantinos Mavropanos (1/10), Kurt Zouma (1/20), Nayef Aguerd (1/18), Vladimir Coufal (0/22), Edson Alvarez (0/20), James Ward-Prowse (5/23), Kalvin Phillips (0/7), Lucas Paqueta (2/18), Mohammed Kudus (6/19), Oliver Scarles (0/0), Tomas Soucek (5/23), Danny Ings (0/12), Divin Mubama (0/5), Jarrod Bowen (11/23), Lewis Orford (0/0), Maxwel Cornet (1/4), Michail Antonio (2/12).

Nottingham Forest vs West Ham Team News

Nottingham Forest could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment this coming Saturday.

Due to various ailments Gonzalo Montiel and Chris Wood will be absent from the squad, Nottingham Forest are able to field against West Ham on Saturday.

At the time of writing, West Ham just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Saturday.

West Ham need to do without Lucas Paqueta and Michail Antonio, who are not fit enough to travel to City Ground, Nottingham.

Nottingham Forest vs West Ham Lineups

Nottingham Forest vs West Ham H2H

The Irons won 3-2 and 4-0 in the two most recent meetings with Nottingham Forest, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage. Nottingham Forest claimed one win, while West Ham picked up two wins in the previous ten matches, while the rest had no winner. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 12/5.

Nottingham Forest vs West Ham Results

In the last three matches between Nottingham Forest and West Ham, both teams to score came up one time.

Nottingham Forest vs West Ham Betting Tips

It has been a great season for Jarrod Bowen who bagged 11 for his club so far and bringing that kind of form to the table is crucial for the success of West Ham.

City Ground, Nottingham witnessed Nottingham Forest winning two times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing two and losing six as well. West Ham claimed four wins, one draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals are flowing freely for Nottingham Forest on home soil currently, as both teams scored in seven of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target five times in West Ham''s last 10 league games away from home.

In the past three encounters between Nottingham Forest and West Ham over 2.5 goals came out two times, with Nottingham Forest scoring an average of one goal per game. West Ham averaged 2.33 goals, while both teams scored one time. In Nottingham Forest's last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in seven of them. They managed to average 1.7 goals goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for West Ham, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.