Nottingham Forest vs West Ham Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd November 2024

West Ham go up against Nottingham Forest on Saturday for a Premier League meeting at City Ground, Nottingham.

Nottingham Forest are number 7 in the table on 16 points after nine matches. West Ham rank as number 13 with 11 points after nine matches played.

Nottingham Forest took down West Ham in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario on Saturday.

Nottingham Forest go into their next Premier League match, scoring a humble average of 1.3 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 13 times, while conceding eight. That amounts to an average of 0.8 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

The Irons scored 14 goals, conceded 19 and managed one clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

West Ham lost 2-0 against Nottingham Forest in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 3-2 defeat, West Ham handed out in the match before.

Nottingham Forest vs West Ham Prediction

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain two victories and a draw. They started off drawing 1-1 with Chelsea, before beating first Crystal Palace by 1-0, then Leicester in a 1-3 win. Nottingham Forest only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at City Ground, Nottingham in the Premier League. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded eight goals.

West Ham Form

Two victories are what West Ham have to show from their past three matches, as they first beat Ipswich 4-1. This was followed by a 4-1 defeat against Tottenham, before winning again 2-1 against Manchester United. West Ham claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Premier League. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 14 goals to six.

It seems both West Ham and Nottingham Forest have some issues concerning their defence, as they seem to find themselves on the receiving end a bit too often lately. We believe the trend continues this coming Saturday, and we are rooting for goals.

Nottingham Forest took 11 points from their last five encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. This amounts to three wins after scoring seven times and conceding three. West Ham won zero matches and picked up two points from their last six encounters with teams in the top half of the Premier League. They scored five goals and conceded 14. Nottingham Forest have a record of four wins, four draws and one defeat in the Premier League this season. West Ham are looking at three wins, two draws and four 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:

Carlos Miguel (0/0), Matz Sels (0/9), Alex Moreno (0/6), Andrew Omobamidele (0/0), Harry Toffolo (0/1), Morato (0/5), Murillo (0/9), Neco Williams (0/9), Nikola Milenkovic (0/8), Ola Aina (0/9), Willy Boly (0/2), Danilo (0/1), Elliot Anderson (0/9), Ibrahim Sangare (0/3), James Ward-Prowse (0/5), Morgan Gibbs-White (1/6), Nicolas Dominguez (0/7), Ramon Sosa (1/5), Ryan Yates (1/9), Anthony Elanga (0/9), Callum Hudson-Odoi (1/9), Chris Wood (7/9), Emmanuel Dennis (0/0), Jota Silva (0/8), Taiwo Awoniyi (0/6).

West Ham Squad

Here is the full team squad of West Ham. The 58 year-old Julen Lopetegui will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Alphonse Areola (0/8), Lukasz Fabianski (0/2), Wesley Foderingham (0/0), Aaron Cresswell (0/4), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (0/8), Emerson (0/9), Jean-Clair Todibo (0/6), Kaelan Casey (0/0), Konstantinos Mavropanos (0/8), Max Kilman (0/9), Vladimir Coufal (0/4), Andy Irving (0/2), Carlos Soler (0/6), Crysencio Summerville (1/8), Edson Alvarez (0/7), Guido Rodriguez (0/9), Lucas Paqueta (2/9), Luis Guilherme (0/1), Mohammed Kudus (2/8), Oliver Scarles (0/0), Tomas Soucek (2/9), Danny Ings (1/4), Jarrod Bowen (3/9), Lewis Orford (0/0), Michail Antonio (1/9), Niclas Fuellkrug (0/3).

Nottingham Forest vs West Ham Team News

Nottingham Forest just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing West Ham at City Ground, Nottingham. Nikola Milenkovic gets a day off from the Nottingham Forest squad, as he serves out a suspension.

West Ham have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Nottingham Forest at City Ground, Nottingham. Mohammed Kudus is suspended from the West Ham squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Nottingham Forest vs West Ham Lineups

Nottingham Forest vs West Ham H2H

West Ham were knocked out cold when Nottingham Forest took a 2-0 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 3-2 defeat, West Ham handed out in the game before. Nottingham Forest enter the match against West Ham with a 2-0-2 record in their previous four encounters. A win rate of 50%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Nottingham Forest vs West Ham Results

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

Nottingham Forest vs West Ham Betting Tips

Nottingham Forest won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at City Ground, Nottingham. They drew four and lost three as well, while West Ham won two of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost five. Goals are usually flowing for Nottingham Forest on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened seven times for West Ham in their last 10 league games away from home.

In the last four encounters between Nottingham Forest and West Ham over 2.5 goals came out two times, as Nottingham Forest averaged 1.25 goals a game. West Ham scored an average of 1.75 goals in these, while both teams scored one time. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of Nottingham Forest’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for West Ham, who scored 1.4 times on average in these matches.