West Ham vs Nottingham Forest Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 25th February 2023

Mid-placed Nottingham Forest visit West Ham, who are currently struggling to put some distance between themselves and the relegation-zone. This is a round 25 match taking place at London Stadium on Saturday.

A look at the Premier League standings shows that five points and five places currently separate the two teams.

Both West Ham and Nottingham Forest will be highly motivated to improve on their position in the lower end of the table.

West Ham scored eight times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.8 goals a game. They conceded 16 and managed one clean sheet.

Nottingham Forest scored ten goals, conceded ten and kept their opponents from scoring four times in ten matches.

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Nottingham Forest came away with a 1-0 win. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at London Stadium.

West Ham vs Nottingham Forest Prediction

West Ham Form

It is neither good nor disastrous for West Ham with just two points from their last three matches. They first drew 1-1 against Newcastle, followed by another draw. This time 1-1 against Chelsea, before going down in a 2-0 defeat against Tottenham. West Ham only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Premier League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored six and conceded seven goals.

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest added four points to their account in their previous three matches, starting off beating Leeds 1-0. A 2-0 defeat against Fulham followed, before sharing the points with Manchester City in a 1-1 draw. Nottingham Forest 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 11 goals to two.

You don't look for West Ham or Nottingham Forest, to provide with a lot of entertainment currently, as both are playing mostly tight matches with few goals. The value-bet lies with under 2.5 goals on Saturday.

West Ham won 11 points from their last seven encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won three, scored nine and let in five goals. Nottingham Forest won three of their previous seven outings against teams from the bottom six and claimed 11 points. They scored seven and conceded six goals. West Ham are looking at a record of five wins, five draws and 13 defeats in the Premier League this season. Nottingham Forest are looking at six wins, seven draws and ten defeats in the Premier League.

West Ham vs Nottingham Forest Team News

West Ham could have up to six missing players for various reasons for their upcoming match against Nottingham Forest this coming Saturday.

Alphonse Areola, Manuel Lanzini, Gianluca Scamacca, Vladimir Coufal, Kurt Zouma and Maxwel Cornet are all absent from the West Ham squad that faces Nottingham Forest at London Stadium.

Nottingham Forest could have up to nine players on the injured and absent players for their match this coming Saturday atLondon Stadium

Nottingham Forest need to do without Neco Williams, Taiwo Awoniyi, Tyrese Fornah, Jesse Lingard, Jonjo Shelvey, Cheikhou Kouyate, Giulian Biancone, Moussa Niakhate and Omar Richards, who are not fit enough to travel to London Stadium.

West Ham vs Nottingham Forest H2H

The last time these two teams squared up, Nottingham Forest ran out 1-0 winners which they surely won't mind doing again at London Stadium. West Ham enter the match against Nottingham Forest with a 0-0-1 record in their previous one encounter. A win rate of 0%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

West Ham vs Nottingham Forest Results

West Ham vs Nottingham Forest Betting Tips

Jarrod Bowen scored twice in the six most recent games for West Ham, with Brennan Johnson providing three goals for Nottingham Forest in his last six.

London Stadium saw West Ham winning five, drawing one and losing four of their 10 most recent games here across all tournaments. Nottingham Forest won three of their 10 most recent away games, drew one and lost six. West Ham managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches at London Stadium.

West Ham saw over 2.5 goals in two of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Nottingham Forest, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.