Premier League: Nottingham Forest vs West Ham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Nottingham Forest and West Ham who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Nottingham Forest hope to live up to their early billing as the Premier League title favourites this coming Sunday when they welcome West Ham over to the City Ground, Nottingham for a round 3 match.

Nottingham Forest will be satisfied after collecting four points from a possible six in their new Premier League campaign, as they aim for three more points this time around.

Form: Nottingham Forest vs West Ham

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest collected one of each from their previous three matches, as they were defeated 0-1 against Chelsea. They retaliated in a 3-1 win against Brentford, before drawing 1-1 with Crystal Palace. Nottingham Forest 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.

West Ham Form

West Ham were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 3-0 by Sunderland. Next up, Chelsea won 1-5, before losing 3-2 against Wolverhampton. West Ham won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says ten goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting stats for Nottingham Forest and West Ham

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Nottingham Forest and West Ham. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Nottingham Forest vs West Ham

When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Chris Wood brings great form to the table, as he is now on three goals in six games. Surely, Nottingham Forest will start him against West Ham, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Jarrod Bowen, who notched up four goals in his past six games.

Betting markets: Nottingham Forest vs West Ham

Full-time result

Nottingham Forest won just one of their last 10 games at home, while drawing four. They lost five at City Ground, Nottingham in this run of matches. West Ham won four of their last 10 away games, whilst drawing zero and losing six. Nottingham Forest have beaten West Ham in 3 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Nottingham Forest only scored the first goal of the match in one out of their last ten games. West Ham got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. In the last 10 games played, Nottingham Forest opened the scoring only once, while West Ham scored the opener four times in their last 10 games Nottingham Forest have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with West Ham.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in two of Nottingham Forest’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for West Ham, who managed to hit the net 1.6 times on average in these games. Nottingham Forest conceded a goal in their last 10 matches.