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West Ham United v Nottingham Forest : Premier League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 18th May, 14:15 BST, London Stadium, London

Graham Potter and Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo pit their wits in the English Premier League on Sunday afternoon, as West Ham United face Nottingham Forest at the London Stadium. Below you'll find unique stats for the biggest betting markets, from team to score first to full time result, including form and historical head to head (H2H) data. Predictions are generated from these, and the odds come straight from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Our predictive algorithm suggests there is a 79% probability of West Ham and Nottm Forest scoring a minimum of two goals in this Premier League clash. Recent form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records are central to that calculation , and it would appear that the bookmakers favour that outcome too. This over 1.5 goals tip is available at 1.30.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 44% chance of Nottm Forest coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
West Ham
31%
2.80
7%
-
Draw
24%
3.25-
Nottm Forest
44%
2.55
6%
-
Draw 1-1
11%
6.50-
Nottm Forest 2-1
9%
11.00
10%
-
Nottm Forest 1-0
9%
9.50
6%
-
West Ham 2-1
7%
12.00-
West Ham 1-0
7%
10.00
9%
-
Nottm Forest 2-0
7%
13.00-
Draw 2-2
6%
15.00-
Draw 0-0
5%
10.00-
Nottm Forest 3-1
5%
23.00
10%
-
West Ham 2-0
5%
15.00
12%
-
Nottm Forest 3-0
4%
29.00
12%
-
West Ham 3-1
3%
26.00-
Nottm Forest 3-2
3%
34.00
17%
-
West Ham 3-2
3%
34.00-
West Ham 3-0
2%
34.00-
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
1.91
5%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
44%
1.91
6%
-
Home 1st Goal
46%
2.10
7%
-
Away 1st Goal
51%
1.83
2%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
10.00-
BTTS - Yes
59%
1.75-
BTTS - No
41%
2.00-
BTTS - Home Win
17%
5.50
8%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
4.33-
BTTS - Away Win
23%
5.00
5%
-
Home/draw
56%
1.50
2%
-
Away/draw
69%
1.40
3%
-
Home/away
76%
1.33-
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
1.30-
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
3.50-
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
3.40-
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
1.33-
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
6.50-
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
1.11-
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
13.00-
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1.04-
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1.06-
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
10.00-
Home DNB
48%
1.91
9%
-
Away DNB
61%
1.80
8%
-
West Ham win to nil
15%
5.00
9%
-
Nottm Forest win to nil
21%
4.33
8%
-
West Ham / West Ham
18%
4.75
5%
-
West Ham / Nottm Forest
3%
29.00-
West Ham / Draw
6%
15.00-
Draw / West Ham
13%
6.50
7%
-
Draw / Nottm Forest
15%
6.00-
Draw / Draw
16%
5.50-
Nottm Forest / West Ham
3%
29.00-
Nottm Forest / Nottm Forest
20%
4.33
8%
-
Nottm Forest / Draw
6%
15.00-
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Win / draw / win Premier League table

West Ham have played 36 matches so far this season and are in 15th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

27 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 14 games, drawn 8 and won 5. West Ham have conceded 48 goals, scored 27, failed to score in 8 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

West Ham have played 18 games at home, winning 5, drawing 5 and losing 8 fixtures. They have scored 22 goals, conceded 32 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 6 times in home league games.

Nottm Forest lay in 7th place on 62 points in the Premier League league table having played 36 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 25 games against teams below them in the table, winning 15, drawing 5 and losing 5 games. They have scored 45 goals and kept 10 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Nottm Forest have conceded 26 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Nottm Forest have played 18 away games, winning 9, drawing 3 and losing 6 games. They have scored an average of 1.7 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.6 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
West Ham
Nottm Forest
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Liverpool3625834683 
l
 
0-5A
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-1F
2
Arsenal36181443368 
l
 
2-5A
w
 
0-1F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-0A
3
Newcastle36206102366 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-2F
l
 
1-3F
l
 
4-3F
4
Man City3619892465 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
4-1A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-0A
5
Chelsea3618991963 
l
 
0-3A
l
 
2-1F
May 25
d
 
1-1F
6
A Villa361899763 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-1A
7
Nottm Forest A36188101262 
May 18
l
 
3-0A
-
-
8
Brentford36167131055 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-2F
9
Brighton3614139355 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-2A
w
 
7-0F
d
 
2-2F
10
Bournemouth361411111253 
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
5-0A
11
Fulham3614913151 
w
 
3-2F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
12
C Palace36121311-249 
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
13
Everton3691512-542 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-2F
14
Wolves3612519-1341 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-3F
15
West Ham Home36101016-1740 
-
-
w
 
3-0F
May 18
16
Man Utd3610917-1139 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
2-3F
17
Spurs3611520438 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-1F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
18
Ipswich3641022-4222 
w
 
4-1F
May 25
w
 
1-0F
w
 
2-4F
19
Leicester365724-4722 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-1A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
1-3F
20
Southampton362628-5712 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-2F
w
 
0-1F
Win / draw / win form
3
West Ham have drawn 3 consecutive home league games
West Ham 15TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
West Ham1 - 1Spurs
West Ham1 - 1Southampton
West Ham2 - 2Bournemouth
West Ham0 - 1Newcastle
West Ham2 - 0Leicester
West Ham0 - 1Brentford
West Ham0 - 2C Palace
West Ham3 - 2Fulham
West Ham0 - 5Liverpool
West Ham1 - 1Brighton
West Ham2 - 1Wolves
West Ham2 - 5Arsenal
West Ham0 - 0Everton
West Ham2 - 1Man Utd
West Ham4 - 1Ipswich
West Ham0 - 3Chelsea
West Ham1 - 3Man City
West Ham1 - 2A Villa
West Ham3 - 1Luton
West Ham2 - 2Liverpool
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AWest Ham2 - 0Man Utd
HWest Ham1 - 1Spurs
AWest Ham2 - 3Brighton
HWest Ham1 - 1Southampton
AWest Ham1 - 2Liverpool
HWest Ham2 - 2Bournemouth
AWest Ham0 - 1Wolves
AWest Ham1 - 1Everton
HWest Ham0 - 1Newcastle
HWest Ham2 - 0Leicester
AWest Ham1 - 0Arsenal
HWest Ham0 - 1Brentford
AWest Ham1 - 2Chelsea
AWest Ham1 - 1A Villa
HWest Ham0 - 2C Palace
HWest Ham3 - 2Fulham
AWest Ham1 - 4Man City
HWest Ham0 - 5Liverpool
AWest Ham1 - 0Southampton
HWest Ham1 - 1Brighton
Nottm Forest 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
C Palace1 - 1Nottm Forest
Spurs1 - 2Nottm Forest
A Villa2 - 1Nottm Forest
Ipswich2 - 4Nottm Forest
Newcastle4 - 3Nottm Forest
Fulham2 - 1Nottm Forest
Bournemouth5 - 0Nottm Forest
Wolves0 - 3Nottm Forest
Everton0 - 2Nottm Forest
Brentford0 - 2Nottm Forest
Man Utd2 - 3Nottm Forest
Man City3 - 0Nottm Forest
Arsenal3 - 0Nottm Forest
Leicester1 - 3Nottm Forest
Chelsea1 - 1Nottm Forest
Brighton2 - 2Nottm Forest
Liverpool0 - 1Nottm Forest
Southampton0 - 1Nottm Forest
Burnley1 - 2Nottm Forest
Sheff Utd1 - 3Nottm Forest
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HNottm Forest2 - 2Leicester
ANottm Forest1 - 1C Palace
HNottm Forest0 - 2Brentford
ANottm Forest2 - 1Spurs
HNottm Forest0 - 1Everton
ANottm Forest1 - 2A Villa
HNottm Forest1 - 0Man Utd
ANottm Forest4 - 2Ipswich
HNottm Forest1 - 0Man City
HNottm Forest0 - 0Arsenal
ANottm Forest3 - 4Newcastle
ANottm Forest1 - 2Fulham
HNottm Forest7 - 0Brighton
ANottm Forest0 - 5Bournemouth
HNottm Forest3 - 2Southampton
HNottm Forest1 - 1Liverpool
ANottm Forest3 - 0Wolves
ANottm Forest2 - 0Everton
HNottm Forest1 - 0Spurs
ANottm Forest2 - 0Brentford
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
West Ham have beaten Nottm Forest in 4 consecutive home league meetings
6
West Ham have not lost to Nottm Forest in 6 consecutive home league meetings
League games at West Ham since 1994
West Ham
Nottm Forest
Goals: Scored
19
9
Games: Scored
8 / 9
7 / 9
Clean sheets
2 / 9
1 / 9
WHU
7
D
1
NFO
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT West Ham
West Ham3 - 2
West Ham4 - 0
West Ham2 - 1
West Ham3 - 2
Draw1 - 1Draw
West Ham2 - 1
0 - 1Nottm Forest
West Ham1 - 0
West Ham3 - 1
League games at Nottm Forest since 1995
Nottm Forest
West Ham
Goals: Scored
11
11
Games: Scored
7 / 10
6 / 10
Clean sheets
4 / 10
3 / 10
WHU
3
D
3
NFO
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Nottm Forest
Nottm Forest3 - 0
Nottm Forest2 - 0
Nottm Forest1 - 0
1 - 4West Ham
Nottm Forest2 - 1
0 - 2West Ham
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 2West Ham
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

Nottingham Forest's fans will be hoping for goals on Sunday afternoon, not least because West Ham United have conceded in each of their last 8 English Premier League outings. A PG of 1.6 for N. Simões Espírito Santo's side suggests that run should continue.

West Ham 15th Nottm Forest 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that West Ham will score no more than 1 goal
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Nottm Forest will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-9
West Ham’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+25
Nottm Forest have scored 25% more goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.8
average goals scored
1.8
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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West Ham
PG (predicted goals)
Nottm Forest
1.3
1.6
Attack rating
WHU
NFO
17%
better
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Games scored28
29
Failed to score8
7
Scored first15
24
Goals scored42
56
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.6
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for13
17
Avg. XG for1.4
1.3
KickOff rating
+17%
Defence rating
WHU
NFO
26%
better
view stats
Games conceded29
23
Clean sheets7
13
Conceded first20
11
Goals conceded59
44
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded11
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against15%
12%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.5
KickOff rating
+26%

West Ham v Nottm Forest Premier League lLine ups will show here when available.

West Ham Premier League squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3611910
M KilmanJ BowenJ BowenL Paquetá
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Kilman DEF361
4
-
A Wan-Bissaka DEF3424
1
-
T Soucek MID3391
8
-
K Mavropanos DEF32
5
1
J Bowen FWD32119
1
-
Emerson DEF3121
5
-
L Paquetá MID314
10
-
C Soler MID3011
5
-
M Kudus  FWD3043
2
1
E Álvarez MID261
7
1
A Areola GLK25
-
J Todibo DEF25
2
-
G Rodríguez MID21
5
-
V Coufal DEF20
5
-
C Summerville FWD1911
2
-
A Cresswell  DEF16
3
-
N Füllkrug FWD1632
2
-
D Ings FWD1512
-
O. Scarles DEF14
1
-
M Antonio FWD1411
2
-
L Fabianski GLK13
2
-
J Ward-Prowse MID131
2
-
L Santos FWD11
-
A Irving MID10
2
-
E Ferguson FWD8
-
K Casey DEF1
-
Nottm Forest Premier League squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
36201011
M SelsC WoodA ElangaM Gibbs-White
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Sels GLK36
4
-
A Elanga FWD36610
1
-
N Milenković DEF3542
4
-
E Anderson MID3526
7
-
Murillo DEF342
5
-
C Wood FWD34203
1
-
O Aina  DEF3321
4
-
N Williams DEF3313
7
-
R Yates MID3321
10
-
N Domínguez MID321
10
-
M Gibbs-White MID3269
10
1
J Silva FWD2931
6
-
C Hudson-Odoi FWD2952
2
-
T Awoniyi FWD261
-
Morato DEF25
4
-
R Sosa FWD191
1
-
Álex Moreno DEF151
3
-
I Sangaré MID111
3
-
Danilo MID7
-
W Boly DEF6
1
-
H Toffolo DEF4
1
-
E. da Silva Moreira MID2
-