West Ham vs Nottingham Forest Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 23/02/2023, 13:18  by Daniel Ngulu in Premier League Predictions

The past few weeks haven't been great for West Ham United’s survival push; they will get another chance on Saturday when they host Nottingham Forest in another London derby. Nottingham Forest will go into this game with 25 points, placed 13th five points and five places ahead of West Ham United in the standings. Both sides haven't had great runs in recent times; the Hammers are coming from two straight derbies but are without a win in the last three matches. They lost 2-0 to Tottenham Hotspur in their most recent game and this defeat catalyzed their return to the bottom three. Being just a point below the safe region will motivate West Ham to go for three points here. However, having managed just one win in their last 11 league matches will surely work against their confidence. David Moyes’ side has lost seven of the last 11 league matches, and it hasn’t also been easy at home recently. They have three losses and just one clean sheet in the last five home league matches.

Nottingham Forest have had a slump of their own too in recent matches. They come into this game without a win in the last two games and they’ve managed just one win in the last six games. They did well in their most recent outing, coming from a goal down to draw with champions Manchester City in the league. The inspiration from that match should be enough to drive Nottingham Forest to seek three points against West Ham. However, they have failed to score in three of their last five matches and they have conceded two or more goals in three of those five matches. There is a different run in the league though, with just one loss in the last five. Nottingham will not feel like underdogs here, having managed four wins in 10 league matches but they have just one win in the last 11 away league matches this season.