Nottingham Forest vs West Ham United Predictions

• Both teams have scored in three of Forest’s five home games across all comps.
• West Ham have scored in all of their away games and conceded in 80% of them.
• Forest have seven points from the last available nine.

In-form Forest entertain West Ham

West Ham claimed their biggest result of the season last time out by seeing off Manchester United 2-1 in a game that proved to be Erik ten Hag’s final match in charge of the Red Devils, but they face a different kind of test at Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

Forest come into the game in fine form with seven points from the last nine available. The Reds are seeking a third straight win and they may be able to get it against this inconsistent Hammers side, but the standout bet looks to be backing both teams to score.

Go for goals at both ends

Forest have only lost one of their nine Premier League games and their success has been built on being strong defensively, with just seven goals conceded in total in the league.

However, they have found clean sheets hard to come by at home and they’ve managed just one in five games at the City Ground across all competitions, while they have also scored themselves in four of those fixtures.

West Ham have had a mixed start with 11 points from their nine games but they have been scoring. The Hammers have only failed to score in one of their 11 games across all competitions and have scored in each of their five trips, while both teams to score has been a winning bet in seven of their last eight and they’ve conceded in all of those.

Home advantage gives Forest the edge

Forest have a perfect home record against West Ham with two wins in as many games since promotion. They are the form team here after back-to-back wins and they can grind out a 2-1 win over the visitors on Saturday.

West Ham may be coming into the game after their best result of the campaign, but both of their previous wins have been followed up by losses in the league and they’ve been generally poor on their travels – failing to win each of their last four trips (D2, L2).

Forest have conceded four goals in five home games so one goal may be as good as it gets for the Hammers, but Nuno Espirito Santo’s men aren’t prolific scorers either so a one-goal margin of victory has a chance.

Chris Wood looks the most backable anytime scorer option as the Forest frontman is in fine form. The New Zealand international scored twice against Leicester last time out and has now scored in five consecutive games for club and country.