West Ham United vs Nottingham Forest Predictions

• Under 2.5 goals has been a winning bet in West Ham’s last four home games in the Premier League.
• Nottingham Forest have scored just 18 goals in 23 Premier League games, West Ham have managed 19.#
• The Hammers have four points from the last six available.

Relegation rivals clash in London

West Ham entertain Nottingham Forest on Saturday in a key fixture in terms of the survival battle.

The Hammers sit in 18th place and are a point adrift of safety, while Forest are five clear of the drop zone and go into the game after an unlikely draw with Manchester City last time out.

Goals could be in short supply

Forest have the third worst attack in the league with just 18 goals scored in 23 games, one more than both Everton and Wolves.

West Ham have only managed 19 goals and their home games are averaging just 2.3 goals-per-game, so all the signs point towards a low-scoring affair despite these team’s respective defensive frailties.

Under 2.5 goals has been a winning bet in each of West Ham’s last four home games in the league and in Forest’s last four trips to Premier League rivals, including a 2-0 cup defeat at Manchester United. Taking all that into account, backing under 2.5 goals makes sense in what is likely to be a cagey battle between two relegation rivals where the fear of losing may be greater than the desire to win.

Home advantage gives Hammers the edge

West Ham are the team in greater need and they may just be able to nick the three points here so a 1-0 win for the hosts is the correct score selection.

David Moyes’ men have shown some fight at the London Stadium recently with four points from the last six available, but goals have been hard to come by and they have only scored seven goals in total across their last seven games overall in all competitions.

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