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61 Ball possession (%) 39
16 Goal attempts 10
5 Shots on Goal 5
5 Shots off Goal 2
6 Blocked shots 3

West Ham United vs Nottingham Forest: prediction & betting odds 18 May 2025

The Matchday 37 Premier League clash between West Ham and Nottingham Forest will take place on May 18 at the London Stadium. West Ham vs. Nottingham Forest: prediction and betting odds, statistics.

West Ham

The Londoners had gone eight Premier League matches without a win, suffering four defeats and drawing four times. In the last round, Graham Potter's side ended this run with a 2-0 away victory over Manchester United. The club has risen to 15th place in the standings, but they cannot climb higher than 13th.

  • No more than two goals have been scored in 9 of West Ham's last 12 Premier League games.
  • Both teams scored in 5 of the Londoners' last 6 league matches.
  • The club failed to score in the first half in 8 of their last 11 home Premier League matches.

Predicted lineup for West Ham (5-4-1)

Alphonse Areola – Max Kilman, Jean-Clair Todibo, Vladimir Coufal, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Aaron Cresswell – James Ward-Prowse, Tomas Soucek, Guido Rodriguez, Mohammed Kudus – Jarrod Bowen.

Nottingham Forest

The club has secured European competition participation for the first time in 29 years. However, the team can still qualify for the Champions League. Yet, Nottingham's chances of finishing in the top 5 have significantly decreased. Nuno Espirito Santo's side spent a long time in third place in the standings, but in the last three rounds, they lost to Brentford (0-2), and drew with Crystal Palace (1-1) and Leicester (2-2). As a result, the team dropped to seventh place, but they are only one point behind the Champions League zone.

  • No more than three goals have been scored in 6 of Nottingham Forest's last 7 Premier League games.
  • In the last six Premier League matches, the club has secured only one victory (2 draws and 3 defeats).
  • At least two goals have been scored in the first half in 6 of Nottingham's last 8 away league matches.

Predicted lineup for Nottingham Forest (4-4-2)

Matz Sels – Ola Aina, Morato, Nikola Milenkovic, Neco Williams – Elliot Anderson, Morgan Gibbs-White, Nicolas Dominguez, Ibrahim Sangare – Anthony Elanga, Chris Wood.

Forwards Callum Hudson-Odoi and Taiwo Awoniyi, as well as defender Murillo, are out due to injuries.

Referee

Sam Barrott (England)

Matches – 22 (Premier League, 2024/25);

Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 97;

Average yellow cards per match – 4.4;

Red cards shown – 1;

Average fouls per match – 21;

Penalties – 18%.

Match Prediction: West Ham vs. Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest needs to pull out of the slump they entered in early April. The club was once among the contenders for a Champions League spot but failed to meet the expectations of fans and management. After the setback against Leicester, the head coach and players had a serious conversation with the club owner, so Nottingham Forest will be fully focused for the upcoming match.

West Ham has no tournament motivation. The victory over Manchester United in the last round should not be taken too seriously, as United has shifted focus entirely to the Europa League. In the first round, Nottingham thrashed the Londoners 3-0 at their arena. It's unlikely they will repeat the same result, but Nuno Espirito Santo's side will be satisfied with a narrow victory, which will allow them to return to the top 5.

My prediction – Nottingham Forest to win

West Ham United vs Nottingham Forest Odds

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L
19.04.25
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D
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L
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D
01.04.25
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L
15.03.25
Everton
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D
10.03.25
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L
27.02.25
West Ham United
Leicester City
W
22.02.25
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West Ham United
W
15.02.25
West Ham United
Brentford
L
03.02.25
Chelsea
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L
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D
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Crystal Palace
L
14.01.25
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L
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Liverpool
L
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Southampton
West Ham United
W
21.12.24
West Ham United
Brighton and Hove Albion
D
16.12.24
Bournemouth
West Ham United
D
09.12.24
West Ham United
Wolverhampton Wanderers
W
03.12.24
Leicester City
West Ham United
L
30.11.24
West Ham United
Arsenal
L
25.11.24
Newcastle United
West Ham United
W
09.11.24
West Ham United
Everton
D
02.11.24
Nottingham Forest
West Ham United
L
27.10.24
West Ham United
Manchester United
W
19.10.24
Tottenham Hotspur
West Ham United
L
05.10.24
West Ham United
Ipswich
W
28.09.24
Brentford
West Ham United
D
21.09.24
West Ham United
Chelsea
L
14.09.24
Fulham
West Ham United
D
31.08.24
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Manchester City
L
24.08.24
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W
17.08.24
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Aston Villa
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Tables

Team Played W D L Goals Points Form
1
Liverpool
38 25 9 4 86:41 84
2
Arsenal
38 20 14 4 69:34 74
3
Manchester City
38 21 8 9 72:44 71
4
Chelsea
38 20 9 9 64:43 69
5
Newcastle United
38 20 6 12 68:47 66
6
Aston Villa
38 19 9 10 58:51 66
7
Nottingham Forest
38 19 8 11 58:46 65
8
Brighton and Hove Albion
38 16 13 9 66:59 61
9
Bournemouth
38 15 11 12 58:46 56
10
Brentford
38 16 8 14 66:57 56
11
Fulham
38 15 9 14 54:54 54
12
Crystal Palace
38 13 14 11 51:51 53
13
Everton
38 11 15 12 42:44 48
14
West Ham United
38 11 10 17 46:62 43
15
Manchester United
38 11 9 18 44:54 42
16
Wolverhampton Wanderers
38 12 6 20 54:69 42
17
Tottenham Hotspur
38 11 5 22 64:65 38
18
Leicester City
38 6 7 25 33:80 25
19
Ipswich
38 4 10 24 36:82 22
20
Southampton
38 2 6 30 26:86 12
Team Played W D L Goals Points Form
1
Liverpool
19 14 4 1 42:16 46
2
Manchester City
19 13 3 3 43:23 42
3
Chelsea
19 12 5 2 35:18 41
4
Aston Villa
19 11 7 1 34:20 40
5
Arsenal
19 11 6 2 35:17 39
6
Newcastle United
19 12 2 5 40:20 38
7
Nottingham Forest
19 9 5 5 26:16 32
8
Brighton and Hove Albion
19 8 8 3 30:26 32
9
Brentford
19 9 4 6 40:35 31
10
Bournemouth
19 8 4 7 23:16 28
11
Fulham
19 7 5 7 27:30 26
12
Crystal Palace
19 6 7 6 24:26 25
13
Everton
19 5 9 5 26:23 24
14
Manchester United
19 7 3 9 23:28 24
15
Tottenham Hotspur
19 6 3 10 35:35 21
16
Wolverhampton Wanderers
19 6 3 10 27:32 21
17
West Ham United
19 5 5 9 23:34 20
18
Leicester City
19 4 3 12 15:34 15
19
Ipswich
19 1 4 14 14:44 7
20
Southampton
19 1 3 15 13:47 6
Team Played W D L Goals Points Form
1
Liverpool
19 11 5 3 44:25 38
2
Arsenal
19 9 8 2 34:17 35
3
Nottingham Forest
19 10 3 6 32:30 33
4
Manchester City
19 8 5 6 29:21 29
5
Brighton and Hove Albion
19 8 5 6 36:33 29
6
Bournemouth
19 7 7 5 35:30 28
7
Chelsea
19 8 4 7 29:25 28
8
Fulham
19 8 4 7 27:24 28
9
Crystal Palace
19 7 7 5 27:25 28
10
Newcastle United
19 8 4 7 28:27 28
11
Aston Villa
19 8 2 9 24:31 26
12
Brentford
19 7 4 8 26:22 25
13
Everton
19 6 6 7 16:21 24
14
West Ham United
19 6 5 8 23:28 23
15
Wolverhampton Wanderers
19 6 3 10 27:37 21
16
Manchester United
19 4 6 9 21:26 18
17
Tottenham Hotspur
19 5 2 12 29:30 17
18
Ipswich
19 3 6 10 22:38 15
19
Leicester City
19 2 4 13 18:46 10
20
Southampton
19 1 3 15 13:39 6

Team lineups

West Ham United

G. Potter
coach
Player Matches Goals
Line-up
Alphonse Areola
gk. 26 -41
Max Kilman
df. 37 0
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
df. 35 2
Jean-Clair Todibo
df. 26 0
Vladimír Coufal
df. 21 0
Aaron Cresswell
df. 17 0
Tomáš Souček
mf. 34 9
Mohammed Kudus
mf. 31 4
Guido Rodríguez
mf. 22 0
James Ward-Prowse
mf. 13 0
Jarrod Bowen
fw. 33 12
Substitutes
Łukasz Fabiański
gk. 13 -20
Konstantinos Mavropanos
df. 32 0
Emerson
df. 31 2
Lucas Paqueta
mf. 32 4
Carlos Soler
mf. 31 1
Edson Álvarez
mf. 27 0
Niclas Füllkrug
fw. 17 3
Luis Guilherme Lira dos Santos
fw. 12 0
Evan Joe Ferguson
fw. 8 0
Nottingham Forest

Nuno Espírito Santo
coach
Player Matches Goals
Line-up
Matz Sels
gk. 37 -45
Nikola Milenković
df. 36 5
Murillo Santiago Costa dos Santos
df. 35 2
Neco Shay Williams
df. 34 1
Ola Aina
df. 34 2
Elliot Junior Anderson
mf. 36 2
Morgan Gibbs-White
mf. 33 7
Nicolás Martín Domínguez
mf. 33 0
Ibrahim Sangaré
mf. 12 0
Anthony David Junior Elanga
fw. 37 6
Chris Wood
fw. 35 20
Substitutes
Carlos Miguel
gk. 0 0
Felipe Rodrigues da Silva
df. 26 0
Harry Toffolo
df. 4 0
Zach MacFarlane Abbott
df. 0 0
Ryan James Yates
mf. 34 2
Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira
mf. 8 0
Callum Hudson-Odoi
fw. 30 5
João Pedro Ferreira Silva
fw. 30 3
Ramón Sosa Acosta
fw. 19 1
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