Nottingham Forest is coming into this match with a heavy trend to the over in their recent matches. They have gone over 2.5 goals in 2 of their last 4 as well as 8 of their last 11 matches, but that trend has also been much stronger in the Premier League. When playing in league matches alone, they have gone over 2.5 goals in 6 of their last 7 matches. This has also been a strong trend at home as they have gone over 2.5 goals in 5 of their last 6 matches at home. They are going up against a West Ham side that has also been trending to the over in their recent matches. They have gone over 2.5 goals in their last 2 straight as well as 3 of their last 4 matches. Their attack has not been good in these and their defense has been awful as they have been averaging over 2 goals allowed per match in their last 4 straight matches, allowing 9 goals in their last 2 matches alone. They have gone scoreless in their last 2 matches but they are also coming off of a 6-0 loss at home against Arsenal in their last match and there simply has to be a response from the team after that embarrassment of a match. When playing away from home in Premier League matches, they have gone over 2.5 goals in 10 of their last 11 matches. West Ham has been awful on defense recently and with the way Nottingham Forest has been clicking on the attack, they are going to concede goals here. Nottingham Forest has also been awful on defense though with the goals they have been conceding and West Ham is going to be hungry to respond with some goals after that thrashing last week. Between these two sides, there will be enough goals in this match to push it over 2.5 goals.
England Premier League: Nottingham Forest/West Ham over 2.5 goals, Rot. 200093