Nottingham Forest vs. West Ham United Prediction, Odds, Picks - Aug 31

Updated Aug. 31, 2025 8:55 a.m. ET

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Coming off a draw with Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest will face West Ham United, who just lost to Chelsea FC, on Sunday. For our prediction on this matchup, continue reading.

Nottingham Forest was ninth in the Premier League in goals scored last season (58 in 38 matches), and West Ham was 15th in goals allowed (62). West Ham scored 1.2 goals per match last season (15th in the Premier League), and Nottingham Forest gave up 1.2 (sixth).

Nottingham Forest ended up with a draw on August 24 against Crystal Palace, 1-1. Nottingham Forest took eight shots in the matchup, equal to the total taken by Crystal Palace. Nottingham Forest got its only goal from Callum Hudson-Odoi in that match versus Crystal Palace. In its last game on August 22, West Ham was handed a 5-1 home loss to Chelsea FC, while registering two fewer shots than Chelsea FC. Lucas Paqueta scored West Ham's only goal on two shots.

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Nottingham Forest vs. West Ham Odds & Betting Lines

vs West Ham Betting Information updated as of August 31, 2025, 6:39 AM ET.
Moneyline Favorite	Moneyline Underdog	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds
Nottingham Forest -150	West Ham +411	2.5	-126	-104

Nottingham Forest vs. West Ham Prediction & Pick

Moneyline Pick: Nottingham Forest -150
Total Pick: Over 2.5 goals
Score Prediction: Nottingham Forest 5, West Ham -1

Nottingham Forest vs. West Ham Match Info

Match Day: Sunday, August 31, 2025
Match Time: 9:00 AM ET
Location: Nottingham, England
Stadium: City Ground
TV: Telemundo, USA Network, Fubo TV
Live Boxscore: FOX Sports

Nottingham Forest's Moneyline Performance

Nottingham Forest was a moneyline favorite 21 times last season, and went 14-3-4 in those games.
Nottingham Forest played as a moneyline favorite of -150 or shorter in just two games last season, and they split them 1-1.
Based on this contest's moneyline, Nottingham Forest's implied win probability is 60.0%.

Nottingham Forest's Key Players

Name	Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Shots	Chances Created
Chris Wood	Nottingham Forest	36	20	3	59	19
Morgan Gibbs-White	Nottingham Forest	34	7	9	52	44
Elliot Anderson	Nottingham Forest	37	2	6	28	25
Callum Hudson-Odoi	Nottingham Forest	32	5	2	33	46
Nikola Milenkovic	Nottingham Forest	37	5	2	21	5

West Ham's Moneyline Performance

Last season West Ham won six of the 27 games, or 22.2%, in which it was an underdog.
West Ham had a record of 2-1-7, a 20.0% win rate, when they were set as an underdog of +411 or more by oddsmakers last season.
Sportsbooks have implied, with the moneyline set for this matchup, that West Ham has a 19.6% chance to win.

West Ham's Key Players

Name	Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Shots	Chances Created
Jarrod Bowen	West Ham United	34	13	10	63	40
Tomas Soucek	West Ham United	36	9	1	45	15
Aaron Wan-Bissaka	West Ham United	37	2	5	14	29
Niclas Fullkrug	West Ham United	19	3	2	15	11
Emerson	West Ham United	35	2	1	11	12