West Ham take on the visitors Nottingham in the round 25 match of English Premier League. The match will be played on Saturday, February 25th at London Stadium (London).
West Ham are considered the favorite in this match solely because of the home field advantage. Right now, the "Hammers" are not any stronger than Nottingham, they are lower in the table, trailing by five points. Yes, the team is fighting for survival and must play to win. But at the same time, WHU's attack looks very weak in the current season. However, their defense seems to have improved compared to the first half of the championship. As a result, in the last five rounds, "Hammers" have not gone over 2.5 total goals with their opponents: they won against Everton 2-0, drew with Newcastle and Chelsea with the same score of 1-1, and lost to Wolverhampton (0-1) and Tottenham (0-2).
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Against such struggling opponent, even away from home, Nottingham Forest do not appear to be a clear outsider. The defeat to Fulham (0-2) was the only loss for Steve Cooper's team in the last five rounds of the championship. And just recently, the "Forest" managed to withstand and save a draw in a match against Manchester City (1-1). By the way, the game against the "Citizens" was the only one in which the team conceded more than one goal in seven matches in the English Premier League after the championship restart. Like their opponent, Nottingham has not recorded over 2.5 total goals in the last five rounds. In addition to matches against Fulham and City, which were mentioned above, there were also matches against Bournemouth (1-1), Leeds (1-0), and Leicester (2-0).
One can say as much as they want that two direct competitors will meet on the field in the fight for survival, that they need points, have nothing to lose, and must attack with great force, etc. But we have what we have - we are waiting for a match between the two lowest-scoring teams in the English Premier League in terms of total goals - in 23 rounds, Nottingham have only recorded over 2.5 total goals 7 times, while West Ham have done so five times. Such a thing did not happen in the last five matches of the league with either team. In total, in 23 championship matches, the hosts have scored 19 goals, and the visitors have scored only 18, which is on average less than one goal per game. Nottingham Forest have scored almost all their goals at home, and in 11 away matches, they have only managed to score three times. Meanwhile, West Ham have played four consecutive home matches in the league under 2.5 total goals. In the first round of the current season, the "Forest" came out on top against their opponent 1-0. We don't know how this match will end, but it would be foolish not to try to catch a good bet on under 2.5 total goals.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 scored goals.
