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West Ham United 1–2 Nottingham Forest · Premier League

1–2Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Nottingham Forest won 1–2.

Shots
1413
Shots on target
35
Possession
47%53%

Full time

What the match recorded

Nottingham Forest beat West Ham 2–1. Recorded in this match (West Ham – Nottingham Forest): shots 14–13, shots on target 3–5, possession 47%–53%, corners 6–5. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

West Ham's recent record differs from the season

moderate

West Ham's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.05 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.6 goals/match1.05 goals/match1.4 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for West Ham, Nottingham Forest.

3.21 days ▲Rest daysWest Ham · Nottingham Forest3.31 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricWest HamNottingham ForestBaseline
Rest days3.21 days3.31 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Nottingham Forest have a visible away split

moderate

Nottingham Forest's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

10.1 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season12.4 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.1 shots/match12.4 shots/match12.1 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots13 shotsWest Ham United 14 shots, Nottingham Forest 13 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots5 shotsWest Ham United 3 shots, Nottingham Forest 5 shots
  • Possession47%53%West Ham United 47%, Nottingham Forest 53%
  • Corners6 corners5 cornersWest Ham United 6 corners, Nottingham Forest 5 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls9 foulsWest Ham United 15 fouls, Nottingham Forest 9 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards0 cardsWest Ham United 3 cards, Nottingham Forest 0 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2West Ham United
0Draws
3Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest — West Ham United · Premier League0–3
West Ham United — Nottingham Forest · Premier League1–2
Nottingham Forest — West Ham United · Premier League3–0
Nottingham Forest — West Ham United · Premier League2–0
West Ham United — Nottingham Forest · Premier League3–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: West Ham United favored in 1 of 9 directional metrics · Nottingham Forest in 7 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

West Ham United21 matchesNottingham Forest21 matches
1.05 goals/matchGoals scored21/211 goal/match
2.05 goals/matchGoals allowed21/21▲ 1.62 goals/match
10 shots/matchShots21/21▲ 12.4 shots/match
3.33 shots/matchShots on target21/21▲ 4.05 shots/match
43.3%Possession21/21● 49.8%
5.33 corners/matchCorners21/21● 5.43 corners/match
1.76 cards/matchCards21/211.62 cards/match
10.9 fouls/matchFouls21/2111.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples21 / 21home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
Analysis cutoff: Wed, 7 Jan 2026, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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