ENGLAND PREMIER LEAGUE
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City Ground
Referee: M. Salisbury
Nottingham Forest
Match Timeline
Aston Villa
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
🟨
11'
Matty Cash
Aston Villa
23'
Murillo
Aston Villa
38'
N. Williams · Assist: C. Hudson-Odoi
Nottingham Forest
🟨
45'
Omari Hutchinson
Nottingham Forest
🟨
63'
Murillo
Nottingham Forest
🔄
65'
O. Hutchinson ↔ C. Wood
Nottingham Forest
🟨
67'
John McGinn
Aston Villa
🔄
77'
R. Barkley ↔ Douglas Luiz
Aston Villa
🔄
78'
L. Digne ↔ I. Maatsen
Aston Villa
🔄
78'
M. Rogers ↔ E. Buendia
Aston Villa
🔄
84'
M. Gibbs-White ↔ N. Dominguez
Nottingham Forest
🔄
87'
O. Watkins ↔ T. Abraham
Aston Villa
🔄
89'
Igor Jesus ↔ R. Yates
Nottingham Forest
🔄
89'
O. Aina ↔ D. Ndoye
Nottingham Forest
🔄
90+1'
M. Cash ↔ A. Garcia
Aston Villa

Predictions & Statistics

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

All Markets
Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Nottingham Forest Win 0%
Draw 0%
Aston Villa Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Nottingham Forest1.18
Aston Villa1.4
Recent Form (Last 5)
Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest
WWDLW
56 GF / 58 GA
Aston Villa Aston Villa
WLDWL
65 GF / 48 GA
Key Stats
1.24
Average Goals Scored
1.48
1.29
Average Goals Conceded
1.09
19
BTTS Yes
23
25
Over 2.5
22
4.8
Shots on Goal
4.55

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest 45 matches
Aston Villa Aston Villa 44 matches
Nottingham Forest Statistic Aston Villa
14 Wins 27
12 Draws 6
19 Losses 11
56 Goals For 65
58 Goals Against 48
1.24 Avg Goals Scored 1.48
1.29 Avg Goals Conceded 1.09
19 BTTS Yes 23
35 Over 1.5 32
25 Over 2.5 22
10 Over 3.5 11
13 Clean Sheets 15
17 Failed To Score 9
4.8 Shots On Goal 4.55
14.11 Total Shots 12.48
5.49 Corners 5.23
49.3% Ball Possession 53.9%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 14 head-to-head meetings, Nottingham Forest won 3 times, Aston Villa won 8 times, while 3 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 18:29 from Nottingham Forest's perspective. 8 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 9 matches, with an average of 3.36 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Nottingham Forest 4-2-3-1 / Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
Missing players: Nottingham Forest 4, Aston Villa 3
H2H summary: Nottingham Forest wins 3, draws 3, Aston Villa wins 8
Stats
Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa Aston Villa
Shots on Goal
4
Shots on Goal
5
Shots off Goal
6
Shots off Goal
7
Blocked Shots
5
Blocked Shots
1
7 Corner Kicks 3
15 Fouls 10
1 Offsides 2
41% Ball Possession 59%
15 Total Shots 12
4 Shots on Goal 5
6 Shots off Goal 7
5 Blocked Shots 1
9 Shots insidebox 8
6 Shots outsidebox 4
5 Goalkeeper Saves 4
336 Total passes 501
278 Passes accurate 442
1.15 expected_goals 1.02
🟨 2 Yellow Cards 2 🟨
🟥 0 Red Cards 0 🟥

Lineups

Nottingham Forest
Formation
Aston Villa
M. Sels
M. Sels
O. Aina
O. Aina
N. Milenkovic
N. Milenkovic
Murillo
Murillo
N. Williams
N. Williams
I. Sangare
I. Sangare
E. Anderson
E. Anderson
O. Hutchinson
O. Hutchinson
M. Gibbs-White
M. Gibbs-White
C. Hudson-Odoi
🎯
C. Hudson-Odoi
Igor Jesus
Igor Jesus
M. Bizot
M. Bizot
M. Cash
M. Cash
V. Lindelof
V. Lindelof
P. Torres
P. Torres
L. Digne
L. Digne
A. Onana
A. Onana
Y. Tielemans
Y. Tielemans
J. McGinn
J. McGinn
R. Barkley
R. Barkley
M. Rogers
M. Rogers
O. Watkins
O. Watkins
Nottingham Forest 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
26
M. Sels
G
34
O. Aina
↓ 89'
D
31
N. Milenkovic
D
5
Murillo
⚽ 23' 🟨 63'
D
3
N. Williams
⚽ 38'
D
6
I. Sangare
M
8
E. Anderson
M
21
O. Hutchinson
↓ 65' 🟨 45'
M
10
M. Gibbs-White
↓ 84'
M
7
C. Hudson-Odoi
🎯 38'
M
19
Igor Jesus
↓ 89'
F
Substitutes
27
S. Ortega
G
11
C. Wood
↑ 65'
F
22
R. Yates
↑ 89'
M
29
D. Bakwa
F
25
L. Netz
D
24
J. McAtee
M
16
N. Dominguez
↑ 84'
M
14
D. Ndoye
↑ 89'
F
4
Morato
D
Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
40
M. Bizot
G
2
M. Cash
↓ 90+1' 🟨 11'
D
3
V. Lindelof
D
14
P. Torres
D
12
L. Digne
↓ 78'
D
24
A. Onana
M
8
Y. Tielemans
M
7
J. McGinn
🟨 67'
M
6
R. Barkley
↓ 77'
M
27
M. Rogers
↓ 78'
M
11
O. Watkins
↓ 87'
F
Substitutes
64
J. Wright
G
31
L. Bailey
F
21
Douglas Luiz
↑ 77'
M
22
I. Maatsen
↑ 78'
D
26
L. Bogarde
M
18
T. Abraham
↑ 87'
F
10
E. Buendia
↑ 78'
M
4
E. Konsa
D
16
A. Garcia
↑ 90+1'
D
Last matches: Nottingham Forest
24.05.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Bournemouth
1
1
D
17.05.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Manchester United
2
3
L
10.05.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Newcastle
1
1
D
07.05.26
UEF
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
0
4
L
04.05.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Chelsea
3
1
W
30.04.26
UEF
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
1
0
W
24.04.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Sunderland
5
0
W
19.04.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Burnley
4
1
W
16.04.26
UEF
Nottingham Forest
FC Porto
1
0
W
09.04.26
UEF
Nottingham Forest
FC Porto
1
1
D
22.03.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Tottenham
3
0
W
19.03.26
UEF
Nottingham Forest
FC Midtjylland
2
1
W
15.03.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Fulham
0
0
D
12.03.26
UEF
Nottingham Forest
FC Midtjylland
0
1
L
04.03.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Manchester City
2
2
D
01.03.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Brighton
1
2
L
26.02.26
UEF
Nottingham Forest
Fenerbahçe
1
2
L
22.02.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Liverpool
0
1
L
19.02.26
UEF
Nottingham Forest
Fenerbahçe
3
0
W
11.02.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Wolves
0
0
D
Last matches: Aston Villa
24.05.26
Pre
Aston Villa
Manchester City
2
1
W
20.05.26
UEF
Aston Villa
SC Freiburg
3
0
W
15.05.26
Pre
Aston Villa
Liverpool
4
2
W
10.05.26
Pre
Aston Villa
Burnley
2
2
D
07.05.26
UEF
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
4
0
W
03.05.26
Pre
Aston Villa
Tottenham
1
2
L
30.04.26
UEF
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
0
1
L
25.04.26
Pre
Aston Villa
Fulham
0
1
L
19.04.26
Pre
Aston Villa
Sunderland
4
3
W
16.04.26
UEF
Aston Villa
Bologna
4
0
W
09.04.26
UEF
Aston Villa
Bologna
3
1
W
27.03.26
Fri
Aston Villa
Elche
1
2
L
22.03.26
Pre
Aston Villa
West Ham
2
0
W
19.03.26
UEF
Aston Villa
Lille
2
0
W
15.03.26
Pre
Aston Villa
Manchester United
1
3
L
12.03.26
UEF
Aston Villa
Lille
1
0
W
04.03.26
Pre
Aston Villa
Chelsea
1
4
L
27.02.26
Pre
Aston Villa
Wolves
0
2
L
21.02.26
Pre
Aston Villa
Leeds
1
1
D
14.02.26
FA
Aston Villa
Newcastle
1
3
L
H2H: Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa
07.05.26
H2H
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
4
0
L
30.04.26
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
1
0
W
12.04.26
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
1
1
D
03.01.26
H2H
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
3
1
L
05.04.25
H2H
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
2
1
L
14.12.24
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
2
1
W
24.02.24
H2H
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
4
2
L
05.11.23
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
2
0
W
08.04.23
H2H
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
2
0
L
10.10.22
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
1
1
D
28.07.21
H2H
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
0
0
D
13.03.19
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
1
3
L
28.11.18
H2H
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
5
5
D
13.01.18
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
0
1
L
23.09.17
H2H
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
2
1
L
Last matches: Nottingham Forest
24.05.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Bournemouth
1
1
D
10.05.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Newcastle
1
1
D
30.04.26
UEF
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
1
0
W
19.04.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Burnley
4
1
W
16.04.26
UEF
Nottingham Forest
FC Porto
1
0
W
15.03.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Fulham
0
0
D
12.03.26
UEF
Nottingham Forest
FC Midtjylland
0
1
L
26.02.26
UEF
Nottingham Forest
Fenerbahçe
1
2
L
22.02.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Liverpool
0
1
L
11.02.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Wolves
0
0
D
01.02.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Crystal Palace
1
1
D
29.01.26
UEF
Nottingham Forest
Ferencvarosi TC
4
0
W
17.01.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Arsenal
0
0
D
30.12.25
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Everton
0
2
L
27.12.25
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Manchester City
1
2
L
14.12.25
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Tottenham
3
0
W
30.11.25
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Brighton
0
2
L
27.11.25
UEF
Nottingham Forest
Malmo FF
3
0
W
09.11.25
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Leeds
3
1
W
01.11.25
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Manchester United
2
2
D
H2H at home: Nottingham Forest
30.04.26
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
1
0
W
12.04.26
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
1
1
D
14.12.24
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
2
1
W
05.11.23
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
2
0
W
10.10.22
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
1
1
D
13.03.19
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
1
3
L
13.01.18
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
0
1
L
Last matches: Aston Villa
24.05.26
Pre
Aston Villa
Manchester City
2
1
W
20.05.26
UEF
Aston Villa
SC Freiburg
3
0
W
10.05.26
Pre
Aston Villa
Burnley
2
2
D
30.04.26
UEF
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
0
1
L
25.04.26
Pre
Aston Villa
Fulham
0
1
L
09.04.26
UEF
Aston Villa
Bologna
3
1
W
15.03.26
Pre
Aston Villa
Manchester United
1
3
L
12.03.26
UEF
Aston Villa
Lille
1
0
W
27.02.26
Pre
Aston Villa
Wolves
0
2
L
07.02.26
Pre
Aston Villa
Bournemouth
1
1
D
25.01.26
Pre
Aston Villa
Newcastle
2
0
W
22.01.26
UEF
Aston Villa
Fenerbahçe
1
0
W
10.01.26
FA
Aston Villa
Tottenham
2
1
W
07.01.26
Pre
Aston Villa
Crystal Palace
0
0
D
30.12.25
Pre
Aston Villa
Arsenal
1
4
L
27.12.25
Pre
Aston Villa
Chelsea
2
1
W
14.12.25
Pre
Aston Villa
West Ham
3
2
W
11.12.25
UEF
Aston Villa
FC Basel 1893
2
1
W
03.12.25
Pre
Aston Villa
Brighton
4
3
W
23.11.25
Pre
Aston Villa
Leeds
2
1
W
H2H away: Aston Villa
30.04.26
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
1
0
L
12.04.26
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
1
1
D
14.12.24
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
2
1
L
05.11.23
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
2
0
L
10.10.22
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
1
1
D
13.03.19
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
1
3
W
13.01.18
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
0
1
W

Standings

Premier League
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 38 26 7 5 71:27 44 85
W W W W W
2 38 23 9 6 77:35 42 78
L D W W D
3 38 20 11 7 69:50 19 71
W W D W W
4 38 19 8 11 56:49 7 65
W W D L L
5 38 17 9 12 63:53 10 60
D L D L W
6 38 13 18 7 58:54 4 57
D D W W D
7 38 14 12 12 42:48 -6 54
W W D D L
8 38 14 11 13 52:46 6 53
L L W L W
9 38 14 11 13 55:52 3 53
D D L W L
10 38 14 10 14 58:52 6 52
L W D L L
11 38 15 7 16 47:51 -4 52
W D L L W
12 38 14 7 17 53:55 -2 49
L W D W L
13 38 13 10 15 47:50 -3 49
L L D D L
14 38 11 14 13 49:56 -7 47
L W D W D
15 38 11 12 15 41:51 -10 45
L D L D L
16 38 11 11 16 48:51 -3 44
D L D W W
17 38 10 11 17 48:57 -9 41
W L D W W
18 38 10 9 19 46:65 -19 39
W L L L W
19 38 4 10 24 38:75 -37 22
D L D L L
20 38 3 11 24 27:68 -41 20
D D L D L
Promotion - Champions League (League phase)
Promotion - Europa League (League phase)
Promotion - Conference League (Qualification)
Relegation - Championship

Missing Players

Nottingham Forest 4 missing
-
W. Boly
Missing Fixture Knee Injury
OUT
-
Cunha
Questionable Foot Injury
OUT
-
John Victor
Missing Fixture Knee Injury
OUT
-
N. Savona
Missing Fixture Knee Injury
OUT
Aston Villa 3 missing
-
B. Kamara
Missing Fixture Knee Injury
OUT
-
J. Sancho
Questionable Shoulder Injury
OUT
-
C. Brannigan
Questionable Injury
OUT