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Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest : Premier League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 5th Apr, 17:30 BST, Villa Park, Birmingham

We’ve English Premier League action to look forward to on Saturday evening, as Unai Emery and his Aston Villa side host Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo’s Nottingham Forest at the Villa Park. You'll see stats supporting our top of both teams to score below, but don't forget to explore 16 other markets we're covering too. Each has been designed to give you as full a picture as possible, with Premier League performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you feel able to make a well-informed bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds and bet smart.


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Best Tip: Both teams to score

Both Nottm Forest and A Villa supporters may have some reason for celebration ahead as their teams go head-to-head, with our prediction of both teams to score looking a much better pick than any bet on the WDW market. The two teams are more than capable of finding the net, as is borne out by the statistics and past head-to-head data below. Even the bookies odds are not finding real separation between the sides, as striking power and defensive options suggest each team is capable of both scoring and conceding. Both teams to score is our top tip.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think A Villa are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 49% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.00.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
A Villa
49%
1.95
11%
-
Draw
23%
3.60
6%
-
Nottm Forest
29%
3.70
16%
-
Draw 1-1
10%
7.50
7%
-
A Villa 2-1
9%
9.50
5%
-
A Villa 1-0
7%
9.50
5%
-
Nottm Forest 2-1
7%
15.00
15%
-
A Villa 2-0
7%
11.00
15%
-
Draw 2-2
7%
15.00
15%
-
A Villa 3-1
6%
17.00
11%
-
Nottm Forest 1-0
5%
15.00
15%
-
A Villa 3-0
4%
19.00
17%
-
A Villa 3-2
4%
26.00-
Draw 0-0
4%
13.00
8%
-
Nottm Forest 2-0
4%
23.00
21%
-
Nottm Forest 3-1
3%
29.00
12%
-
Nottm Forest 3-2
3%
34.00-
A Villa 4-1
3%
34.00
17%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
63%
1.73
4%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
37%
2.10
5%
-
Home 1st Goal
52%
1.57
6%
-
Away 1st Goal
46%
2.50
11%
-
No 1st Goal
2%
13.00
8%
-
BTTS - Yes
64%
1.67
3%
-
BTTS - No
36%
2.10
5%
-
BTTS - Home Win
28%
3.75
6%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
4.50
4%
-
BTTS - Away Win
17%
6.50
18%
-
Home/draw
71%
1.29
5%
-
Away/draw
51%
1.80
8%
-
Home/away
78%
1.29
1%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
84%
1.22
2%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
16%
4.33
8%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
41%
2.75
8%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
59%
1.44
3%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
23%
5.00
9%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
77%
1.17
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
11.00-
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1.05-
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1.04-
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
13.00
8%
-
Home DNB
65%
1.44
8%
-
Away DNB
44%
2.62
16%
-
A Villa win to nil
21%
3.75
6%
-
Nottm Forest win to nil
12%
7.00
17%
-
A Villa / A Villa
27%
3.25
13%
-
A Villa / Nottm Forest
3%
34.00
17%
-
A Villa / Draw
6%
15.00-
Draw / A Villa
16%
5.50
8%
-
Draw / Nottm Forest
10%
8.50
13%
-
Draw / Draw
15%
6.00-
Nottm Forest / A Villa
4%
23.00
12%
-
Nottm Forest / Nottm Forest
15%
6.00
9%
-
Nottm Forest / Draw
6%
15.00-
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Win / draw / win Premier League table

A Villa have played 30 matches so far this season and are in 7th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 2 and won 2. A Villa have conceded 18 goals, scored 9, failed to score in 4 matches and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

A Villa have played 15 games at home, winning 7, drawing 7 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 25 goals, conceded 18 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Nottm Forest lay in 3rd place on 57 points in the Premier League league table having played 30 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 26 games against teams below them in the table, winning 16, drawing 4 and losing 6 games. They have scored 48 goals and kept 11 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Nottm Forest have conceded 31 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Nottm Forest have played 15 away games, winning 8, drawing 2 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 1.7 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.7 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
A Villa
Nottm Forest
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Liverpool3022714373 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-1F
2
Arsenal30171033061 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
2-2A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-0A
3
Nottm Forest A3017671557 
Apr 5
l
 
2-1F
-
-
4
Chelsea3015781752 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
3-0A
May 25
d
 
1-1F
5
Man City3015691751 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 22
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-0A
6
Newcastle2915591050 
Apr 19
l
 
3-0A
l
 
1-3F
l
 
4-3F
7
A Villa Home301398-148 
-
-
w
 
2-1A
Apr 5
8
Brighton3012117347 
d
 
2-2A
w
 
0-3F
w
 
7-0F
d
 
2-2F
9
Fulham301299445 
May 3
w
 
1-3A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
10
Bournemouth30128101144 
d
 
1-1F
May 10
d
 
1-1F
l
 
5-0A
11
Brentford3012513441 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-1F
May 1
w
 
0-2F
12
C Palace2910109340 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
4-1A
w
 
1-0F
May 5
13
Man Utd3010713-437 
d
 
0-00-0
May 25
w
 
1-0F
w
 
2-3F
14
Spurs30104161134 
May 18
l
 
4-1F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 21
15
Everton3071310-534 
w
 
3-2A
w
 
0-1F
Apr 12
w
 
0-2F
16
West Ham309714-1734 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
3-0F
May 18
17
Wolves308517-1729 
w
 
3-1A
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-3F
18
Ipswich304818-3320 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
2-4F
19
Leicester304521-4217 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-2F
May 11
w
 
1-3F
20
Southampton302424-4910 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 12
w
 
3-2F
w
 
0-1F
Win / draw / win form
3
Nottm Forest have won 3 consecutive league games
14
A Villa have not lost in 14 consecutive home league games
A Villa 7TH
20 league games
Home
14
Overall
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
10
L
1
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
A Villa2 - 1Chelsea
A Villa2 - 2Liverpool
A Villa1 - 1Ipswich
A Villa1 - 1West Ham
A Villa2 - 1Leicester
A Villa2 - 2Brighton
A Villa2 - 1Man City
A Villa1 - 0Southampton
A Villa3 - 1Brentford
A Villa2 - 2C Palace
A Villa1 - 1Bournemouth
A Villa0 - 0Man Utd
A Villa3 - 1Wolves
A Villa3 - 2Everton
A Villa0 - 2Arsenal
A Villa3 - 3Liverpool
A Villa2 - 2Chelsea
A Villa3 - 1Bournemouth
A Villa3 - 3Brentford
A Villa2 - 0Wolves
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AA Villa3 - 0Brighton
AA Villa1 - 0Brentford
AA Villa1 - 4C Palace
HA Villa2 - 1Chelsea
HA Villa2 - 2Liverpool
HA Villa1 - 1Ipswich
AA Villa0 - 2Wolves
HA Villa1 - 1West Ham
AA Villa2 - 2Arsenal
AA Villa1 - 0Everton
HA Villa2 - 1Leicester
HA Villa2 - 2Brighton
AA Villa0 - 3Newcastle
HA Villa2 - 1Man City
AA Villa1 - 2Nottm Forest
HA Villa1 - 0Southampton
HA Villa3 - 1Brentford
AA Villa0 - 3Chelsea
HA Villa2 - 2C Palace
AA Villa0 - 2Liverpool
Nottm Forest 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Ipswich2 - 4Nottm Forest
Newcastle4 - 3Nottm Forest
Fulham2 - 1Nottm Forest
Bournemouth5 - 0Nottm Forest
Wolves0 - 3Nottm Forest
Everton0 - 2Nottm Forest
Brentford0 - 2Nottm Forest
Man Utd2 - 3Nottm Forest
Man City3 - 0Nottm Forest
Arsenal3 - 0Nottm Forest
Leicester1 - 3Nottm Forest
Chelsea1 - 1Nottm Forest
Brighton2 - 2Nottm Forest
Liverpool0 - 1Nottm Forest
Southampton0 - 1Nottm Forest
Burnley1 - 2Nottm Forest
Sheff Utd1 - 3Nottm Forest
Everton2 - 0Nottm Forest
Spurs3 - 1Nottm Forest
Luton1 - 1Nottm Forest
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
12
D
2
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HNottm Forest1 - 0Man Utd
ANottm Forest4 - 2Ipswich
HNottm Forest1 - 0Man City
HNottm Forest0 - 0Arsenal
ANottm Forest3 - 4Newcastle
ANottm Forest1 - 2Fulham
HNottm Forest7 - 0Brighton
ANottm Forest0 - 5Bournemouth
HNottm Forest3 - 2Southampton
HNottm Forest1 - 1Liverpool
ANottm Forest3 - 0Wolves
ANottm Forest2 - 0Everton
HNottm Forest1 - 0Spurs
ANottm Forest2 - 0Brentford
HNottm Forest2 - 1A Villa
ANottm Forest3 - 2Man Utd
ANottm Forest0 - 3Man City
HNottm Forest1 - 0Ipswich
ANottm Forest0 - 3Arsenal
HNottm Forest1 - 3Newcastle
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
8
A Villa have not lost to Nottm Forest in 8 consecutive home league meetings
League games at A Villa since 1992
A Villa
Nottm Forest
Goals: Scored
22
14
Games: Scored
9 / 10
7 / 10
Clean sheets
3 / 10
1 / 10
AVL
6
D
3
NFO
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT A Villa
A Villa4 - 2
A Villa2 - 0
Draw5 - 5Draw
A Villa2 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
A Villa2 - 0
A Villa2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 2Nottm Forest
A Villa2 - 1
League games at Nottm Forest since 1993
Nottm Forest
A Villa
Goals: Scored
12
13
Games: Scored
8 / 11
9 / 11
Clean sheets
2 / 11
3 / 11
AVL
4
D
4
NFO
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Nottm Forest
Nottm Forest2 - 1
Nottm Forest2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 3A Villa
0 - 1A Villa
Nottm Forest2 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2A Villa
0 - 1A Villa
Goal Statistics

Aston Villa have been steady in attack of late, scoring in 6 consecutive English Premier League outings. Their PG of 1.9 against Nottingham Forest on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

A Villa 7th Nottm Forest 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
15%
1
29%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
12%
There is a 85% probability that A Villa will score 1 or more goals
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 75% probability that Nottm Forest will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+7
A Villa’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+22
Nottm Forest have scored 22% more goals when away than predicted
1.9
average goals scored
1.7
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier League - 2024/2025 season
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A Villa
PG (predicted goals)
Nottm Forest
1.9
1.4
Attack rating
AVL
NFO
14%
better
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Games scored24
25
Failed to score6
5
Scored first13
23
Goals scored44
50
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.7
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal6
5
Conversion rate for17
18
Avg. XG for1.5
1.4
KickOff rating
+14%
Defence rating
AVL
NFO
31%
better
view stats
Games conceded25
17
Clean sheets5
13
Conceded first16
6
Goals conceded45
35
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded9
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
8
Conversion rate against16%
12%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.5
KickOff rating
+31%

A Villa v Nottm Forest Premier League lLine ups will show here when available.

A Villa Premier League squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
301369
Y TielemansO WatkinsO WatkinsM Rogers
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Y Tielemans MID3024
4
-
O Watkins FWD30136
1
-
E Martínez GLK29
3
-
L Digne DEF294
3
-
M Rogers MID2976
9
-
E Konsa DEF261
-
J McGinn MID263
6
-
L Bailey FWD2312
3
-
I Maatsen DEF221
2
-
J Ramsey MID2213
1
-
M Cash DEF2011
7
-
P Torres DEF191
1
-
A Onana MID182
4
-
B Kamara MID18
2
-
R Barkley MID1631
3
-
T Mings DEF10
2
-
L Bogarde MID8
2
-
D Malen FWD71
-
M Rashford FWD612
-
A Disasi DEF5
2
-
A García DEF5
-
M Asensio FWD531
-
R Olsen GLK3
-
Nottm Forest Premier League squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
301889
M SelsC WoodA ElangaR Yates
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Sels GLK30
3
-
O Aina  DEF3021
2
-
A Elanga FWD3068
2
-
N Milenković DEF2942
5
-
Murillo DEF291
5
-
E Anderson MID2916
7
-
C Wood FWD29183
1
-
N Williams DEF2711
4
-
R Yates MID2721
9
-
N Domínguez MID26
9
-
M Gibbs-White MID2658
8
1
J Silva FWD2521
4
-
C Hudson-Odoi FWD2552
2
-
T Awoniyi FWD231
-
Morato DEF21
1
-
R Sosa FWD151
1
-
Álex Moreno DEF141
3
-
I Sangaré MID81
4
-
Danilo MID6
-
W Boly DEF5
1
-
H Toffolo DEF3
-
E. da Silva Moreira MID2
-