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

Sat 14th Dec, 17:30 BST, The City Ground, Nottingham

Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo and Unai Emery clash in the English Premier League on Saturday evening, as Nottingham Forest face Aston Villa at The City Ground. We've got bespoke stats for all of the main betting markets, from both teams to score to double chance, including form and historical head to head (H2H) data. Predictions are generated from these, and the odds come straight from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We're ruling out a bore-draw or a narrow 1-0 win here, and instead we're tipping over 1.5 goals. That means that Nottm Forest and A Villa will score at least 2 between them during 90 minutes. It's a tip based on form stats for each side, as well as past records of their head-to-head clashes. We give it a probability of 78%. The bookmakers have it priced at 1.25.

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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 Nottm Forest are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 44% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.60.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Nottm Forest
44%
8/58/5
4%
Draw
25%
12/512/5
3%
A Villa
31%
17/10
3%
13/8
Draw 1-1
12%
6/111/2
Nottm Forest 1-0
10%
9/1
9%
15/2
Nottm Forest 2-1
9%
10/115/2
A Villa 1-0
8%
10/18/1
6%
Nottm Forest 2-0
7%
14/111/1
9%
A Villa 2-1
7%
10/18/1
Draw 0-0
7%
10/1
8%
17/2
5%
Draw 2-2
6%
14/1
15%
10/1
A Villa 2-0
5%
14/111/1
Nottm Forest 3-1
5%
20/114/1
Nottm Forest 3-0
4%
28/118/1
A Villa 3-1
3%
22/1
10%
14/1
Nottm Forest 3-2
3%
28/118/1
A Villa 3-2
2%
28/118/1
A Villa 3-0
2%
28/120/1
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
10/11
6%
3/4
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
10/11
5%
19/20
Home 1st Goal
50%
5/6-
Away 1st Goal
46%
21/20-
No 1st Goal
4%
10/1
8%
-
BTTS - Yes
55%
4/6
3%
13/20
BTTS - No
45%
11/10
5%
23/20
BTTS - Home Win
21%
4/1
5%
17/5
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/316/5
BTTS - Away Win
15%
4/1
5%
7/2
Home/draw
69%
4/910/21
Away/draw
56%
1/21/2
Home/away
75%
3/103/10
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
2/7
3%
1/4
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
11/4
6%
27/10
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
11/5
7%
9/5
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
4/11
3%
2/5
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
5/1
9%
17/4
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
1/8
2%
1/7
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
12/1
18%
9/1
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/25
1%
1/25
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/20
1%
1/25
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
10/1
8%
17/2
5%
Home DNB
62%
5/65/6
2%
Away DNB
48%
5/610/11
Nottm Forest win to nil
23%
7/2
10%
-
A Villa win to nil
16%
4/1-
Nottm Forest / Nottm Forest
20%
10/33/1
3%
Nottm Forest / A Villa
3%
28/120/1
Nottm Forest / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Draw / Nottm Forest
13%
11/219/4
Draw / A Villa
13%
11/25/1
Draw / Draw
16%
9/24/1
A Villa / Nottm Forest
3%
28/1
12%
20/1
A Villa / A Villa
19%
7/2
4%
16/5
A Villa / Draw
6%
14/111/1
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Win / draw / win Premier League table

Nottm Forest have played 15 matches so far this season and lay in 5th place in the Premier League league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below in the table, having won 6, drawn 3 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. They have been outscored by their opponents by 23 goals to 19 goals.

Home League Performance

Nottm Forest have played 7 games at home winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored 8 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 6 goals at home.

A Villa are in 6th position in the Premier League on 25 points having played 15 matches so far this season. A Villa have a shocking record against teams above them in the league, they have lost all 3 matches and failed to score in 3 of those games.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 14 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 10 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

3 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost all of those games, drawn 0 and won zero. A Villa have conceded 7 goals, scored 0, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Nottm Forest
A Villa
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Liverpool1411211835 
Jan 14
w
 
0-1F
Mar 15
l
 
2-0A
2
Chelsea159421731 
May 25
d
 
1-1F
Feb 22
l
 
3-0A
3
Arsenal158521429 
Feb 25
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-2A
Jan 18
4
Man City15834627 
Mar 8
l
 
3-0A
Dec 21
Apr 26
5
Nottm Forest H15744125 
-
-
Apr 5
Dec 14
6
A Villa Away15744025 
Dec 14
Apr 5
-
-
7
Brighton15663324 
Feb 1
d
 
2-2F
Dec 30
Apr 1
8
Bournemouth15735324 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 25
d
 
1-1F
May 10
9
Brentford15726323 
Apr 26
Dec 21
w
 
3-1F
Mar 8
10
Fulham15654223 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 15
May 3
w
 
1-3A
11
Spurs156271220 
Dec 26
Apr 19
May 18
l
 
4-1F
12
Newcastle15555-220 
l
 
1-3F
Feb 22
Apr 19
Dec 26
13
Man Utd15546119 
Apr 1
w
 
2-3F
d
 
0-00-0
May 25
14
West Ham15537-818 
w
 
3-0F
May 18
Jan 26
w
 
1-2F
15
Everton14356-714 
Apr 12
Dec 29
w
 
3-2A
Jan 15
16
Leicester15357-914 
May 10
w
 
1-3F
Jan 4
w
 
1-2F
17
C Palace15276-613 
w
 
1-0F
May 3
d
 
2-2A
Feb 25
18
Ipswich15168-139 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 15
Feb 15
d
 
2-2A
19
Wolves152310-159 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 6
w
 
3-1A
Feb 1
20
Southampton151212-205 
Jan 19
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 12
Win / draw / win form
3
A Villa have lost 3 consecutive away league games
Nottm Forest 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Nottm Forest1 - 0Ipswich
Nottm Forest1 - 3Newcastle
Nottm Forest3 - 0West Ham
Nottm Forest1 - 0C Palace
Nottm Forest0 - 1Fulham
Nottm Forest1 - 1Wolves
Nottm Forest1 - 1Bournemouth
Nottm Forest2 - 3Chelsea
Nottm Forest0 - 2Man City
Nottm Forest2 - 2Wolves
Nottm Forest3 - 1Fulham
Nottm Forest1 - 1C Palace
Nottm Forest0 - 1Liverpool
Nottm Forest2 - 0West Ham
Nottm Forest2 - 3Newcastle
Nottm Forest1 - 2Arsenal
Nottm Forest2 - 1Man Utd
Nottm Forest2 - 3Bournemouth
Nottm Forest0 - 2Spurs
Nottm Forest0 - 1Everton
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ANottm Forest3 - 2Man Utd
ANottm Forest0 - 3Man City
HNottm Forest1 - 0Ipswich
ANottm Forest0 - 3Arsenal
HNottm Forest1 - 3Newcastle
HNottm Forest3 - 0West Ham
ANottm Forest3 - 1Leicester
HNottm Forest1 - 0C Palace
ANottm Forest1 - 1Chelsea
HNottm Forest0 - 1Fulham
ANottm Forest2 - 2Brighton
ANottm Forest1 - 0Liverpool
HNottm Forest1 - 1Wolves
ANottm Forest1 - 0Southampton
HNottm Forest1 - 1Bournemouth
ANottm Forest2 - 1Burnley
HNottm Forest2 - 3Chelsea
ANottm Forest3 - 1Sheff Utd
HNottm Forest0 - 2Man City
ANottm Forest0 - 2Everton
A Villa 6TH
20 league games
Away
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Chelsea3 - 0A Villa
Liverpool2 - 0A Villa
Spurs4 - 1A Villa
Fulham1 - 3A Villa
Ipswich2 - 2A Villa
Leicester1 - 2A Villa
West Ham1 - 2A Villa
C Palace5 - 0A Villa
Brighton1 - 0A Villa
Arsenal0 - 2A Villa
Man City4 - 1A Villa
West Ham1 - 1A Villa
Luton2 - 3A Villa
Fulham1 - 2A Villa
Sheff Utd0 - 5A Villa
Everton0 - 0A Villa
Man Utd3 - 2A Villa
Brentford1 - 2A Villa
Bournemouth2 - 2A Villa
Spurs1 - 2A Villa
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HA Villa1 - 0Southampton
HA Villa3 - 1Brentford
AA Villa0 - 3Chelsea
HA Villa2 - 2C Palace
AA Villa0 - 2Liverpool
AA Villa1 - 4Spurs
HA Villa1 - 1Bournemouth
AA Villa3 - 1Fulham
HA Villa0 - 0Man Utd
AA Villa2 - 2Ipswich
HA Villa3 - 1Wolves
HA Villa3 - 2Everton
AA Villa2 - 1Leicester
HA Villa0 - 2Arsenal
AA Villa2 - 1West Ham
AA Villa0 - 5C Palace
HA Villa3 - 3Liverpool
AA Villa0 - 1Brighton
HA Villa2 - 2Chelsea
HA Villa3 - 1Bournemouth
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Nottm Forest since 1993
Nottm Forest
A Villa
Goals: Scored
10
12
Games: Scored
7 / 10
8 / 10
Clean sheets
2 / 10
3 / 10
NFO
2
D
4
AVL
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Nottm Forest
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
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
NFO
1
D
3
AVL
6
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
Goal Statistics
Nottm Forest 5th A Villa 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Nottm Forest will score 1 or more goals
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that A Villa will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-14
Nottm Forest have scored 14% fewer goals at home than predicted
+7
A Villa’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier League - 2024/2025 season
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Nottm Forest
PG (predicted goals)
A Villa
1.5
1.2
Attack rating
4%
better
NFO
AVL
view stats
Games scored12
11
Failed to score3
4
Scored first12
6
Goals scored19
23
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.5
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for14
16
Avg. XG for1.3
1.7
KickOff rating
+4%
Defence rating
29%
better
NFO
AVL
view stats
Games conceded10
13
Clean sheets5
2
Conceded first3
8
Goals conceded18
23
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded10
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
6
Conversion rate against12%
18%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.3
KickOff rating
+29%

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

Nottm Forest Premier League squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
151045
M SelsC WoodE AndersonM Gibbs-White
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Sels GLK15
2
-
Murillo DEF151
2
-
O Aina  DEF151
2
-
R Yates MID151
4
-
A Elanga FWD152
1
-
C Wood FWD1510
1
-
N Milenković DEF1411
2
-
E Anderson MID144
3
-
C Hudson-Odoi FWD1421
1
-
J Silva FWD141
2
-
N Domínguez MID13
4
-
N Williams DEF12
4
-
Álex Moreno DEF111
2
-
M Gibbs-White MID1121
4
1
T Awoniyi FWD11
-
R Sosa FWD101
-
Morato DEF8
-
J Ward-Prowse MID6
1
1
I Sangaré MID3
2
-
W Boly DEF2
-
E. da Silva Moreira FWD2
-
H Toffolo DEF1
-
Danilo MID1
-
A Villa Premier League squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15744
E MartínezO WatkinsY TielemansM Rogers
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Martínez GLK15
1
-
L Digne DEF152
3
-
Y Tielemans MID154
3
-
M Rogers FWD1542
4
-
J Durán FWD155
2
-
O Watkins FWD1573
-
P Torres DEF14
1
-
L Bailey FWD142
2
-
E Konsa DEF131
-
J McGinn MID131
2
-
I Maatsen DEF12
1
-
R Barkley MID1221
3
-
J Philogene FWD11
2
1
J Ramsey MID102
1
-
A Onana MID102
3
-
M Cash DEF91
3
-
D Carlos DEF8
1
-
E Buendía FWD7
1
-
B Kamara MID6
1
-
K. Nedeljković DEF3
-
L Bogarde DEF3
1
-
R Olsen GLK1
-
T Mings DEF1
-