Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest prediction
Aston Villa
Saturday, 12 September 2026
1:2Half time 0 : 0Premier League
Nottingham Forest
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Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest: preview and prediction
Aston Villa welcome Nottingham Forest to Villa Park in Birmingham on Saturday 12 September, with kick-off at 15:00. Aston Villa go into it 10th in the table after nine games, with Nottingham Forest 19th, 9 places lower. Last time out Aston Villa won 3-2 away at Club Brugge, and Nottingham Forest were held to a goalless draw at home by Tottenham Hotspur.
Aston Villa: form and key numbers
So far in the Premier League, Aston Villa have won three, drawn three and lost three of nine, with 10 goals scored and 13 conceded, good for 10th place and 12 points.
Over the last six matches it has been three wins, one draw and two defeats, averaging 1.5 goals for and 1.7 against. Last time out they beat Club Brugge 3-2 away; before that came a goalless draw away at Hull and a 1-0 defeat at home to Arsenal.
They failed to score in three of those games. At home they've won one of two recently (4 scored, 3 conceded).
- AClub Brugge3-2W
- AHull0-0D
- HArsenal0-1L
- ABrighton & Hove Albion0-4L
- AManchester City2-1W
- HLiverpool4-2W
Aston Villa: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Nottingham Forest: form and key numbers
Nottingham Forest have won one, drawn three and lost five of their nine Premier League games so far, scoring 6 and letting in 12. That has them 19th on 6 points.
Their last six in all competitions read no wins, four draws and two defeats, at 1.0 goals scored and 1.3 conceded per game. Last time out they were held to a goalless draw by Tottenham Hotspur; before that came a 2-2 draw away at Liverpool and a 1-0 defeat at home to Leeds United.
Nottingham Forest haven't won in six. They failed to score in two of those games. On the road they've won none of two recently (4 scored, 5 conceded).
- HTottenham Hotspur0-0D
- ALiverpool2-2D
- HLeeds United0-1L
- HBournemouth1-1D
- AManchester United2-3L
- HNewcastle United1-1D
Nottingham Forest: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest: match analysis
Home and away form points to Aston Villa: Aston Villa have won one of their last two at home, Nottingham Forest none of their last two on the road. Six points separate the two sides in the table.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 12 |
| 11 | Hull City | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | +1 | 11 |
| ··· | |||||||
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -12 | 7 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 6 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -10 | 5 |
We make Aston Villa favourites at 44%, with Nottingham Forest on 27% and the draw at 29%. They're favoured rather than expected to stroll it.
- 1.51.0
- 1.71.3
- 1.51.1
On goals, it expects around 2.6 in the game: 1.5 for Aston Villa and 1.1 for Nottingham Forest. Over 2.5 goals is 47% and both teams scoring 51%. Their last meeting, on 12 Apr 2026, finished 1-1.
- Nottingham Forest1-1Aston Villa
- Aston Villa3-1Nottingham Forest
- Aston Villa2-1Nottingham Forest
- Nottingham Forest2-1Aston Villa
- Aston Villa4-2Nottingham Forest
Their recent games have averaged 2.8 goals.
Every market at a glance
- ResultAston Villa win44%
- Double chanceAston Villa or draw73%
- GoalsUnder 2.553%
- Both teams to scoreYes51%
- Clean sheetAston Villa34%
- CornersAston Villa 5.6 · Nottingham Forest 4.29.9 expected
- Cards4.1 yellows expectedRed 11%
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Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest