Premier League WON 1–2
Sat, Sep 12 · 16:00 · Villa Park
Aston Villa Home
VS
Nottingham Forest Away
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest — Premier League
Tipster's pick Draw or Nott'm Forest
Value Strong · 4/5
Odds 1.62 Odds via Bet365
Our estimate64%
This price needs62%
Expert analysis

Forest Defensive Edge Tests Villa Home Struggles

Aston Villa enter this match with a home attack averaging zero goals scored and a hundred percent rate of failing to score in recent outings. Their form of three games without a win shows consistent concessions at the back. Nottingham Forest have posted stronger away scoring numbers while keeping a tighter defensive record on the road. Head to head results include three victories for Forest in the last ten meetings. Several key absences for Villa further limit their options in midfield and attack. Forest recent results feature draws that highlight their ability to stay compact. These patterns together point toward a result where Forest avoid defeat.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 73.2% win rate
Result
1–2 WON

Our pick “Draw or Nott'm Forest” at odds 1.62 won — final score 1–2.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Tyrone Mings ↓ Pau Torres 25'
  3. Dan Ndoye 43'
  4. Nicolas Jackson 45'
  5. Tammy Abraham ↓ Nicolas Jackson 45'
  6. Alysson Edward Franco da Rocha ↓ George Hemmings 45'
  7. Murillo Santiago 45+3'
  8. Second half
  9. Liam Delap assist Murillo Santiago 46'
  10. Xaver Schlager 56'
  11. Ibrahim Mbaye ↓ Emiliano Buendía 63'
  12. Johan Manzambi ↓ Ross Barkley 63'
  13. Alysson Edward Franco da Rocha assist John McGinn 74'
  14. Igor Jesus ↓ Dan Ndoye 75'
  15. Liam Delap 75'
  16. James Mcatee 80'
  17. Ibrahim Sangaré ↓ James Mcatee 82'
  18. Igor Jesus assist Morgan Gibbs-White 88'
  19. Chris Wood ↓ Liam Delap 90+1'
  20. Tyrone Mings 90+5'
This season
Aston Villa Nottingham Forest
Over 2.5 goals 0% 0%
Clean sheet 33% 33%
Failed to score 100% 67%
Scored per game 0.0 0.7
Conceded per game 1.7 1.0
Scored home / away 0.0 / 0.0 0.0 / 2.0

Across 3 and 3 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
15 BOU Bournemouth 3 0 2 1 2
16 NOT Nottingham Forest ▲ 3 0 2 1 2
17 AST Aston Villa ▲ 3 0 1 2 1
18 TOT Tottenham 3 0 1 2 1
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Aston Villa LLLDW
L @ Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–2 Aug 15
L @ Brighton 0–4 Aug 23
L vs Arsenal 0–1 Aug 31
D @ Hull City 0–0 Sep 5
W @ Club Brugge KV 3–2 Sep 8
Nottingham Forest WLLDD
W vs Stade Brestois 29 2–0 Aug 16
L vs Leeds 0–1 Aug 22
L vs Leeds 0–2 Aug 25
D @ Liverpool 2–2 Aug 29
D vs Tottenham 0–0 Sep 5
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Aston Villa
Scored 0.8 avg
1 0 0 0 3
Conceded 1.8 avg
2 4 1 0 2
Nottingham Forest
Scored 0.8 avg
2 0 0 2 0
Conceded 1.0 avg
0 1 2 2 0
Head-to-head · last meetings
5 Aston Villa
2 Draws
3 Nottingham Forest
May 2026 Aston Villa 4–0 Nottingham Forest Aston Villa
Apr 2026 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Aston Villa Nottingham Forest
Apr 2026 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Aston Villa Draw
Jan 2026 Aston Villa 3–1 Nottingham Forest Aston Villa
Apr 2025 Aston Villa 2–1 Nottingham Forest Aston Villa

Over 2.5 goals in 5 of the last 10 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
  • 1 Z. Suzuki G
  • 29 A. Wan-Bissaka D
  • 3 V. Lindelöf D
  • 14 Pau Torres D
  • 22 I. Maatsen D
  • 8 B. Kamara M
  • 6 R. Barkley M
  • 7 J. McGinn M
  • 10 E. Buendía M
  • 53 George Hemmings M
  • 11 N. Jackson F
Bench I. Mbaye, T. Abraham, A. Garnacho, Alysson Edward, J. Manzambi, L. Bogarde, M. Ruggeri, T. Mings, M. Bizot

Unai Emery

Nottingham Forest 3-4-2-1
  • 26 M. Sels G
  • 34 O. Aina D
  • 2 O. Diomande D
  • 5 Murillo D
  • 27 D. Muñoz M
  • 21 X. Schlager M
  • 24 J. McAtee M
  • 3 N. Williams M
  • 14 D. Ndoye M
  • 10 M. Gibbs-White M
  • 19 L. Delap F
Bench C. Wood, A. Kalimuendo, John, L. Netz, C. Hudson-Odoi, I. Sangaré, N. Domínguez, R. Yates, Igor Jesus

O. Glasner

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Aston Villa
  • OUT L. Goretzka Knee Injury
  • OUT Joao Gomes Red Card
  • OUT B. Madjo Ankle Injury
  • OUT A. Onana Knee Injury
  • DOUBT M. Cash Muscle Injury
  • DOUBT J. Manzambi Knee Injury
  • OUT L. Goretzka Knee Injury
  • OUT Joao Gomes Red Card
  • OUT B. Madjo Ankle Injury
  • OUT A. Onana Knee Injury
  • DOUBT M. Cash Muscle Injury
  • DOUBT J. Manzambi Knee Injury
Nottingham Forest
  • OUT N. Savona Knee Injury
  • OUT N. Savona Knee Injury