Premier League

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Sat, 3rd Jan, 2026

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13:30 PM

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Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest Prediction, H2H, Stats & Betting Tips

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Aston Villa

January 3rd, 2026

3 - 1

Home(1)
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Nottingham Forest

Home

Draw

Away

49.4
1.91
27.0
3.50
23.6
4.00

H2H

Previous Matches

W

Aston Villa

2 - 1

05/04/2025

Nottingham Forest

L
W

Nottingham Forest

2 - 1

14/12/2024

Aston Villa

L
W

Aston Villa

4 - 2

24/02/2024

Nottingham Forest

L
W

Nottingham Forest

2 - 0

05/11/2023

Aston Villa

L
W

Aston Villa

2 - 0

08/04/2023

Nottingham Forest

L
D

Nottingham Forest

1 - 1

10/10/2022

Aston Villa

D

last five matches

Aston Villa

Previous Matches

D

0 - 0

Vs

Hull City

05/09/2026

L

0 - 1

Vs

Arsenal

31/08/2026

L

4 - 0

Vs

Brighton

23/08/2026

L

2 - 1

Vs

Borussia Mönchengladbach

15/08/2026

L

2 - 1

Vs

Paris Saint Germain

12/08/2026

L

2 - 1

Vs

Bayern München

07/08/2026

W

1 - 3

Vs

BG Pathum United

04/08/2026

L

2 - 4

Vs

Real Sociedad

28/07/2026

L

2 - 1

Vs

FC Porto

25/07/2026

W

0 - 5

Vs

Walsall

21/07/2026

Nottingham Forest

Previous Matches

D

0 - 0

Vs

Tottenham

05/09/2026

D

2 - 2

Vs

Liverpool

29/08/2026

L

0 - 2

Vs

Leeds

25/08/2026

L

0 - 1

Vs

Leeds

22/08/2026

W

2 - 0

Vs

Stade Brestois 29

16/08/2026

W

2 - 1

Vs

Bayer Leverkusen

12/08/2026

L

1 - 0

Vs

Barcelona

08/08/2026

L

1 - 0

Vs

Udinese

08/08/2026

L

4 - 1

Vs

Sporting CP

31/07/2026

W

1 - 2

Vs

Portimonense

31/07/2026

league table

Team

P

W

D

L

GD

Pts

1 Arsenal

38

26

7

5

44

85

2 Manchester City

38

23

9

6

42

78

3 Manchester United

38

20

11

7

19

71

4 Aston Villa

38

19

8

11

7

65

5 Liverpool

38

17

9

12

10

60

6 Bournemouth

38

13

18

7

4

57

7 Sunderland

38

14

12

12

-6

54

8 Brighton

38

14

11

13

6

53

9 Brentford

38

14

11

13

3

53

10 Chelsea

38

14

10

14

6

52

11 Fulham

38

15

7

16

-4

52

12 Newcastle

38

14

7

17

-2

49

13 Everton

38

13

10

15

-3

49

14 Leeds

38

11

14

13

-7

47

15 Crystal Palace

38

11

12

15

-10

45

16 Nottingham Forest

38

11

11

16

-3

44

17 Tottenham

38

10

11

17

-9

41

18 West Ham

38

10

9

19

-19

39

19 Burnley

38

4

10

24

-37

22

20 Wolves

38

3

11

24

-41

20

Match Centre

4 Shots on Goal 5
3 Shots off Goal 3
11 Total Shots 10
4 Blocked Shots 2
5 Shots insidebox 6
6 Shots outsidebox 4
10 Fouls 20
4 Corner Kicks 4
1 Offsides 4
73% Ball Possession 27%
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Goalkeeper Saves 1
645 Total passes 239
579 Passes accurate 170
90% Passes % 71%
1.59 expected_goals 0.89
-1.55 goals_prevented -1.55
45' ⚽ O. Watkins (Aston Villa)
49' ⚽ J. McGinn (Aston Villa)
61' ⚽ M. Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest)
65' 🟨 Dilane Bakwa (Nottingham Forest)
69' 🔄 I. Maatsen (Aston Villa)
69' 🔄 E. Buendia (Aston Villa)
69' 🔄 D. Bakwa (Nottingham Forest)
69' 🔄 O. Aina (Nottingham Forest)
73' ⚽ J. McGinn (Aston Villa)
78' 🔄 John Victor (Nottingham Forest)
83' 🔄 O. Watkins (Aston Villa)
83' 🔄 J. McGinn (Aston Villa)
83' 🔄 N. Dominguez (Nottingham Forest)
83' 🔄 Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest)
89' 🟨 James McAtee (Nottingham Forest)
90' 🟨 Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa)
90' 🔄 M. Cash (Aston Villa)
Under Over

Recent Goal Lines

Aston Villa Nottingham Forest

Under 2   Over 4

67%

1.5

Goals

Under 2   Over 4

67%

Under 2   Over 4

67%

2.5

Goals

Under 4   Over 2

67%

Under 5   Over 1

83%

3.5

Goals

Under 5   Over 1

83%

Both Scored (Yes/No)

Yes 3   No 3

50%

Yes 2   No 4

67%

Goals By Time Period

Aston Villa

0'
15'
1
30'
HT
60'
75'
0'
1
15'
30'
HT
1
60'
75'

Nottingham Forest

1
0'
3
15'
30'
HT
1
60'
1
75'
0'
15'
1
30'
2
HT
1
60'
2
75'

Avg. Event Time

Scored Conceded

Aston Villa

0 15 30 HT 60 75 FT

Nottingham Forest

0 15 30 HT 60 75 FT

Shots

Last 1 matches

Aston Villa Avg. per game
Total shots 15
Blocked 3
67% off target 33% on target
93% inside box 7% outside box
Nottingham Forest Avg. per game
Total shots 11
Blocked 3.25
68% off target 32% on target
64% inside box 36% outside box

Passes

Aston Villa

Total 369
Accurate 289 (78%)
Possession 39%

Nottingham Forest

Total 365.75
Accurate 274.25 (55%)
Possession 45%

Upcoming Fixtures Difficulty

Aston Villa

A · 08 Sep

Club Brugge KV

Unrated

H · 12 Sep

Nottingham Forest

2/5

A · 16 Sep

Coventry

Unrated

A · 19 Sep

Tottenham

2/5

H · 10 Oct

Brentford

3/5

H · 14 Oct

Fenerbahçe

Unrated

A · 17 Oct

Newcastle

3/5

H · 21 Oct

Viking

Unrated

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest Prediction & Tips

Aston Villa will face Nottingham Forest in the Premier League at Villa Park on January 3, 2026.

Aston Villa head into this fixture having lost 5 of their last 6 matches and lost 2 of their previous 2 home matches across all competitions.

Nottingham Forest enter this contest after losing 3 of their last 6 matches, and have also been held to 2 draws in their last 6 away games across all leagues.

This will be the first meeting between Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest in recent competitive history.

Prediction: Aston Villa to win with probability 49%.

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