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

The City Ground, Nottingham

Vítor Manuel de Oliveira Lopes Pereira and Unai Emery Etxegoien clash in the English Premier League on Sunday afternoon, as Nottingham Forest face Aston Villa at The City Ground. Statistics for our tip of under 3.5 goals are shown below, including head-to-head history. Flipping the market using the tabs below changes all stats and the odds, making it easier than ever to find the right bet for you.

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Nottingham Forest's next match is v Sunderland at 20:00 on Friday 24th April
Aston Villa's next match is v Fulham at 12:30 on Saturday 25th April
The last English Premier League meeting between Nottm Forest and A Villa was on Sunday 12th April 2026
English Premier League
April 12th 2026
Nottm Forest 1
1 A Villa
 
N. Williams 38'23' (OG)M. Santiago Costa dos Santos
 
NFO
AVL
Shots On
4
5
Shots Off
6
7
Corners
7
3
Possession
41%
59%
Fouls
15
10
Yellow/red cards
2/0
2/0
 
Nottm ForestA Villa
 
N. Williamsfootball icon
M. Santiago Costa dos Santosfootball icon
N. Milenković
I. Sangaré
E. Anderson
M. Gibbs-White (N. Domínguez 84')
C. Hudson-Odoi
M. Sels
O. Giraud-Hutchinson (C. Wood 65')
T. Olaoluwa Aina (D. Ndoye 89')
I. da Cruz (R. Yates 89')
(A. García Robledo 90') M. Cash
V. Nilsson Lindelöf
(I. Maatsen 78') L. Digne
P. Francisco Torres
(D. Soares de Paulo 77') R. Barkley
J. McGinn
Y. Tielemans
(K. Bakumo-Abraham 87') O. Watkins
M. Bizot
A. Mvom Onana
(E. Buendía 78') M. Rogers

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

It's our view that there's not a clear favourite to claim victory here, but what is clear is that the odds are pointing towards it'll have 3 goals or less. Our statistical analysis draws the same conclusion. Nottm Forest and A Villa have delivered a host of under 3.5 goal games lately, and key performance stats point towards an extension of that record. We feel confident predicting under 3.5 goals on Sunday afternoon, and the bookmakers have it priced at 1.33.

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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 37% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.63.

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Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Nottm Forest
37%
13/10
2%
11/1
Draw
27%
12/51/9
A Villa
36%
2/1
3%
12/1
Draw 1-1
13%
6/11/9
Nottm Forest 1-0
10%
9/111/2
A Villa 1-0
10%
12/1
10%
5/1
Nottm Forest 2-1
8%
9/110/1
Draw 0-0
8%
11/113/2
A Villa 2-1
8%
12/112/1
Nottm Forest 2-0
6%
12/117/2
A Villa 2-0
6%
18/16/1
Draw 2-2
5%
12/160/1
Nottm Forest 3-1
3%
18/190/1
A Villa 3-1
3%
25/180/1
Nottm Forest 3-0
3%
22/116/1
A Villa 3-0
3%
33/1
17%
12/1
Nottm Forest 3-2
2%
25/1200/1
A Villa 3-2
2%
33/180/1
Over 2.5 Goals
46%
4/511/2
Under 2.5 Goals
54%
1/11/10
Home 1st Goal
48%
4/517/20
Away 1st Goal
47%
11/1013/10
No 1st Goal
5%
11/16/1
BTTS - Yes
51%
8/132/5
BTTS - No
49%
6/59/5
BTTS - Home Win
17%
10/3
5%
9/1
BTTS - Draw
19%
3/1
4%
1/11
BTTS - Away Win
16%
9/210/1
Home/draw
64%
4/111/40
Away/draw
63%
4/7
2%
1/33
Home/away
73%
3/1011/2
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
1/41/9
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
3/15/1
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
2/140/1
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
2/51/1000
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
9/2125/1
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1/71/500
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
10/11/50
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/201/50
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/251/12
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
11/16/1
Home DNB
56%
8/133/4
Away DNB
55%
6/519/20
Nottm Forest win to nil
21%
10/3-
A Villa win to nil
20%
5/1-
Nottm Forest / Nottm Forest
20%
11/4
8%
12/1
Nottm Forest / A Villa
3%
28/145/1
Nottm Forest / Draw
6%
14/128/1
Draw / Nottm Forest
14%
5/19/5
Draw / A Villa
13%
6/127/10
Draw / Draw
16%
5/113/8
A Villa / Nottm Forest
3%
25/1
10%
40/1
A Villa / A Villa
18%
4/118/1
A Villa / Draw
6%
14/128/1
Win / draw / win Premier League table

Nottm Forest have played 31 matches so far this season and are in 16th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

24 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 14 games, drawn 6 and won 4. Nottm Forest have conceded 38 goals, scored 21, failed to score in 12 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Nottm Forest have played 15 games at home, winning 3, drawing 5 and losing 7 fixtures. They have scored 13 goals, conceded 19 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 9 times in home league games.

A Villa lay in 4th place on 54 points in the Premier League league table having played 31 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 26 games against teams below them in the table, winning 13, drawing 6 and losing 7 games. They have scored 35 goals and kept 8 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. A Villa have conceded 28 goals and have failed to score in 9 matches.

Away league performance

A Villa have played 15 away games, winning 6, drawing 4 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.5 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Nottm Forest
A Villa
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Man City3321753770 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
1-0F
May 24
2
Arsenal3321753770 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-0A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
4-1A
3
Man Utd33161071358 
d
 
2-2A
May 17
w
 
2-1A
l
 
3-1A
4
A Villa331779658 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1A
-
-
5
Liverpool33167101155 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-3F
May 17
l
 
2-0A
6
Brighton34131110950 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
3-4A
7
Bournemouth3411167049 
May 24
l
 
2-0A
w
 
4-0F
d
 
1-1F
8
Chelsea3413912848 
l
 
0-3A
May 4
l
 
1-4F
w
 
1-2A
9
Brentford3313911448 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
10
Everton3313812147 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
11
Sunderland33121011-446 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 24
w
 
4-3F
d
 
1-1F
12
Fulham3313614-345 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-1A
Apr 25
13
C Palace32111011-143 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-3A
d
 
0-00-0
14
Newcastle3312615-342 
May 10
l
 
2-0A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
15
Leeds3491312-740 
w
 
3-1A
l
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-2A
16
Nottm Forest339915-936 
-
-
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1F
17
West Ham338916-1733 
l
 
0-3A
w
 
1-2A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
2-3A
18
Spurs3371016-1131 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-3F
May 3
w
 
1-2A
19
Burnley344822-3420 
w
 
4-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-1F
May 10
20
Wolves333822-3717 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
Win / draw / win form
Nottm Forest 16TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
8 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
12 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
A Villa 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
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
NFO
3
D
4
AVL
4
League games at A Villa since 1992
A Villa
Nottm Forest
Goals: Scored
27
16
Games: Scored
11 / 12
9 / 12
Clean sheets
3 / 12
1 / 12
NFO
1
D
3
AVL
8
Goal Statistics
Nottm Forest 16th A Villa 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Nottm Forest will score no more than 1 goal
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that A Villa will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-45
Nottm Forest have scored 45% fewer goals at home than predicted
+1
A Villa’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
0.8
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier League - 2025/2026 season
Nottm Forest
PG (predicted goals)
A Villa
1.3
1.3
Attack rating
NFO
AVL
23%
better
view stats
Games scored17
22
Failed to score14
9
Scored first8
12
Goals scored31
42
Avg. goals scored1
1.4
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal9
7
Conversion rate for12
15
Avg. XG for1.3
1.4
KickOff rating
+23%
Defence rating
NFO
AVL
11%
better
view stats
Games conceded23
22
Clean sheets8
9
Conceded first20
16
Goals conceded43
37
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against16%
14%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.4
KickOff rating
+11%

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

Nottm Forest Premier League squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
331246
N MilenkovićM Gibbs-WhiteO HutchinsonN Milenković
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Sels GLK26
2
-
O Aina  DEF171
3
-
Murillo DEF251
5
-
N Milenković DEF33
6
-
N Williams DEF3223
5
1
I Sangaré MID2522
5
-
E Anderson MID3322
6
-
O Hutchinson MID2614
1
-
M Gibbs-White MID33122
1
-
C Hudson-Odoi MID3034
-
I Jesus FWD3243
-
Subs
S Ortega GLK3
-
Morato DEF16
4
-
L Netz DEF2
-
N Domínguez MID2211
2
-
R Yates MID182
1
-
J McAtee MID10
1
-
C Wood FWD102
-
D Ndoye FWD2411
1
-
D Bakwa FWD111
1
-
A Villa Premier League squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
331168
M RogersO WatkinsL DigneM Cash
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Bizot GLK6
2
-
M Cash DEF3032
8
-
V Lindelöf DEF131
-
P Torres DEF18
-
L Digne DEF286
3
-
A Onana MID242
3
-
Y Tielemans MID204
-
J McGinn MID2643
4
-
R Barkley MID162
-
M Rogers MID3395
6
-
O Watkins FWD32112
3
-
Subs
J Wright GLK
-
E Konsa DEF31
1
A García DEF5
-
I Maatsen DEF261
2
-
E Buendía MID3152
6
-
D Luiz MID91
-
L Bogarde MID24
5
-
T Abraham FWD102
-
L Bailey FWD91
1
-