Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 24th February 2024

Prices from the bookmakers reflect how much they expect Aston Villa to pull away with three points on Saturday. They face Nottingham Forest in the Premier League and the latter could be in for a whacking, as The Villans look to add three valuable points.

Aston Villa approach the next Premier League round as number four in the table, having claimed 49 points this season so far. With 25 games behind them, Nottingham Forest amassed 24 points, placing them as number 15 before their next fixture.

Aston Villa are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with Nottingham Forest and odds favour them to pull it off.

The Villans step into their next home match on Saturday having scored a nice average of 1.8 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 18 goals, while also allowing 13 goals against. That is an average of 1.3 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet three times in those matches.

Nottingham Forest travel to their next away match on Saturday, having performed a tolerable average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 16 goals, whilst shipping 17 goals against. An average of 1.7 goals against a game. They hung on to one clean sheet in this streak.

Aston Villa lost to 2-0 Nottingham Forest in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 2-0 win, which Aston Villa dished out the match before that.

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest Prediction

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa lost twice in their last three matches, as they were defeated 1-3 by Chelsea and 1-2 against Manchester United. They turned the table by winning 1-2 against Fulham. Aston Villa won three of their previous six matches at Villa Park in the Premier League. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring eight goals to eight against.

Nottingham Forest Form

In their last three matches, Nottingham Forest drew 1-1 with Bristol City, lost 2-3 against Newcastle and beat West Ham 2-0. Nottingham Forest managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 14 time and letting in nine.

Both Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest have been scoring freely over the past weeks, and we anticipate a very entertaining match. They usually throw caution to the wind, when clashing with each other.

Aston Villa took 31 points from their last 14 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. This amounts to nine wins after scoring 32 times and conceding 14. Nottingham Forest claimed two wins and six points in their last eight games against teams from the top six. They scored eight times in these matches, but also conceded 15 goals. Aston Villa claimed 15 wins, four draws as well as six defeats in the Premier League this season. Nottingham Forest enjoy a record of six wins, six draws and 13 defeats in the Premier League.

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest Squads

Aston Villa Squad

Emery will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Nottingham Forest from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Emiliano Martinez (0/24), Joe Gauci (0/0), Robin Olsen (0/1), Alex Moreno (2/12), Calum Chambers (0/0), Clement Lenglet (0/8), Diego Carlos (0/17), Ezri Konsa (0/23), Kortney Hause (0/0), Lucas Digne (0/20), Matty Cash (2/22), Pau Torres (2/19), Tim Iroegbunam (0/3), Tyrone Mings (0/1), Boubacar Kamara (0/20), Douglas Luiz (7/24), Emiliano Buendia (0/0), Jacob Ramsey (1/14), John McGinn (6/25), Nicolo Zaniolo (1/16), Youri Tielemans (1/21), Jhon Duran (2/14), Leon Bailey (7/23), Morgan Rogers (0/1), Moussa Diaby (4/25), Ollie Watkins (13/25).

Nottingham Forest Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Nottingham Forest players that the manager Nuno Espirito Santo will choose from for the upcoming game:

Matt Turner (0/17), Matz Sels (0/3), Odisseas Vlachodimos (0/5), Wayne Hennessey (0/0), Andrew Omobamidele (0/4), Felipe (0/4), Gonzalo Montiel (0/9), Harry Toffolo (1/14), Moussa Niakhate (0/15), Murillo (0/19), Neco Williams (0/16), Nuno Tavares (0/7), Ola Aina (1/14), Willy Boly (1/15), Cheikhou Kouyate (0/10), Danilo (1/18), Giovanni Reyna (0/2), Harry Arter (0/0), Ibrahim Sangare (0/11), Morgan Gibbs-White (2/24), Nicolas Dominguez (2/16), Richie Laryea (0/0), Ryan Yates (0/22), Anthony Elanga (5/24), Callum Hudson-Odoi (4/16), Chris Wood (8/20), Divock Origi (0/11), Rodrigo Ribeiro (0/0), Taiwo Awoniyi (6/14).

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest Team News

Aston Villa are looking at up to six players on the injured and absent list ahead of their home match against Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

Boubacar Kamara, Ezri Konsa, Jhon Duran, Kortney Hause, Tyrone Mings and Emiliano Buendia nurses various injuries and won't take part for Aston Villa against Nottingham Forest at Villa Park.

Nottingham Forest have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match on Saturday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands.

Names like Gonzalo Montiel and Chris Wood most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Aston Villa.

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest Lineups

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest H2H

Aston Villa took a hit when Nottingham Forest handed them a 2-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured three points to their name by claiming a 2-0 win. Aston Villa enter the match against Nottingham Forest with a 1-1-1 record in their previous three encounters. A win rate of 33%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest Results

In one of the previous three matches between Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest both teams scored.

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest Betting Tips

It has been a superb season for Ollie Watkins so far as he managed to score impressive 13 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target four times in his last six games, and The Villans rely on his abilities against Nottingham Forest. Siding with him to find the back of the net this coming Saturday seems like a decent punt.

Aston Villa claimed six wins, drew one and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Nottingham Forest won two, drew four and lost four of their last 10 games away. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Villa Park since both teams scored in eight of the last 10 home matches for Aston Villa. The same occurred in six of the last 10 league games away from home for Nottingham Forest.

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Aston Villa, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Nottingham Forest, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.6 times goals per game.