Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 3rd January 2026

The Villans are in with a good chance of adding three nice points to their total in round 20 of the Premier League this coming Saturday. They will be disappointed if they do not beat Nottingham Forest, whom they welcome on home soil at Villa Park.

Aston Villa are currently looking at 39 points on their account, having played 19 matches, leaving them two places off the current Premier League leaders. Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest find themselves as number 17 in the Premier League with 18 points following 19 rounds.

Aston Villa came away with three points from the latest encounter with Nottingham Forest. It would be a surprise if they fail do to it again, when they face each other this coming Saturday.

Aston Villa are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the Premier League, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored 2.1 goals on average per match, or 21 goals in total, while allowing 15 goals against, for an average of 1.5 per outing. They managed two clean sheets along the way.

Nottingham Forest managed a bearable 13 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.3 goals per game. They conceded 13 goals in total, and while claiming three clean sheets, they conceded 1.3 goals an average per game.

Nottingham Forest were knocked out cold when Aston Villa took a 2-1 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 2-1 defeat, Nottingham Forest handed out in the game before.

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest Prediction

Aston Villa Form

In their last three matches, Aston Villa beat Manchester United by 2-1 and Chelsea by 1-2, before losing against Arsenal by 4-1. Aston Villa have been nothing short of fabulous at their home ground in the six most recent Premier League matches here. They quite simply claimed a maximum 18 points, scoring 12 while conceding three goals. Naturally, this is the best points total in the Premier League across the last six games.

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-0 by Fulham, before Manchester City ran out 1-2 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Everton, who came out 0-2 winners. In their last six away matches in the Premier League, Nottingham Forest won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured four defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying eight goals conceded and four scored.

Aston Villa look well suited to build on their current momentum against visitors Nottingham Forest. We expect them to deliver the goods in their upcoming clash at Villa Park.

Aston Villa took 24 points from their last nine encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. This amounts to eight wins after scoring 21 times and conceding 12. Nottingham Forest won one and claimed four points in their five most recent games against teams inside the top six. They scored six conceded ten goals. Aston Villa have a record of 12 wins, three draws and four defeats in the Premier League this season. Nottingham Forest have a record of five wins, three draws and 11 defeats in the Premier League.

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest Squads

Aston Villa Squad

The 54-year-old coach of the home team, Unai Emery, will select the lineup against Nottingham Forest from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Emiliano Martinez (0/15), Marco Bizot (0/4), Rhys Oakley (0/0), Ronnie Hollingshead (0/0), Ezri Konsa (0/18), Ian Maatsen (0/13), Lamare Bogarde (0/14), Lino Sousa (0/0), Lucas Digne (0/18), Matty Cash (3/18), Pau Torres (0/12), Tyrone Mings (0/7), Victor Lindelof (0/8), Yeimar Mosquera (0/0), Amadou Onana (2/14), Boubacar Kamara (1/16), Emiliano Buendia (4/17), Harvey Elliott (0/4), John McGinn (1/19), Ross Barkley (1/7), Youri Tielemans (0/13), Andres Garcia (0/1), Donyell Malen (4/19), Evann Guessand (0/12), Jadon Sancho (0/9), Morgan Rogers (7/19), Ollie Watkins (6/19).

Nottingham Forest Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Nottingham Forest players that the manager Sean Dyche will choose from for the upcoming game:

Angus Gunn (0/0), John Victor (0/4), Matz Sels (0/15), Jair Cunha (0/1), Jimmy Sinclair (0/0), Morato (0/9), Murillo (1/13), Neco Williams (1/19), Nicolo Savona (2/13), Nikola Milenkovic (0/19), Ola Aina (0/3), Oleksandr Zinchenko (0/5), Willy Boly (0/0), Zach Abbott (0/0), Douglas Luiz (0/7), Elliot Anderson (1/19), Ibrahim Sangare (2/13), James McAtee (0/6), Morgan Gibbs-White (3/19), Nicolas Dominguez (0/10), Omari Hutchinson (1/14), Ryan Yates (0/11), Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga (0/8), Callum Hudson-Odoi (3/18), Chris Wood (2/8), Dan Ndoye (1/15), Dilane Bakwa (0/6), Igor Jesus (1/18), Taiwo Awoniyi (0/7).

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest Team News

Apparently, Nottingham Forest have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Saturday. Nikola Milenkovic and Morgan Gibbs-White sit this one out for Nottingham Forest, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Aston Villa.

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest Lineups

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest H2H

Nottingham Forest lost 2-1 against Aston Villa in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 2-1 defeat, Nottingham Forest handed out in the match before. Aston Villa enter the match against Nottingham Forest with a 3-1-2 record in their previous six encounters. A win rate of 50%, 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 the past six matches between home side Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest both teams found the back of the net four times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 3/4.

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest Betting Tips

Callum Hudson-Odoi shows decent form right now for Nottingham Forest, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Premier League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Aston Villa, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Ollie Watkins also look a nice prospect as he scored five goals in his last six Premier League matches.

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Aston Villa won ten times and lost zero as well. Nottingham Forest won three times, drew three and lost four of their last 10 games away from home. Aston Villa kept a clean sheet five times in their previous 10 matches at Villa Park hoping to do so again on Saturday. Nottingham Forest kept a clean sheet in three of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals happened three times in the past six encounters between Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest, with Aston Villa scoring 1.67 goals on average per game. Nottingham Forest averaged 1.33 goals, while both teams scored four times. Aston Villa saw over 2.5 goals in nine of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Nottingham Forest, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.3 times goals per game.