Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 14th December 2024

When Aston Villa come to City Ground, Nottingham for the Premier League match this coming Saturday, Nottingham Forest will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Placed fiveth in the table Nottingham Forest have amassed 25 points after 15 matches. On 25 points, Aston Villa rank sixth with 15 matches played this season.

With 3 defeats from their last 6 matches, the mood around the Nottingham Forest camp could probably be a lot better. They need to up their game or prepare for more disappointment, when facing Aston Villa on their home ground.

Nottingham Forest are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 13 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.3 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 14 goals, or an average of 1.4 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to three clean sheets in this run.

The Villans managed a bearable 13 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.3 goals per game. They conceded 16 goals in total, and while claiming two clean sheets, they conceded 1.6 goals an average per game.

Nottingham Forest lost to 4-2 Aston Villa in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 2-0 win, which Nottingham Forest dished out the match before that.

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa Prediction

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest beat Ipswich by 1-0, lost 3-0 against Manchester City, before defeating Manchester United 2-3. Nottingham Forest claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored seven and conceded five goals.

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Brentford, who were defeated by 3-1. Then, Southampton got outclassed in a 1-0 win, before beating RB Leipzig by 2-3. Aston Villa claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches reads 13 goals conceded and eight scored.

It seems both Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest have some issues concerning their defence, as they seem to find themselves on the receiving end a bit too often lately. We believe the trend continues this coming Saturday, and we are rooting for goals.

Nottingham Forest earned four points from their last four matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed one wins, following two goals scored while also conceding seven. Aston Villa claimed zero wins and zero points in the past three games against teams placed inside the top six. They scored zero goals while conceding seven times. Nottingham Forest are looking at a record of seven wins, four draws and four defeats in the Premier League this season. Aston Villa are looking at seven wins, four draws and four defeats in the Premier League.

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa Squads

Nottingham Forest Squad

The 50-year-old coach of the home team, Nuno Espirito Santo, will select the lineup against Aston Villa from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Carlos Miguel (0/0), Matz Sels (0/15), Alex Moreno (0/11), Andrew Omobamidele (0/0), Harry Toffolo (0/1), Morato (0/8), Murillo (1/15), Neco Williams (0/12), Nikola Milenkovic (1/14), Ola Aina (1/15), Willy Boly (0/2), Danilo (0/1), Elliot Anderson (0/14), Ibrahim Sangare (0/3), James Ward-Prowse (0/7), Morgan Gibbs-White (2/11), Nicolas Dominguez (0/13), Ramon Sosa (1/10), Ryan Yates (1/15), Anthony Elanga (0/15), Callum Hudson-Odoi (2/14), Chris Wood (10/15), Emmanuel Dennis (0/0), Eric da Silva Moreira (0/2), Jota Silva (0/14), Taiwo Awoniyi (0/11).

Aston Villa Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Aston Villa players that the manager Unai Emery will choose from for the upcoming game:

Emiliano Martinez (0/15), Joe Gauci (0/0), Robin Olsen (0/1), Diego Carlos (0/8), Ezri Konsa (1/13), Ian Maatsen (0/12), Kortney Hause (0/0), Kosta Nedeljkovic (0/3), Lamare Bogarde (0/3), Lucas Digne (0/15), Matty Cash (1/9), Pau Torres (0/14), Sil Swinkels (0/0), Tyrone Mings (0/1), Amadou Onana (2/10), Boubacar Kamara (0/6), Emiliano Buendia (0/7), Jacob Ramsey (0/10), Jaden Philogene-Bidace (0/11), John McGinn (0/13), Leon Bailey (0/14), Ross Barkley (2/12), Youri Tielemans (0/15), Jhon Duran (5/15), Morgan Rogers (4/15), Ollie Watkins (7/15).

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa Team News

At the time of writing, Nottingham Forest have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Aston Villa on Saturday. Nikola Milenkovic, Alex Moreno and Morgan Gibbs-White can't be called up by the Nottingham Forest-manager, with both serving a ban.

Nottingham Forest are unable to field Danilo on Saturday against Aston Villa, as he is sidelined with an injury.

At the time of writing, Aston Villa just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Saturday.

Names like Boubacar Kamara and Tyrone Mings most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Nottingham Forest.

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa Lineups

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa H2H

Nottingham Forest were defeated by 4-2 in their last encounter with Aston Villa, but did win the reverse match 2-0, though. Nottingham Forest enter the match against Aston Villa with a 1-1-2 record in their previous four encounters. A win rate of 25%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa Results

In two of the previous four matches between Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa both teams scored.

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa Betting Tips

In their last 10 matches at City Ground, Nottingham across all tournaments Nottingham Forest won four times, drew four and lost two times. Aston Villa claimed five wins, one draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Nottingham Forest should feel good about scoring this coming Saturday, since Aston Villa managed a clean sheet only once in their previous 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

In the last four encounters between Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa over 2.5 goals came out one time, as Nottingham Forest averaged 1.25 goals a game. Aston Villa scored an average of 1.75 goals in these, while both teams scored two times. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Nottingham Forest’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Aston Villa, who scored 1.1 times on average in these matches.