Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 5th November 2023

When Aston Villa arrive at City Ground, Nottingham on Sunday to face Nottingham Forest in the Premier League, the latter will be hoping to use their home turf to their advantage.

Nottingham Forest are number 16 in the table on ten points after ten matches. Aston Villa rank as number five with 22 points after ten matches played.

Too many recent draws have halted Nottingham Forest in their progress. Their upcoming match with Aston Villa could be a good opportunity to return to winning another match this season.

Nottingham Forest scored ten goals, conceded 15 and fought their way to two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Aston Villa scored 26 goals, conceded 14 and managed two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Aston Villa came away with a 2-0 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at City Ground, Nottingham, but face stern opposition, of course.

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa Prediction

Nottingham Forest Form

It is neither good nor disastrous for Nottingham Forest with just two points from their last three matches. They first drew 0-0 against Crystal Palace, followed by another draw. This time 2-2 against Luton, before going down in a 3-0 defeat against Liverpool. In their last six Premier League home matches, Nottingham Forest have three wins, while they've drawn three and lost zero. They scored 11 and conceded eight goals.

Aston Villa Form

In their last three matches, Aston Villa first beat West Ham 4-1, then AZ Alkmaar by 1-4 and finally Luton by 3-1. Aston Villa claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches reads 11 goals conceded and seven scored.

Both Nottingham Forest and visitors Aston Villa seem to struggle just a wee bit much right now, with keeping a clean sheet. We go out on a limb here and suggest that, both teams will find the back of the net.

Nottingham Forest fought their way to zero wins and zero points from their last three games against teams inside the top six. They were on target one times in these matches, but also let in seven goals. Aston Villa claimed three wins from ten goals scored and two conceded in the previous three encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the Premier League. This earned them a total of nine points. Nottingham Forest claimed two wins, four draws as well as four defeats in the Premier League this season. Aston Villa enjoy a record of seven wins, one draw and two defeats in the Premier League.

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa Squads

Nottingham Forest Squad

The 43-year-old Cooper will select the starting eleven against Aston Villa from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Ethan Horvath (0/0), Matt Turner (0/10), Odisseas Vlachodimos (0/0), Wayne Hennessey (0/0), Andrew Omobamidele (0/0), Felipe (0/0), Gonzalo Montiel (0/4), Harry Toffolo (0/4), Joe Worrall (0/6), Moussa Niakhate (0/5), Murillo (0/4), Neco Williams (0/4), Nuno Tavares (0/3), Ola Aina (0/7), Scott McKenna (0/5), Serge Aurier (0/9), Willy Boly (1/9), Andrey Santos (0/1), Brandon Aguilera (0/0), Cheikhou Kouyate (0/7), Danilo (0/4), Harry Arter (0/0), Ibrahim Sangare (0/6), Morgan Gibbs-White (0/10), Nicolas Dominguez (1/5), Orel Mangala (0/9), Ryan Yates (0/8), Anthony Elanga (1/10), Callum Hudson-Odoi (1/4), Chris Wood (3/9), Divock Origi (0/4), Taiwo Awoniyi (3/8).

Aston Villa Squad

Here is the full team squad of Aston Villa. The 51 year-old Unai Emery will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Emiliano Martinez (0/9), Robin Olsen (0/1), Alex Moreno (0/0), Calum Chambers (0/0), Clement Lenglet (0/0), Diego Carlos (0/6), Ezri Konsa (0/10), Leander Dendoncker (0/3), Lucas Digne (0/10), Matty Cash (2/10), Pau Torres (1/10), Tyrone Mings (0/1), Boubacar Kamara (0/10), Douglas Luiz (5/10), Emiliano Buendia (0/0), Jacob Ramsey (1/2), John McGinn (2/10), Nicolo Zaniolo (0/8), Youri Tielemans (0/10), Bertrand Traore (0/2), Jhon Duran (2/6), Leon Bailey (3/8), Moussa Diaby (3/10), Ollie Watkins (5/10).

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa Team News

Nottingham Forest could have up to six missing players for various reasons for their upcoming match against Aston Villa on Sunday. Joe Worrall gets a day off from the Nottingham Forest squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Nottingham Forest-players Callum Hudson-Odoi, Divock Origi, Gonzalo Montiel, Felipe and Danilo won't be playing in the upcoming match against Aston Villa at City Ground, Nottingham due to nursing various injuries.

Worst-case scenario, Aston Villa have a total of six players out for their next match.

Aston Villa need to do without Jacob Ramsey, Alex Moreno, Diego Carlos, Bertrand Traore, Tyrone Mings and Emiliano Buendia, who are not fit enough to travel to City Ground, Nottingham.

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa Lineups

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa H2H

The last time the pair played each other, The Villans came out the other side as 2-0 winners and surely won't mind a repeat of that result. Nottingham Forest claimed zero wins, while Aston Villa picked up one win in the previous ten matches, while the rest had no winner. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 13/5.

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa Results

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa Betting Tips

While Ollie Watkins added five strikes to his account in his last six games in the Premier League, Chris Wood scored twice in his last six.

City Ground, Nottingham witnessed Nottingham Forest winning four times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing three and losing three as well. Aston Villa claimed six wins, one draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Strap yourselves up for a goals at City Ground, Nottingham since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for Nottingham Forest. The same occurred in six of the last 10 league games away from home for Aston Villa.

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Nottingham Forest’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Aston Villa, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.6 times goals per game themselves.