Premier League
31st tour
Aston Villa
MATCH FINISHED
5 Apr
2
:
1
Nottingham Forest

Match stats

Logo Aston Villa Logo Nottingham Forest
53 Ball possession (%) 47
17 Goal attempts 19
8 Shots on Goal 3
6 Shots off Goal 14
3 Blocked shots 2

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest: prediction & betting odds 5 Apr 2025

The Premier League Matchday 31 clash between Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest will take place on April 5 at Villa Park in Birmingham. Aston Villa vs. Nottingham Forest: prediction and betting odds, statistics.

Aston Villa

The Birmingham side played their last two Premier League matches away from home, not only winning both but also keeping clean sheets. First, they defeated Brentford (1-0), and then they surprisingly thrashed Brighton (3-0). Unai Emery's men have climbed to seventh place in the table and continue to push for a Champions League spot.


  • The club has not lost in 10 of their last 12 Premier League matches (5 wins and 5 draws).
  • No more than three goals have been scored in 6 of Aston Villa's last 8 league games.
  • The Birmingham side is unbeaten in 14 consecutive Premier League home games (7 wins and 7 draws).

Predicted lineup for Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)

Emiliano Martinez – Ezri Konsa, Lucas Digne, Matty Cash, Pau Torres – Youri Tielemans, Boubacar Kamara – Morgan Rogers, Jacob Ramsey, John McGinn – Marcus Rashford.

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham comes into the upcoming match with a three-game winning streak in the league. During this stretch, they defeated both Manchester teams at home 1-0 and also won away against Ipswich (4-2). Nuno Espírito Santo's side continues to hold third place in the standings, maintaining a comfortable distance from the nearest competitor outside the top four.


  • The club has not lost in 13 of their last 16 league matches (11 wins and 2 draws).
  • Nottingham Forest's uncompromising away streak in the Premier League stands at 11 matches (6 wins and 5 losses).
  • At least three goals have been scored in Nottingham's last five Premier League matches.

Predicted lineup for Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)

Matz Sels – Ola Aina, Murillo, Nikola Milenkovic, Neco Williams – Elliot Anderson, Ryan Yates – Anthony Elanga, Morgan Gibbs-White, Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira – Taiwo Awoniyi.


Defender Alex Moreno will not play due to loan agreement terms.

Referee

Simon Hooper (England)


Matches – 19 (Premier League, 2024/25);

Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 89;

Average yellow cards per match – 4.7;

Red cards shown – 1;

Average fouls per match – 20;

Penalties – 21%.

Aston Villa vs. Nottingham Forest: Match Prediction

Since Nottingham returned to the Premier League, the opponents have faced each other five times in the league: exchanging home victories, and one draw. At Villa Park, the Birmingham side secured convincing wins with scores of 2-0 and 4-2. It is highly likely that Aston Villa will not lose to this opponent again.


Over the past year, Unai Emery's side has played 20 Premier League matches at their home ground: the team lost only to Arsenal, winning 9 and drawing 10. It will be challenging for Nottingham even to draw in Birmingham, especially since they are not as stable away as they are at home. In their last four away Premier League matches, Nuno Espírito Santo's side only managed to defeat Ipswich, losing the other three. Therefore, my prediction is Aston Villa with a handicap (0).

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest Odds

Premier League: previous matches in the tournament

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02.04.25
Brighton and Hove Albion
Aston Villa
W
08.03.25
Brentford
Aston Villa
W
25.02.25
Crystal Palace
Aston Villa
L
22.02.25
Aston Villa
Chelsea
W
19.02.25
Aston Villa
Liverpool
D
15.02.25
Aston Villa
Ipswich
D
01.02.25
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Aston Villa
L
26.01.25
Aston Villa
West Ham United
D
18.01.25
Arsenal
Aston Villa
D
15.01.25
Everton
Aston Villa
W
04.01.25
Aston Villa
Leicester City
W
30.12.24
Aston Villa
Brighton and Hove Albion
D
26.12.24
Newcastle United
Aston Villa
L
21.12.24
Aston Villa
Manchester City
W
14.12.24
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
L
07.12.24
Aston Villa
Southampton
W
04.12.24
Aston Villa
Brentford
W
01.12.24
Chelsea
Aston Villa
L
23.11.24
Aston Villa
Crystal Palace
D
09.11.24
Liverpool
Aston Villa
L
03.11.24
Tottenham Hotspur
Aston Villa
L
26.10.24
Aston Villa
Bournemouth
D
19.10.24
Fulham
Aston Villa
W
06.10.24
Aston Villa
Manchester United
D
29.09.24
Ipswich
Aston Villa
D
21.09.24
Aston Villa
Wolverhampton Wanderers
W
14.09.24
Aston Villa
Everton
W
31.08.24
Leicester City
Aston Villa
W
24.08.24
Aston Villa
Arsenal
L
17.08.24
West Ham United
Aston Villa
W
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W
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W
08.03.25
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W
26.02.25
Nottingham Forest
Arsenal
D
23.02.25
Newcastle United
Nottingham Forest
L
15.02.25
Fulham
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L
01.02.25
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Brighton and Hove Albion
W
25.01.25
Bournemouth
Nottingham Forest
L
19.01.25
Nottingham Forest
Southampton
W
14.01.25
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Liverpool
D
06.01.25
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Nottingham Forest
W
29.12.24
Everton
Nottingham Forest
W
26.12.24
Nottingham Forest
Tottenham Hotspur
W
21.12.24
Brentford
Nottingham Forest
W
14.12.24
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Aston Villa
W
07.12.24
Manchester United
Nottingham Forest
W
04.12.24
Manchester City
Nottingham Forest
L
30.11.24
Nottingham Forest
Ipswich
W
23.11.24
Arsenal
Nottingham Forest
L
10.11.24
Nottingham Forest
Newcastle United
L
02.11.24
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West Ham United
W
25.10.24
Leicester City
Nottingham Forest
W
21.10.24
Nottingham Forest
Crystal Palace
W
06.10.24
Chelsea
Nottingham Forest
D
28.09.24
Nottingham Forest
Fulham
L
22.09.24
Brighton and Hove Albion
Nottingham Forest
D
14.09.24
Liverpool
Nottingham Forest
W
31.08.24
Nottingham Forest
Wolverhampton Wanderers
D
24.08.24
Southampton
Nottingham Forest
W
17.08.24
Nottingham Forest
Bournemouth
D
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Nottingham Forest
05.11.23
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
Premier League 2022-2023
08.04.23
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
10.10.22
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
championship 2017-2018
13.01.18
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
23.09.17
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
championship 2016-2017
03.02.17
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
2
:
1
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Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
2
:
2

Tables

Team Played W D L Goals Points Form
1
Liverpool
33 24 7 2 75:31 79
2
Arsenal
34 18 13 3 63:29 67
3
Manchester City
34 18 7 9 66:43 61
4
Nottingham Forest
33 18 6 9 53:39 60
5
Newcastle United
33 18 5 10 62:44 59
6
Chelsea
33 16 9 8 58:40 57
7
Aston Villa
34 16 9 9 54:49 57
8
Bournemouth
33 13 10 10 52:40 49
9
Fulham
33 13 9 11 48:45 48
10
Brighton and Hove Albion
33 12 12 9 53:53 48
11
Brentford
33 13 7 13 56:50 46
12
Crystal Palace
34 11 12 11 43:47 45
13
Everton
33 8 14 11 34:40 38
14
Manchester United
33 10 8 15 38:46 38
15
Wolverhampton Wanderers
33 11 5 17 48:61 38
16
Tottenham Hotspur
33 11 4 18 61:51 37
17
West Ham United
33 9 9 15 37:55 36
18
Ipswich
33 4 9 20 33:71 21
19
Leicester City
33 4 6 23 27:73 18
20
Southampton
33 2 5 26 24:78 11
Team Played W D L Goals Points Form
1
Liverpool
16 13 2 1 34:12 41
2
Arsenal
17 10 6 1 33:15 36
3
Manchester City
17 11 3 3 39:22 36
4
Aston Villa
17 9 7 1 31:20 34
5
Newcastle United
16 10 2 4 35:19 32
6
Chelsea
16 9 5 2 30:17 32
7
Nottingham Forest
16 9 4 3 24:11 31
8
Brentford
17 8 4 5 34:29 28
9
Fulham
17 7 5 5 26:25 26
10
Brighton and Hove Albion
16 6 7 3 23:21 25
11
Bournemouth
16 7 3 6 20:14 24
12
Tottenham Hotspur
17 6 3 8 34:29 21
13
Crystal Palace
17 5 6 6 19:23 21
14
Manchester United
17 6 3 8 21:26 21
15
Everton
17 4 8 5 22:21 20
16
West Ham United
17 5 4 8 21:31 19
17
Wolverhampton Wanderers
16 5 2 9 23:29 17
18
Leicester City
17 2 3 12 11:34 9
19
Ipswich
17 1 4 12 13:40 7
20
Southampton
16 1 2 13 11:43 5
Team Played W D L Goals Points Form
1
Liverpool
17 11 5 1 41:19 38
2
Arsenal
17 8 7 2 30:14 31
3
Nottingham Forest
17 9 2 6 29:28 29
4
Newcastle United
17 8 3 6 27:25 27
5
Bournemouth
17 6 7 4 32:26 25
6
Manchester City
17 7 4 6 27:21 25
7
Chelsea
17 7 4 6 28:23 25
8
Crystal Palace
17 6 6 5 24:24 24
9
Brighton and Hove Albion
17 6 5 6 30:32 23
10
Aston Villa
17 7 2 8 23:29 23
11
Fulham
16 6 4 6 22:20 22
12
Wolverhampton Wanderers
17 6 3 8 25:32 21
13
Brentford
16 5 3 8 22:21 18
14
Everton
16 4 6 6 12:19 18
15
Manchester United
16 4 5 7 17:20 17
16
West Ham United
16 4 5 7 16:24 17
17
Tottenham Hotspur
16 5 1 10 27:22 16
18
Ipswich
16 3 5 8 20:31 14
19
Leicester City
16 2 3 11 16:39 9
20
Southampton
17 1 3 13 13:35 6

Team lineups

Aston Villa

Unai Emery
coach
Player Matches Goals
Line-up
Emiliano Martínez
gk. 29 -41
Ian Ethan Maatsen
df. 22 0
Tyrone Mings
df. 10 0
Andrés García Robledo
df. 5 0
Axel Disasi
df. 5 0
Youri Tielemans
mf. 30 2
Amadou Ba Zeund Georges Mvom Onana
mf. 18 2
Ollie Watkins
fw. 30 13
Morgan Elliot Rogers
fw. 29 7
Donyell Malen
fw. 7 1
Marco Asensio
fw. 5 3
Substitutes
Robin Olsen
gk. 3 -4
Lucas Digne
df. 29 0
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo
df. 26 1
Matty Cash
df. 20 1
Pau Torres
df. 19 0
John McGinn
mf. 26 0
Jacob Matthew Ramsey
mf. 22 1
Boubacar Kamara
mf. 18 0
Marcus Rashford
fw. 6 1
Nottingham Forest

Nuno Espírito Santo
coach
Player Matches Goals
Line-up
Matz Sels
gk. 30 -35
Murillo Santiago Costa dos Santos
df. 29 1
Nikola Milenković
df. 29 4
Neco Shay Williams
df. 27 1
Felipe Rodrigues da Silva
df. 21 0
Elliot Junior Anderson
mf. 29 1
Ryan James Yates
mf. 27 2
Morgan Gibbs-White
mf. 26 5
Nicolás Martín Domínguez
mf. 26 0
Anthony David Junior Elanga
fw. 30 6
Callum Hudson-Odoi
fw. 25 5
Substitutes
Carlos Miguel
gk. 0 0
Willy Boly
df. 5 0
Harry Toffolo
df. 3 0
Zach MacFarlane Abbott
df. 0 0
Ibrahim Sangaré
mf. 8 0
Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira
mf. 6 0
João Pedro Ferreira Silva
fw. 25 2
Ramón Sosa Acosta
fw. 15 1
Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira
fw. 2 0
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