Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest
l l d d w
1 - 1
1.20
xG
0.98
Full Time
Aston Villa
d l l l w
Neco Williams
38'
Murillo
23'
Predictions
Stats
Odds
Predictions

Double chance : draw or Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest have been drawing a lot of their recent games, with just one win in their last five matches. Aston Villa, on the other hand, are in good shape, having won three of their last five games.

Looking at recent meetings between these two, most of their matches have ended in draws with very few goals. However, their most recent game was a high-scoring affair, finishing with four goals in total.

Last Updated: 16 Feb 2026 07:13 AM
starting lineups
 
M. Sels
8.2
 
Neco Williams
 
Murillo
 
N. Milenkovic
 
O. Aina
 
E. Anderson
 
I. Sangare
 
C. Hudson-Odoi
 
M. Gibbs-White
6.3
 
O. Hutchinson
 
Igor Jesus
 
M. Bizot
 
L. Digne
 
P. Torres
 
V. Lindelof
6.5
 
M. Cash
 
Y. Tielemans
 
A. Onana
 
M. Rogers
 
R. Barkley
7.3
 
J. McGinn
 
O. Watkins
field field
substitutes
Substitutes for Nottingham Forest
C. Wood
65' Out: O. Hutchinson
65
Nicolás Domínguez
' Out: M. Gibbs-White
84
R. Yates
' Out: Igor Jesus
89
D. Ndoye
' Out: O. Aina
89
Substitutes for Aston Villa
Douglas Luiz
' Out: R. Barkley
77
I. Maatsen
' Out: L. Digne
78
E. Buendia
' Out: M. Rogers
78
T. Abraham
' Out: O. Watkins
87
A. Garcia
90' Out: M. Cash
90
statistics
41 Ball Possession 59
1 Goals 1
1.20 Expected Goals 0.98
match facts

REFEREE

M. Salisbury

STADIUM

The City Ground

LOCATION

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

  • This is a Premier League 2025-2026 fixture between Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa.
  • The match will be played at The City Ground on April 11, 2026.
  • In their last meeting in January 2026, Aston Villa won 3-1.
  • The previous six meetings before that all ended in 0-0 draws.
  • Nottingham Forest's recent form shows one win and four draws in their last five matches.
  • Aston Villa are in strong form, with four wins and one draw in their last five outings.
  • Forest average 0.16 goals per match in recent games, while Villa average 0.14.
  • Both teams have similar average shot counts: 11.67 for Forest and 12.54 for Villa.
  • Aston Villa tend to see more of the ball, averaging 53.67% possession compared to Forest's 48%.
  • Median possession stats for this fixture heavily favor the home side at 74%.
  • Median yellow cards in past meetings are higher for the away side (2 vs 1).
  • Nottingham Forest's last home win in this fixture was over three years ago.
Last Updated: 16 Feb 2026 07:13 AM
head to head team stats
Total
Per Match
30 Corners 36
114 Fouls 75
30 Offsides 11
87 Shots 97
28 Shots on Goal 33
16 Yellow Cards 14
0 Red Cards 0
10 Goals 14
14 Goals Conceded 10
1 Clean Sheets 1
premier league standings
#
Team
PL
W
D
L
GD
PTS
#4
33
17
7
9
6
58
#16
34
10
9
15
-4
39