Aston Villa FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2025-26

Aston Villa FC

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Nottingham Forest FC

Sat 3 Jan 2026 · 12:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Aston Villa FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Premier League .

Aston Villa FC 10 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Nottingham Forest FC 10 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Simon Hooper

4 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 16.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	10	27
2	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	10	22
3	Manchester City FC	10	21
4	Liverpool FC	10	18
5	Chelsea FC	10	16
6	Everton FC	10	16
7	AFC Bournemouth	10	15
8	Brentford FC	10	14
9	Leeds United FC	10	14
10	Aston Villa FC	10	13
11	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10	12
12	Newcastle United FC	10	12
13	Hull City AFC	10	11
14	Ipswich Town FC	10	11
15	Fulham FC	10	10
16	Nottingham Forest FC	10	9
17	Coventry City FC	10	9
18	Manchester United FC	10	8
19	Sunderland AFC	10	8
20	Crystal Palace FC	10	7

Head-to-Head

Aston Villa FC 13 games · Avg 3.5 goals Nottingham Forest FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-01-03 Aston Villa FC 3–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2025-04-05 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2024-12-14 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC 2024-02-24 Aston Villa FC 4–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2023-11-05 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Aston Villa FC

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Jan	Nottingham Forest FC	H	3–1	W
30 Dec	Arsenal FC	A	1–4	L
27 Dec	Chelsea FC	A	2–1	W
21 Dec	Manchester United FC	H	2–1	W
14 Dec	West Ham United FC	A	3–2	W
11 Dec	FC Basel 1893	A	2–1	W

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Jan	Aston Villa FC	A	1–3	L
30 Dec	Everton FC	H	0–2	L
27 Dec	Manchester City FC	H	1–2	L
22 Dec	Fulham FC	A	0–1	L
14 Dec	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	3–0	W
11 Dec	FC Utrecht	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Aston Villa FC		Nottingham Forest FC
#10	Position	#16
13	Points	9
10	Played	10
3 / 4 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 3 / 5
14	Scored	9
17	Conceded	13
-3	GD	-4
1.30	PPG	0.90
30%	Win %	20%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season

10% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

Aston Villa FC are 10th (13 pts). Nottingham Forest FC are 16th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Aston Villa FC

0-15

4/1

16-30

–/3

31-45

3/2

46-60

3/3

61-75

2/–

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Nottingham Forest FC

0-15

3/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

–/3

46-60

1/4

61-75

2/1

76+

1/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Aston Villa FC

Nicolas Jackson	6 G	1 A
Johan Manzambi	2 G	3 A
Alysson	2 G

Nottingham Forest FC

Liam Delap	3 G
Dan Ndoye	2 G
Morgan Gibbs-White	1 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Aston Villa FC and Nottingham Forest FC.
The final score is 3-1.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
John McGinn	4
Tammy Abraham	4
Ollie Watkins	3
Douglas Luiz	2
Lewis Grabban	2
Leon Bailey	1
Liam Delap	1
Kortney Hause	1

Head to Head

Aston Villa FC Form

2026-01-03 Aston Villa FC 3–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2025-12-30 Arsenal FC 4–1 Aston Villa FC L 2025-12-27 Chelsea FC 1–2 Aston Villa FC W 2025-12-21 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Manchester United FC W 2025-12-14 West Ham United FC 2–3 Aston Villa FC W 2025-12-11 FC Basel 1893 1–2 Aston Villa FC W

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2026-01-03 Aston Villa FC 3–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2025-12-30 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Everton FC L 2025-12-27 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Manchester City FC L 2025-12-22 Fulham FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2025-12-14 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2025-12-11 FC Utrecht 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.9 Aston Villa FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.17 Nottingham Forest FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Aston Villa FC56% Draw23% Nottingham Forest FC21%

Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.07

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Nottingham Forest FC

44%

Aston Villa FC or Nottingham Forest FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Aston Villa FC39% Draw43% Nottingham Forest FC18%

Actual: Aston Villa FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.2%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

8.3%

1 – 0

8.2%

0 – 0

6.3%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

5.8%

2 – 2

5.5%

3 – 0

5.2%

0 – 1

4.7%

3 – 2

3.5%

0 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap	Aston Villa FC covers	Push	Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	22%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.