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Premier League

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa

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Why this pick: Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa

Model inputs: per-match averages over each side's last 10 played matches (Nottingham Forest 10, Aston Villa 10). PPDA — lower means more intense pressing.

Nottingham ForestAston Villa
1.34 xG per 90 1.29
1.34 npxG per 90 1.29
19.6 PPDA 12.3
4.3 Deep completions per 90 10.3
0.93 xPTS per 90 1.31

xG and npxG (non-penalty) per match, deep completions (passes received within ~20 yards of goal) and xPTS (expected points) from Understat match data. Bold marks the stronger side on each line.

Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa recent form

Nottingham Forest 2W 3D 1L
Aston Villa 4W 0D 2L

Last 6 completed matches, all competitions, newest on the right.

Home vs away this season

Nottingham Forest at home

Record (W-D-L)
3-5-7
Win rate
20%
Goals for / match
0.87
Goals against / match
1.27
Clean sheets
4 of 15

Aston Villa away

Record (W-D-L)
6-4-5
Win rate
40%
Goals for / match
1.27
Goals against / match
1.47
Clean sheets
3 of 15

League matches this season before kick-off: Nottingham Forest at home only, Aston Villa away only.

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa head-to-head

Last 7 meetings: Nottingham Forest 2 · draws 1 · Aston Villa 4.

Nottingham ForestDrawsAston Villa
Previous meetings
DateHomeScoreAwayCompetition
2026-01-03Aston Villa3-1Nottingham ForestPremier League
2025-04-05Aston Villa2-1Nottingham ForestPremier League
2024-12-14Nottingham Forest2-1Aston VillaPremier League
2024-02-24Aston Villa4-2Nottingham ForestPremier League
2023-11-05Nottingham Forest2-0Aston VillaPremier League
2023-04-08Aston Villa2-0Nottingham ForestPremier League
2022-10-10Nottingham Forest1-1Aston VillaPremier League

Before and after this match