Premier League: Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 20 match between Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Aston Villa appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face Nottingham Forest in round 20 of the Premier League season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at Villa Park on Saturday.

Sitting two places behind the top of the table, Aston Villa claimed 39 points after 19 rounds. Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest amassed 18 points and rank as number 17 in the Premier League at the moment.

Team form: Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Manchester United by 2-1, before winning 1-2 against Chelsea. The streak ended in a recent 4-1 defeat against Arsenal. Aston Villa swept all opposition aside in the six most recent Premier League matches at their home ground. They won all six, adding 18 points to their account, whilst scoring 12 and conceding three goals.

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 1-0 by Fulham. Next up, Manchester City won 1-2, before losing 0-2 against Everton. Nottingham Forest won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says eight goals conceded and four scored.

Betting stats and facts for Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Callum Hudson-Odoi shows decent form right now for Nottingham Forest, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Premier League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Aston Villa, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Ollie Watkins also look a nice prospect as he scored five goals in his last six Premier League matches.

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Full-time result

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Aston Villa won ten times and lost zero as well. Nottingham Forest won three times, drew three and lost four of their last 10 games away from home. Aston Villa have beaten Nottingham Forest in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Aston Villa scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Nottingham Forest scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 6 consecutive Aston Villa games Nottingham Forest should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Saturday, as Aston Villa only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Nottingham Forest claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 games. Aston Villa have scored in 6 consecutive home meetings with Nottingham Forest.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out nine times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Aston Villa, who scored an average of 2.1 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Nottingham Forest, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.3 times goals per game themselves. Aston Villa scored at least once in their previous 9 matches.