Premier League: Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 31 match between Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Aston Villa enjoy home advantage, when visitors Nottingham Forest swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

While Nottingham Forest are now third in the Premier League table after collecting 57 points in 30 rounds, The Villans trail them on 48 points. This leaves them as number 7 in the table after 30 rounds played.

Form: Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 3-0 win against Club Brugge. They went on to beat Preston by 0-3, before also getting the better of Brighton in a 0-3 victory. Aston Villa only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Premier League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew four and lost zero, as they scored ten and conceded eight goals.

Nottingham Forest Form

In their last three matches, Nottingham Forest beat Ipswich 2-4, drew 0-0 with Brighton and beat Manchester United by 1-0. Nottingham Forest won three of a possible six away matches in the Premier League, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored 13 while also conceding 13 times.

Betting stats and facts for Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Anthony Elanga shows decent form right now for Nottingham Forest, as he scored three 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 Marco Asensio also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Premier League matches.

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Full-time result

Aston Villa won seven of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew three and lost none. Nottingham Forest won five games, drew two and lost three in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Amazingly, Aston Villa are on a streak of 14 home matches without defeat. Aston Villa have not lost to Nottingham Forest in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Aston Villa scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Nottingham Forest scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in the last 7 consecutive home games Aston Villa played. Nottingham Forest managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Aston Villa have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Nottingham Forest.

Total goals

Aston Villa saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Nottingham Forest’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of two goals in these matches.