Premier League
Saturday 3 January 2026 · 12:30 · HT 1-0 · Villa Park, Birmingham · Referee Simon Hooper
Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest: stats, form and bet builder picks
In Aston Villa's last 9 home games and Nottingham Forest's last 9 away games in the Premier League before kick-off, both teams scored in 6 of 18, over 2.5 goals in 9 of 18, with 9.8 corners per match (league 9.9) and 4.2 cards (league 3.9).
Overview
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Form
Table
Match stats
Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest, full match
73%
Possession
27%
1.59
Expected goals (xG)
0.89
11
Shots
10
4
Shots on target
5
4
Corners
4
10
Fouls
20
1
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
0
1
Offsides
4
Goals and cards
45+1'
Goal
Ollie Watkins AST
49'
Goal
John McGinn AST
61'
Goal
Morgan Gibbs-White NOT
65'
Yellow card
Dilane Bakwa NOT
73'
Goal
John McGinn AST
89'
Yellow card
James McAtee NOT
90+4'
Yellow card
Lamare Bogarde AST
Match probabilities
How often each happened in Aston Villa's last 9 home games and Nottingham Forest's last 9 away games this season, before kick-off, with the league rate beside it.
High
Low
Both teams to score
33%
6/18 games · League 56%
Over 1.5 goals
72%
13/18 games · League 79%
Over 2.5 goals
50%
9/18 games · League 55%
Over 3.5 goals
11%
2/18 games · League 28%
Over 9.5 corners
61%
11/18 games · League 56%
Over 3.5 cards
67%
12/18 games · League 57%
Aston Villa clean sheet
44%
4/9 games · League 26%
Nottingham Forest clean sheet
22%
2/9 games · League 26%
Aston Villa fail to score
22%
2/9 games · League 26%
Nottingham Forest fail to score
56%
5/9 games · League 26%
Averages per match
Same games, both teams added together
Goals
2.3
League 2.8
Corners
9.8
League 9.9
Cards
4.2
League 3.9
