Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

The Forest, having lost their last match against Manchester City, travel to Birmingham with the intention of achieving the best possible result. In this match of the 20th round of the Premier League,  Aston Villa will face Nottingham Forest at Villa Park stadium on 3 January at 07:30.

The home team, Aston Villa is currently in 3º position in the tournament with 39 points, while Nottingham Forest is currently in 17º position with 18.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest.

Aston Villa

Aston Villa comes from playing against Chelsea and finished the match with a result of 1-2, with win for Aston Villa. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against Forest coached by S. Dyche. In that last match between Aston Villa and Chelsea, Villans team achieved a 37% possession of the ball, with 8 shots on goal of which 2 were goals. The goals were scored by Ollie Watkins (x2).

In the last 6 matches, the team coached by Unai Emery has achieved 6 wins, , and is on a streak of 11 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 11 matches. Aston Villa average number of goals per game is 2.5 goals, while they concede an average of 1.5 goals per game. With this trend they have 6 matches conceding at least one goal. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 15 goals while conceding 9 goals.

Latest statistics in Aston Villa matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 6/6
• Both teams to score: 6/6
• Matches conceding goals:  6
• Winning streak: 11

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest, meanwhile, are coming off a 1-2 defeat against Manchester City, and travel to the Villa Park stadium with the intention of turning this last result around and facing Aston Villa.

In that match between Nottingham Forest and Manchester City, the Forest team achieved 34% ball possession, getting 2 shots on goal, 1 of which was a goal. The goal was scored by O. Hutchinson.

Analysing the last 6 matches, S. Dyche's team has won 3, and lost 3, and is on a run of 2 consecutive defeats. Nottingham Forest average 1.2 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.2 goals per game. With this trend, they have 2 official matches without clean sheets. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 7 goals while conceding 7 goals.

Latest statistics in Nottingham Forest matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 4/6
• Both teams to score: 2/6

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest: H2H STATS

The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Premier League competition, in an event that took place at the Villa Park stadium on 05-04-2025 with the result of 2-1, with Aston Villa winning.

The last 5 meetings between Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest have resulted in 3 wins for Aston Villa, 2 wins for Nottingham Forest. In those matches, Aston Villa managed to score 9 goals, while Nottingham Forest scored 7 goals against Aston Villa.

• In 3/5 matches both teams scored
• En 3/5 games it was an Over 2.5 goals