Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest Prediction, January 3 – The Villans’ Firepower Should Be Too Much for Forest

Prediction, the result forecast of Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa will host Nottingham Forest at home in of the English Premier League. Expert opinions, predictions, expert analysis, match odds information, pre-match sideline stadium.

Aston Villa

English Premier League

19:30 01/03/2026

FinishedVenue: Villa Park

Nottingham Forest

Prediction soccer results Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Tips

Asian Handicap:Aston Villa -0.5

Score:2 - 1

Over/Under: Over 2.5

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Expert Opinion:

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest Review

In terms of their historical head-to-head record, Aston Villa is higher-rated. Out of their last 10 matches, Aston Villa 6 wins, only 2 draws, while Nottingham Forest win 2, giving Aston Villa a win rate of 60.00%. The average number of goals scored in their meetings is 3.60. In their most recent encounter, which was held at Aston Villa home stadium, Aston Villa won with a score of 2-1.

Aston Villa

In their last 5 matches across all venues, Aston Villa won 4 match, draw 0 and lost 1. Aston Villa offense scored 10 goals and their defense conceded 9 goals in this period. Aston Villa win rate is 80.00%, their Asian Handicap win rate is 70.00%, and the Over rate is 70.00%. In the 1 matches played at home, Aston Villa won 1/1 match, scoring 2 goals and conceding 1 goals.

Nottingham Forest

In their last 5 matches across all venues, Nottingham Forest won 2, draw 0 and lost 3. Nottingham Forest offense scored 6 goals and their defense conceded 6 goals in this period. Nottingham Forest win rate is 40.00%, their Asian Handicap win rate is 50.00%, and the Over rate is 50.00%. In the 2 matches played as away, Nottingham Forest won 1/2 match, scoring 2 goals and conceding 2 goals.

Odds rate Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Time	Match	Fulltime			Halftime
Time	Match	Asian Handicap	Over/Under	1x2	Asian Handicap	Over/Under	1x2
LIVE	Aston Villa	0.50.93	2.50.88	1.91	0.251.03	10.80	2.50
	Nottingham Forest	0.93	0.98	4.00	0.78	1.00	4.33
	Draw			3.50			2.25

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Force Information

Line-ups and substitutes Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1

D.Martinez

Maatsen I.

Lindelof V.

Konsa E.

Cash M.

Tielemans Y.

Kamara B.

Buendia E.

Rogers M.

McGinn J.

Watkins O.

Nottingham Forest 4-5-1

Igor Jesus

O.Hutchinson

Gibbs-White M.

Anderson E.

Dominguez N.

Bakwa D.

Aina O.

Milenkovic N.

Murillo

Williams N.

John Victor

Injuries and suspensions

Aston Villa

Injuries

Suspensions

Ross Barkley

Evann Guessand

Pau Torres

Updating

Nottingham Forest

Injuries

Suspensions

Ryan Yates

Chris Wood

Willy Boly

Updating

Confrontation history Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Date	League	Home	Score	HT	Corner	Away
04/05/2025 ENG PR	ENG PR	Aston Villa	2-1	2-0	4-4	Nottingham Forest
12/15/2024 ENG PR	ENG PR	Nottingham Forest	2-1	0-0	4-3	Aston Villa
02/24/2024 ENG PR	ENG PR	Aston Villa	4-2	3-1	7-2	Nottingham Forest
11/05/2023 ENG PR	ENG PR	Nottingham Forest	2-0	1-0	0-10	Aston Villa
04/08/2023 ENG PR	ENG PR	Aston Villa	2-0	0-0	1-8	Nottingham Forest
10/11/2022 ENG PR	ENG PR	Nottingham Forest	1-1	1-1	1-4	Aston Villa
03/14/2019 ENG LCH	ENG LCH	Nottingham Forest	1-3	1-2	8-6	Aston Villa
11/29/2018 ENG LCH	ENG LCH	Aston Villa	5-5	3-3	12-2	Nottingham Forest
01/14/2018 ENG LCH	ENG LCH	Nottingham Forest	0-1	0-1	4-2	Aston Villa
09/23/2017 ENG LCH	ENG LCH	Aston Villa	2-1	1-0	3-4	Nottingham Forest

Performance of the last 5 matches

Aston Villa

League	Home	Score	Away
12/31/2025 ENG PR	Arsenal	4-1	Aston Villa
12/28/2025 ENG PR	Chelsea	1-2	Aston Villa
12/21/2025 ENG PR	Aston Villa	2-1	Manchester United
12/14/2025 ENG PR	West Ham United	2-3	Aston Villa
12/12/2025 UEFA EL	Basel	1-2	Aston Villa

Statistics of form:

Nottingham Forest

League	Home	Score	Away
12/31/2025 ENG PR	Nottingham Forest	0-2	Everton
12/27/2025 ENG PR	Nottingham Forest	1-2	Manchester City
12/23/2025 ENG PR	Fulham	1-0	Nottingham Forest
12/14/2025 ENG PR	Nottingham Forest	3-0	Tottenham Hotspur
12/12/2025 UEFA EL	FC Utrecht	1-2	Nottingham Forest