Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa Prediction, Odds & Statistics

Our Poisson-based model projects 1.67 expected goals for Nottingham Forest and 1.37 for Aston Villa, a combined total of 3.04. That distribution gives Nottingham Forest the largest share of the 1X2 market at 45%, with the draw at 24%. Goals markets follow the same shape: 59% for over 2.5 goals and 61% for both teams to score, with 1–1 the single most likely scoreline at 11%. Probabilities are statistical estimates and carry meaningful uncertainty — a 45% favourite still loses or draws roughly 55% of the time.

Model pick

Nottingham Forest or Draw

68.4% probability

Moderate confidenceLow data38/100

Expected goals

1.67 – 1.37

Model version

poisson-v1

Cold start: only league-table or short-form data was available for these teams.

Probabilities are statistical estimates, not guarantees.

Match result (1X2)

Nottingham Forest win45%

Draw24%

Aston Villa win32%

Double chance 1X

68%

Double chance 12

76%

Double chance X2

55%

Goals markets

Over 1.5 goals81%

Over 2.5 goals59%

Over 3.5 goals36%

Both teams to score61%

Correct score

1–110.9%
2–19.1%
1–08.0%
1–27.5%
2–06.7%

Why the model likes this

Nottingham Forest home form
7 points from their last 3 home matches in our dataset.
Aston Villa away threat
Scored in 8 of their last 8 away fixtures.
Most likely outcome
The model rates Nottingham Forest to win the strongest 1X2 selection at 45%, against 45% / 24% / 32% for home, draw and away.
Expected goals balance
Projected 1.67 goals for Nottingham Forest and 1.37 for Aston Villa, a combined 3.04 — an open game on paper.

Recent form

Nottingham Forest

2026-08-12T18:45:00.000Z · H vs Bayer Leverkusen · 2-1 (W)
2026-08-08T19:00:00.000Z · A vs Barcelona · 0-1 (L)
2026-08-08T18:00:00.000Z · A vs Udinese · 0-1 (L)
2026-07-31T18:45:00.000Z · A vs Sporting CP · 1-4 (L)
2026-07-31T10:00:00.000Z · A vs Portimonense · 2-1 (W)

Aston Villa

2026-08-15T13:30:00.000Z · A vs Borussia Mönchengladbach · 1-2 (L)
2026-08-12T19:00:00.000Z · A vs Paris Saint Germain · 1-2 (L)
2026-08-07T12:00:00.000Z · A vs Bayern München · 1-2 (L)
2026-08-04T13:00:00.000Z · A vs BG Pathum United · 3-1 (W)
2026-07-28T18:30:00.000Z · H vs Real Sociedad · 2-4 (L)

Head-to-head

Head-to-head history is temporarily unavailable. The prediction below is unaffected — it is built from current form, home and away performance, goals data and competition statistics.

Premier League table

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Aston Villa	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Chelsea	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Everton	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Fulham	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Liverpool	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Manchester City	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Manchester United	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Newcastle	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Sunderland	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Tottenham	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Coventry	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Crystal Palace	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Hull City	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Ipswich	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Bournemouth	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Brighton	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Leeds	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Nottingham Forest	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Brentford	0	0	0	0	0	0

Predictions are statistical estimates generated from historical and current team data. They are provided for information and entertainment only and are not betting advice. 18+ only.