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Match predictionOur tip: 1-0

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest Prediction: Villa Set to Grind Out Narrow Win

Aston Villa host Nottingham Forest at Villa Park on 12 September 2026 in a Premier League fixture that carries more weight than most games at this stage of the season. Villa are trying to establish themselves as a top half…

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Preview

  • Week 4 of the 2026-2027 Premier League sees Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest collide on 2026-09-12 at 15:00 GMT.
  • Over the past 10 outings, Referee A. Madley has shown 3-4 yellows and 0 reds, and 25 fouls each fixture.
  • O. Glasner versus Unai Emery across 7 meetings, record stands at 5-0 with 2 draws.
  • With 1 point, Aston Villa sit 17th, while Nottingham Forest have 2 points to occupy 16th.
  • Aston Villa are missing 4 players: L. Goretzka (Knee Injury), B. Madjo (Ankle Injury), J. Manzambi (Knee Injury), A. Onana (Knee Injury) whereas Nottingham Forest is missing 1 player: N. Savona (Knee Injury).
  • Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-2-3-1, Aston Villa should be met by Nottingham Forest's expected 3-4-2-1.
  • Last time out, J. McGinn registered the best mark for Aston Villa - 8 - and N. Milenkovic did likewise for Nottingham Forest with an 7.2 score.
  • Aston Villa secured a win (3-2 vs Club Brugge), while Nottingham Forest had to settle for a draw (0-0 vs Tottenham Hotspur).
  • Struggling form all round: Aston Villa are 1-1-3 and Nottingham Forest are 1-2-2 in their recent 5 matches.
  • Dominance for Aston Villa: across 16 clashes, they've won 8 games and only lost 4 games to Nottingham Forest, with 4 stalemates.
  • The two most popular scorelines among our users are 2-1 (picked by 16.5%) and 2-0 (picked by 14.1%).
  • We predict Aston Villa to prevail 1-0 given their strong home form (0-0-1) and 0.00 goals/game.

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12/09/2026 14:00

N/A

A. Madley

Premier League

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2

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Aston Villa is going head to head with Nottingham on 12/9/2026 14:00 GMT for the England Premier League. Our users most predicted score for this game is 1 - 2. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Aston Villa v Nottingham H2H statistics!