Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa – Match preview, form & H2H

Premier League Premier League Round 30
Nottingham Forest
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Aston Villa
The City Ground

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Recent form Last 5 matches
Nottingham Forest
L Nottingham Forest Coventry City 0–1 0 1 W Aston Villa Nottingham Forest 1–2 1 2 D Nottingham Forest Tottenham 0–0 0 0 D Liverpool Nottingham Forest 2–2 2 2 L Nottingham Forest Leeds 0–1 0 1
Goals scored 4 0.8 per match
Goals conceded 5 1 per match
Clean sheets 1 matches without conceding a goal
Failed to score 3 matches without scoring
Yellow cards 13 2.6 per match
Corners 17 3.4 per match
Both teams scored 40% of these matches
Over 2.5 goals 40% matches with 3+ goals
Aston Villa
W Tottenham Aston Villa 2–3 2 3 L Aston Villa Nottingham Forest 1–2 1 2 D Hull City Aston Villa 0–0 0 0 L Aston Villa Arsenal 0–1 0 1 L Brighton Aston Villa 4–0 4 0
Goals scored 4 0.8 per match
Goals conceded 9 1.8 per match
Clean sheets 1 matches without conceding a goal
Failed to score 3 matches without scoring
Yellow cards 10 2 per match
Corners 15 3 per match
Both teams scored 40% of these matches
Over 2.5 goals 60% matches with 3+ goals
Head to head Last 5 meetings
Nottingham Forest wins
Draws
Aston Villa wins
2
1
2
40%
20%
40%
Total goals 15 Across 5 meetings
Avg goals 3 3 per match
Nottingham Forest goals 7 1.4 per match
Aston Villa goals 8 1.6 per match
Both teams scored 100% 5/5 matches
Over 2.5 goals 80% 4/5 matches
Average corners per match 8 Across 5 meetings
Average cards per match 3.8 Yellow + red cards
Last meeting 1 - 2
Aston Villa 1–2 1 2 Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest 1–1 1 1 Aston Villa
Aston Villa 3–1 3 1 Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa 2–1 2 1 Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest 2–1 2 1 Aston Villa

See full Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa history & stats

League position Premier League
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Nottingham Forest 5 1 2 2 4 5 -1 5
16 Aston Villa 5 1 1 3 4 9 -5 4
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Season stats compared Premier League · 2026/2027
Nottingham Forest Aston Villa
5 Matches played 5
0.8 4 total Goals scored / match 0.8 4 total
1 5 total Goals conceded / match 1.8 9 total
47.2% Average possession / match 46%
40% 2 matches Both teams to score (BTTS) 40% 2 matches
40% 2 matches Over 2.5 goals 60% 3 matches
3.4 Corners / match 3
2.6 Yellow cards / match 1.8
1 Matches with a clean sheet 1
Key player battle Premier League · 2026/2027
Morgan Gibbs-White
Nottingham Forest · Attacker
Johan Manzambi 
Aston Villa · Attacker
Goals 1
Assists 2
Minutes per goal 450'
Pass accuracy 85.1%
Matches played 5
Minutes played 450
Goals 1
Assists 1
Minutes per goal 99'
Pass accuracy 85.7%
Matches played 2
Minutes played 99

About the match

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa will be played on 20 March 2027 at 15:00 UTC at The City Ground in the Premier League.

Ahead of kick-off, Nottingham Forest are 13th in the Premier League standings, while Aston Villa are 16th.

Head-to-head

Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa have met 9 times in the available head-to-head data.

Nottingham Forest won 3 times, while Aston Villa won 4 times, with 2 meetings ending in draws.