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

Premier League Premier League Round 30
Nottingham Forest
Not started
Aston Villa
The City Ground

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Last 5 matches

Nottingham Forest 1 W · 1 D · 3 L
  1. W Nottingham Forest – Manchester City Premier League · 3–1
  2. L Brentford – Nottingham Forest Premier League · 2–0
  3. D Ipswich – Nottingham Forest Premier League · 1–1
  4. L Nottingham Forest – Arsenal Premier League · 0–1
  5. L Crystal Palace – Nottingham Forest Premier League · 3–1
Aston Villa 2 W · 3 D · 0 L
  1. D Manchester United – Aston Villa Premier League · 4–4
  2. D Aston Villa – Fulham Premier League · 1–1
  3. W Aston Villa – Manchester City Premier League · 2–1
  4. W Newcastle – Aston Villa Premier League · 0–1
  5. D Aston Villa – Brentford Premier League · 2–2

Last 5 in numbers

In their last 5 matches, all competitions.
Statistic Nottingham Forest Aston Villa
Goals scored 5(1 per match) 10(2 per match)
Goals conceded 8(1.6 per match) 8(1.6 per match)
Matches without conceding 0 of 5 1 of 5
Matches without scoring 2 of 5 0 of 5
Yellow cards 11(2.2 per match) 10(2 per match)
Corners 28(5.6 per match) 19(3.8 per match)
League position Premier League
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Aston Villa 10 3 4 3 14 17 -3 13
16 Nottingham Forest 10 2 3 5 9 13 -4 9
Uefa Champions League Uefa Europa League Relegation

Gap between teams: 4 points

Full Premier League standings

This season compared

Premier League 2026/2027
Nottingham Forest Aston Villa
10 Matches played 10
0.9 Goals scored per match 1.4
1.3 Goals conceded per match 1.7
45% Average possession 46%
4 of 10 Matches with 3 or more goals 6 of 10
4.5 Corners per match 3.4
2.4 Yellow cards per match 1.9
1 of 10 Matches without conceding 2 of 10

Top scorers

Premier League 2026/2027
Nottingham Forest
Liam Delap

Attacker

3 Goals
0 Assists
Minutes per goal 227'
Pass accuracy 61.2%
Matches played 9
Minutes played 682'

Also scoring

  1. Dan Ndoye Attacker · 313' per goal 2 Goals 0 Assists
  2. Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder · 810' per goal 1 Goals 3 Assists
Aston Villa
Nicolas Jackson

Attacker

6 Goals
1 Assists
Minutes per goal 121'
Pass accuracy 77%
Matches played 9
Minutes played 728'

Also scoring

  1. John McGinn Midfielder · 397' per goal 2 Goals 4 Assists
  2. Johan Manzambi Midfielder · 234' per goal 2 Goals 3 Assists

Minutes per goal: how many minutes, on average, the player needs to score. Lower is better.

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

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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 16th in the Premier League standings, while Aston Villa are 10th.

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.