Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest | Prediction | Europa League | 07/05

The kick off for the match between Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest will take place at 20:00 (UK time) - Thursday, 05/07 - at the Villa Park. This clash of the 2025/26 Europa League looks very promising!

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APWin predictions for Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

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Aston Villa Preview

Aston Villa has played 13 matches in the Europa League so far, with 11 wins, 0 draws, and 2 losses. This results in an average of 2.54 points per match.

In the 2025/26 season, the team has recorded 29 wins, 8 draws, and 14 losses. Aston Villa's attack has scored 76 goals, 24 of them in the league, which gives an average of 1.85 goals per league match and 1.49 goals per match across the entire season.

Ollie Watkins is the team’s top scorer with 11 goals, while Lucas Digne leads the team in assists with 6. Defensively, AVFC has conceded 8 goals in the league (an average of 0.62) and 57 goals throughout the entire season (an average of 1.12 over 51 matches).

Nottingham Forest preview

In 15 Europa League matches, Nottingham Forest has recorded 8 wins, 3 draws, and 4 losses, with an average of 1.8 points per game.

In the 2025/26 season, the team has 19 wins in 52 matches. The team has scored 73 goals, 24 of them in the Europa League (an average of 1.6 goals per match), with Morgan Gibbs-White being the team's top scorer with 13 goals and Morgan Gibbs-White providing 4 assists.

Defensively, Nottingham Forest FC has conceded 12 goals in the league and 64 in the 2025/26 season overall, resulting in an average of 1.23 goals conceded per match.

Head to head: Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Review the head-to-head record between the teams, featuring key data to support your match prediction.

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Points & Results

• 2.54
  PPG
  1.80
• 85%
  Wins
  53%
• 85%
  First to Score
  53%

Goals Scored & Conceded

• 1.85
  Scored/game
  1.60
• 0.62
  Conceded/game
  0.80
• 1.42
  xG
  1.83
• 1.31
  xGA
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Trends

• 38%
  Both Score
  40%
• 54%
  Clean Sheet
  47%
• 8%
  Failed to Score
  20%

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