Nottingham
Aston Villa
Apr 12 14:00
50h 30m 59s
The City Ground hosts a Premier League fixture that carries significant implications for the European race. Nottingham Forest deep in their Europa League quarter-final campaign welcome Aston Villa, fourth in the table and desperately in need of a strong run-in to guarantee Champions League football next season. Two clubs who have exceeded expectations in very different ways go head to head in what should be an absorbing Sunday afternoon fixture.
Predictions & Tips
Form Guide
Nottingham
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Forest sit 16th in the Premier League with 32 points spread across; eight wins, eight draws, fifteen losses in a domestic campaign that has been far less impressive than their European adventure. Their most recent result was a 3-0 win at Tottenham just before the last international break, but their league form has wavered considerably. Manager Vitor Pereira’ has restructured their survival push and now has them in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League
Aston Villa
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Unai Emery's Aston Villa are fourth in the 25/26 premier league table with an impressive 54 points tally accumulated across; 16 wins, six draws, nine losses and very much in the Champions League picture. However, their league form has somewhat dipped in 2026, winning just one of their last five outings in the division as they manage the dual workload of the Premier League and Europa League. Aston Villa going forward have put 42 goals past their respective opposition and conceded an almost similar tally of 37.
Prediction
With Villa's attack and Forest's defensive resilience, a tight fixture producing over 1.5 goals from both sides is not guaranteed but remains the likely outcome.
What are the best odds for the game?
Nottingham Forest are given 2.70 odds to win at home, while Aston Villa are favoured at 2.73 to take all three points. A draw is staged at 3.53 odds.
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