Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa prediction and preview

Premier League · Saturday 20 March 2027, 15:00 UTC

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Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa

Premier League · Saturday 20 March 2027, 15:00 UTC · The City Ground, Nottingham

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Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa preview

The Premier League fixture between Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa is scheduled for Saturday 20 March 2027 at 15:00 UTC at The City Ground in Nottingham. Nottingham Forest sit 19th on 6 points after 9 matches, while Aston Villa sit 10th on 12 points after 9 matches.

Recent form: Nottingham Forest L-D-L-L-L, Aston Villa L-D-W-W-W (most recent first). Over their last 6, Nottingham Forest have scored 0.7 and conceded 1.5 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Aston Villa average 2.2 scored and 1.0 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

Head to head, Nottingham Forest have 4 wins to Aston Villa's 5 across 10 meetings, with 1 draw. Those games averaged 3.0 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 12 Sep 2026, ended Aston Villa 1-2 Nottingham Forest.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
10Aston Villa93331013-312WDWWD
19Nottingham Forest9135612-66LLLDL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Nottingham Forest 4, draws 1, Aston Villa 5.

Team news

Nottingham Forest expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Matz Sels, Murillo, Jair Cunha, Neco Williams, James McAtee, Xaver Schlager, Liam Delap, Dan Ndoye, Morgan Gibbs-White

Aston Villa expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Zion Suzuki, Victor Lindelöf, Matty Cash, Pau Torres, John McGinn, Boubacar Kamara, João Gomes, Johan Manzambi, Emiliano Buendía, Nicolas Jackson

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