Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest have met 6 times in the records we hold, Aston Villa has won 3 of them to Nottingham Forest's 2, with 1 drawn.

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The record

Nottingham Forest won the last one 2–1 on 12 Sep 2026.

ClubWDLGFGA
Aston Villa312116
Nottingham Forest213611

Between them these 6 meetings produced 17 goals, an average of 2.83 a game.

Reading the record

By venue: at home Aston Villa have won 3 of 4 matches, and at home Nottingham Forest have won 1 of 2 matches (1 drawn). Both sides scored in 4 of the 6 meetings. The widest margin was Aston Villa's 4–0 win at home. Of the last 3 meetings, Aston Villa won 1 and Nottingham Forest 2 — the other way from the overall record, which Aston Villa leads. On the model's ratings today Aston Villa have the stronger attack (1.36 to 0.93) and Nottingham Forest the tighter defence (0.87 to 0.97).

Every meeting

Every recorded meeting, newest first.

  • 12 Sep 2026
    Premier League
    Aston Villa 1–2 Nottingham Forest
  • 7 May 2026
    UEFA Europa League
    Aston Villa 4–0 Nottingham Forest
  • 30 Apr 2026
    UEFA Europa League
    Nottingham Forest 1–0 Aston Villa
  • 12 Apr 2026
    Premier League
    Nottingham Forest 1–1 Aston Villa
  • 3 Jan 2026
    Premier League
    Aston Villa 3–1 Nottingham Forest
  • 5 Apr 2025
    Premier League
    Aston Villa 2–1 Nottingham Forest

How the model rates them now

On the current ratings, Aston Villa's attack rates 46% above Nottingham Forest's, and Nottingham Forest concede 10% fewer than Aston Villa. How the ratings are derived.

ClubAttackDefence
Aston Villa1.360.97
Nottingham Forest0.930.87

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