Aston Villa
- Aston Villa have won their last five consecutive Premier League games, including wins against Chelsea, Man United and West Ham.
- It is difficult to oppose Unai Emery’s side, who have been on a roll in the Premier League and are now entrenched in the top three with 39 points from their first 18 games of the 2025-26 campaign.
- His side play a very compact, possession-based game with quick, vertical transitions when they win the ball, which has been the platform for some brilliant performances in recent weeks.
- They block up well and are an extremely good team in transition, with Youri Tielemans their engine in midfield.
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Villa have scored 15 goals in nine home league games.
- Recent home record: Villa have won seven, drawn one and lost just one of their nine Premier League home games.
Nottingham Forest
- Nottingham Forest have won two and lost three of their last five Premier League matches.
- Nottingham Forest are stuck in mid-table obscurity, in 17th place with 18 points from their opening 18 games and desperate to stay clear of the relegation zone.
- Forest are a solid, compact team that prefer to play in blocks, press situationally and be physical to frustrate their opponents and hit on the break.
- In Danilo, Dyche has a midfielder that is perfect for this system, someone who can win the ball and launch a counter-attack.
- Callum Hudson-Odoi has been Forest’s main man up front, scoring three Premier League goals, with two coming in the last five games.
- Away record: Forest have won just two, drawn two and lost five of their nine league away games.
Key Players
- They block up well and are an extremely good team in transition, with Youri Tielemans their engine in midfield.
- In Danilo, Dyche has a midfielder that is perfect for this system, someone who can win the ball and launch a counter-attack.
- Callum Hudson-Odoi has been Forest’s main man up front, scoring three Premier League goals, with two coming in the last five games.
Betting Insights
- Aston Villa will be the clear favorites when they face Nottingham Forest at Villa Park this Saturday, but the 1.86 odds on Villa are a touch shorter than we would like to support.
- The home team have won their last 2 at Villa Park and could take all three points here, although we feel the Over 2.5 goals bet at 1.83 is just as tempting given Villa have been firing in recent games and Forest have only scored 6 goals in their 9 away league matches - an average of 0.67 goals per game on their travels.
Prediction
Villa’s recent form gives them an advantage and with Forest winning just 1 of their last 3 away games, we feel they can edge this one.
