Aston Villa
- Both of these sides have been underwhelming in the early stages of the Premier League 2026/2027 season.
- The Villans have taken just 1 point from 3 games, which puts them in 17th place in the table and under some early pressure, while Forest have 2 points from their opening 3 and are just a place above the hosts in 16th.
- Villans boss Unai Emery has been in charge since 1 November 2022 and his methods are simple in many ways.
- He sets up in a way that keeps Villa structured and organised no matter what, even when they're losing games.
Forest
- Forest have scored 2.00 and conceded 2.00 per away league game.
- Oliver Glasner, who was put in charge of Forest on 6 July 2026, has been much more proactive with his wing-driven approach that has an immediate identity when Forest have the ball and allows them to hit teams on the break when they're out of possession.
Head-to-Head
Forest have failed to win any of their last 3 away games at Aston Villa.
Betting Insights
The bookies have Aston Villa as short favorites at 1.98 , followed by Forest at 3.85 and the draw at 3.55 .
Prediction
We'll take Emery's side at those odds to take the win here, but we should expect this to be a close and tense game rather than a wild shootout, so we'll be going for both teams to score and under 2.5 goals .