Nottingham vs Aston Villa Prediction & Tips
Nottm Forest and Aston Villa play at The City Ground in a Premier League matchday 11 clash. These teams have only met twice recently: on 08-04-2023, Aston Villa won 2-0, and on 10-10-2022, they drew 1-1. Although this is a game between 16th and 5th in the standings, it’s actually a game between the 11th-placed team at home and the 6th-placed team away.
After 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats, the home side are in 16th place, having taken 10 points. In their last match, they lost 3-0 away to Liverpool, having drawn 2-2 at home to Luton Town in their previous match. This is a team that is stronger in their home stadium, where they have taken 6 points, compared to just 4 in their away games. In their last 4 home league games, Nottm Forest have won 1 and drawn 3, taking 6 points out of a possible 12.
In this competition, they haven’t lost any of their last 4 games at home. The team has allowed goals to their opponents in 8 of their last 10 games, so they haven’t been very solid defensively, but their attack has scored regularly, and they’ve managed to score in 7 of their last 10 games in this competition. In 10 games in the competition, they have never managed to turn the game around in the 5 games in which they have conceded the first goal.
Nottingham Forest go into this match on the back of a 3-0 defeat at Liverpool, their sixth straight game without a win in the Premier League. The home side usually play in a traditional 5-2-3 formation, where the three most advanced players are Nicolas Domínguez, Morgan Gibbs-White and Anthony Elanga. When they go on the offensive, they usually try to channel their attack down the right flank, taking advantage of the depth provided by full-back Serge Aurier. Out for this game are Callum Hudson-Odoi, Origi, Gonzalo Montiel, Felipe and Danilo, all with fitness problems.
After 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats, the away team are in 5th place, having taken 22 points. In their last match, they beat Luton Town at home 3-1, having won 4-1 at home against West Ham United in their previous match. This is a team that is stronger in their home stadium, where they have won 15 points, compared to just 7 in their away games. In the league, Aston Villa have taken 7 points out of a possible 15, after 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 away games. Their defensive solidity has not been their strong point, as they have conceded goals in 8 of their last 10 games, but their attack has scored regularly, as they have scored goals in 9 of their last 10 games in this competition. In 10 games in this competition, they have conceded the first goal 4 times and only managed to turn the game around once.
Aston Villa came into this game with a 3-1 win at Luton Town, thus picking up their second win in a row in the Premier League: the team’s goals were scored by John McGinn, Moussa Diaby and Tom Lockyer (own goal). The away side opted to play in a traditional 4-4-2 formation, where the two most advanced players were Ollie Watkins and Moussa Diaby. It should be noted that the man responsible for defining and leading his team’s attacking play is midfielder Douglas Luiz. Out for this game are Kortney Hause, Jacob Ramsey and Álex Moreno, all with physical problems
Nottingham – Aston Villa FREE TIPS
OVER 2.5 GOALS @ 2.25
