The Match
Match Report
Anthony Elanga comes off the bench to score a last-gasp winner as Nottingham Forest produce a late fightback to defeat Aston Villa 2-1 at the City Ground.
Team News
Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash between Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Nottingham Forest could line up for Saturday's Premier League clash with Aston Villa.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Man Utd 2-3 Nott'm Forest
Saturday, December 7 at 5.30pm in Premier League
Saturday, December 7 at 5.30pm in Premier League
Goals
for
for
19
Last Game: RB Leipzig 2-3 Aston Villa
Tuesday, December 10 at 8pm in Champions League
Tuesday, December 10 at 8pm in Champions League
Goals
for
for
23
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Nottingham Forest win with a probability of 38.94%. A win for Aston Villa had a probability of 35.23% and a draw had a probability of 25.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nottingham Forest win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.5%) and 2-0 (6.51%). The likeliest Aston Villa win was 0-1 (8.83%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.25%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Nottingham Forest would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Nottingham Forest | Draw | Aston Villa |
38.94% ( -0.03) | 25.82% ( -0.01) | 35.23% ( 0.04) |
| Both teams to score 54.72% ( 0.02) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 50.5% ( 0.03) | 49.49% ( -0.03) |
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
| 28.47% ( 0.03) | 71.52% ( -0.03) |
| Nottingham Forest Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 75.03% ( -0.01) | 24.96% ( 0) |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 |
| 40.39% ( -0.01) | 59.61% ( 0) |
| Aston Villa Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 72.93% ( 0.04) | 27.06% ( -0.04) |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 |
| 37.56% ( 0.05) | 62.43% ( -0.05) |
| Score Analysis |
Nottingham Forest 38.94%
Aston Villa 35.23%
Draw 25.82%
| Nottingham Forest | Draw | Aston Villa |
| 1-0 @ 9.37% ( -0.01) 2-1 @ 8.5% ( -0)2-0 @ 6.51% ( -0.01)3-1 @ 3.93% ( -0)3-0 @ 3.01% ( -0)3-2 @ 2.57% ( 0)4-1 @ 1.36% ( -0)4-0 @ 1.04% ( -0)Other @ 2.64% Total : 38.94% | 1-1 @ 12.25% 0-0 @ 6.76% ( -0.01)2-2 @ 5.56% ( 0)3-3 @ 1.12% ( 0)Other @ 0.14% Total : 25.82% | 0-1 @ 8.83% ( -0) 1-2 @ 8.01% ( 0.01)0-2 @ 5.77% ( 0.01)1-3 @ 3.49% ( 0.01)0-3 @ 2.51% ( 0)2-3 @ 2.42% ( 0)1-4 @ 1.14% ( 0)Other @ 3.05% Total : 35.23% |
How you voted: Nott'm Forest vs Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
40.1%Draw
30.0%Aston Villa
30.0%287
Head to Head
Feb 24, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 26
Aston Villa
4-2
Nott'm Forest
Nov 5, 2023 2pm
Apr 8, 2023 3pm
Oct 10, 2022 8pm
Mar 13, 2019 7.45pm
Gameweek 37
Nott'm Forest
1-3
Aston Villa
Form Guide
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