Aston Villa vs Nott'm Forest Prediction

Premier League 25/26 · Sat 3 Jan, 12:30
Aston Villa
31 Full time
Nott'm Forest
Aston Villa 3–1 Nott'm Forest

✓ Our AI called it — we predicted Home win (57%); it finished a home win.

What our model predicted

Home 57%
Draw 25%
Away 18%

💡 Aston Villa are favourites — about 57 times in 100.

Our pickHome win
SwiftScore Medium · 66.1/100
🔒 Locked 21 Jun · shown before kick-off, never edited
SwiftScore 66.1
/100 confidence
Power Rating 1579 v 1433 Aston Villa rated higher
Form Index WWWWL v LWLLL Aston Villa 2.4 · Nott'm Forest 0.6 ppg
Model Consensus 100%
models back the pick

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Why we predict this

  • Aston Villa is the stronger side on Power Rating (1579 vs 1433).
  • Aston Villa is in clearly better recent form (2.4 vs 0.6 pts/game).
  • Home attack projects well against this away defence (1.5 expected goals).
  • All 3 model components agree on this outcome.

What's driving it — each bar shows which side a factor favours

Power Rating
Aston Villa
Form Index
Aston Villa
Goal expectation
Aston Villa
Home advantage
Aston Villa

Green = favours Aston Villa · Blue = favours Nott'm Forest. The model blends these into the probabilities above.

Form Index (last 5)
Aston VillaWWWWL2.4 ppg
Nott'm ForestLWLLL0.6 ppg
Power Rating
Aston Villa1579
Nott'm Forest1433
Model Consensus (home/draw/away)
Goals model60% · 28% · 12%
Power Rating68% · 12% · 20%
Machine-learning65% · 28% · 7%

AI match preview

Aston Villa enter this Premier League clash with a 57% probability of securing a home win against Nottingham Forest, supported by an expected goals advantage of 1.55 to 0.58. The model anticipates a tight contest with a most likely 1-0 scoreline, while a draw or away victory remain plausible outcomes. With only a 36% chance for over 2.5 goals and both teams to score, fans should expect a relatively low-scoring affair; remember, these projections are statistical estimates—please gamble responsibly (18+).

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Match predictions

Expected goals

1.55 – 0.58

Most likely score

1-0

17% likely

Over/Under 2.5

Over 36%

Under 64%

Both teams to score

Yes 36%

No 64%

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Stadium & conditions

Villa Park Birmingham, England Capacity 42,657 · grass

Conditions can sway goals and tempo — we factor pitch & weather into the read, but football is never certain. 18+.

Head-to-head (recent meetings)

Apr 2026 Nott'm Forest 1–1 Aston Villa
Jan 2026 Aston Villa 3–1 Nott'm Forest