Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa

2 - 1

Nottingham Forest

🕒 Sat, 05 Apr 2025 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Villa Park 🧑‍⚖️ Simon Hooper 🔁 Regular Season - 31 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 31

Regular Season Table

Aston Villa 6 · Nottingham Forest 7

Referee Stats

Simon Hooper

24 matches · 4.71 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.71
Reds avg	0.08
Penalties avg	0.33
Over 4.5 cards	46%
Home wins	50%
Draws	25%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (17-19).
Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
Aston Villa had the sharper finishing (8-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Aston Villa (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-7-1

Goals For / Against

34 / 20

Avg: 1.79 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 2.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Nottingham Forest (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-3-6

Goals For / Against

32 / 30

Avg: 1.68 / 1.58

Points

Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.11

PPG

1.74

1.79

1.68

1.05

1.58

58%

O2.5

68%

74%

BTTS

58%

53%

Score 1st

68%

League-position context

Aston Villa rank6th

Nottingham Forest rank7th

Aston Villa points66

Nottingham Forest points65

Aston Villa: #6 · 66 pts · GD +7

8 pts off the top 2. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Nottingham Forest: #7 · 65 pts · GD +12

9 pts off the top 2. 9 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.

1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Aston Villa last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals11-3

Record5-0-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Nottingham Forest last 5 away

W D W L W

Points10/15

Weighted index69

Goals10-7

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Aston Villa trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS74%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 26%

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.568%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Aston Villa score at home89%

Aston Villa clean sheet at home21%

Nottingham Forest score away84%

Nottingham Forest clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Aston Villa score first53%

Aston Villa win after scoring first80%

Nottingham Forest score first68%

Nottingham Forest win after scoring first77%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Aston Villa 88% · Nottingham Forest 17%

Avg first goal minute: Aston Villa 24.2' · Nottingham Forest 26.1'

Vs league average

Aston Villa score at home1.79 vs 1.51

Aston Villa concede at home1.05 vs 1.42

Nottingham Forest score away1.68 vs 1.42

Nottingham Forest concede away1.58 vs 1.51

Aston Villa score 18% above league average, while Nottingham Forest score 19% above league average.

Defensive side: Aston Villa are 26% below league average at home, and Nottingham Forest are 4% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS100%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Aston Villa goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

46-60 7

76-90+ 7

61-75 6

0-15 5

16-30 5

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

61-75 5

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

31-45 0

Nottingham Forest goal timing (away)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 8

46-60 7

61-75 7

31-45 6

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

76-90+ 7

0-15 6

16-30 5

31-45 5

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

52%

48%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

429

389

Passes Accurate

363

327

Passes %

85%

84%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

13' ⚽

⚽

13' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Rogers

Normal Goal · Assist: Y. Tielemans

15' ⚽

⚽

15' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

D. Malen

Normal Goal · Assist: I. Maatsen

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Elanga

1st substitution · For: Jota Silva

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Andrés García

1st substitution · For: E. Konsa

49'

49' Morato

51'

51' Marco Asensio

57' ⚽

⚽

57' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Jota Silva

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Williams

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ O. Watkins

2nd substitution · For: M. Rashford

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ D. Malen

3rd substitution · For: J. Ramsey

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ A. Onana

4th substitution · For: B. Kamara

73'

73' Jota Silva

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Marco Asensio

5th substitution · For: J. McGinn

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ N. Domínguez

2nd substitution · For: R. Sosa

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ Morato

3rd substitution · For: W. Boly

86'

86' E. Martínez

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 on Saturday, 05 April 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Simon Hooper. It was played at Villa Park.

First half: Aston Villa took the lead at 13' when M. Rogers scored, with the assist credited to Y. Tielemans, making the score 1-0. Aston Villa extended the lead at 15' when D. Malen scored, with the assist credited to I. Maatsen, making the score 2-0.

Second half: Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Elanga replacing Jota Silva. Aston Villa made their 1st substitution at 46', with Andrés García replacing E. Konsa. Morato received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 49'. Marco Asensio received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 51'. Nottingham Forest reduced the deficit at 57' when Jota Silva scored, with the assist credited to N. Williams, making the score 2-1. Aston Villa made their 2nd substitution at 62', with O. Watkins replacing M. Rashford. Aston Villa made their 3rd substitution at 62', with D. Malen replacing J. Ramsey. Aston Villa made their 4th substitution at 62', with A. Onana replacing B. Kamara. Jota Silva received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 73'. Aston Villa made their 5th substitution at 73', with Marco Asensio replacing J. McGinn. Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 74', with N. Domínguez replacing R. Sosa. Nottingham Forest made their 3rd substitution at 75', with Morato replacing W. Boly. E. Martínez received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 86'.

Aston Villa used 5 substitutions while Nottingham Forest used 3 substitutions. Aston Villa got 2 yellow cards, while Nottingham Forest got 2 yellow cards.