Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa

2 - 1
🕒 Sat, 14 Dec 2024 17:30 Europe/London 📍 The City Ground 🧑‍⚖️ Samuel Barrott 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 16
Regular Season Table
Nottingham Forest 7 · Aston Villa 6
Referee Stats
23 matches · 4.70 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.70
Reds avg 0.04
Penalties avg 0.26
Over 4.5 cards 48%
Home wins 43%
Draws 9%
Away wins 48%
How the match was won
  • Nottingham Forest outshot their opponent (17-8).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
  • Nottingham Forest had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Nottingham Forest (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 9-5-5

Goals For / Against

26 / 16
Avg: 1.37 / 0.84

Points

32
Avg: 1.68

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

5
Aston Villa (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 8-2-9

Goals For / Against

24 / 31
Avg: 1.26 / 1.63

Points

26
Avg: 1.37

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.68
PPG
1.37
1.37
GF
1.26
0.84
GA
1.63
32%
O2.5
68%
37%
BTTS
47%
58%
Score 1st
47%

League-position context

Nottingham Forest rank7th
Aston Villa rank6th
Nottingham Forest points65
Aston Villa points66
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.
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.
1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nottingham Forest last 5 home

L D L L W
Points4/15
Weighted index16
Goals3-6
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Aston Villa last 5 away

L W L W W
Points9/15
Weighted index47
Goals8-4
Record3-0-2
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.532%
BTTS37%
BTTS + O2.521%
1H Over 0.558%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 53% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Aston Villa trend breakdown

Over 2.568%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Nottingham Forest score at home74%
Nottingham Forest clean sheet at home42%
Aston Villa score away74%
Aston Villa clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Nottingham Forest score first58%
Nottingham Forest win after scoring first64%
Aston Villa score first47%
Aston Villa win after scoring first78%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Nottingham Forest 43% · Aston Villa 30%
Avg first goal minute: Nottingham Forest 30.1' · Aston Villa 44.7'

Vs league average

Nottingham Forest score at home1.37 vs 1.51
Nottingham Forest concede at home0.84 vs 1.42
Aston Villa score away1.26 vs 1.42
Aston Villa concede away1.63 vs 1.51
Nottingham Forest score 10% below league average, while Aston Villa score 11% below league average.
Defensive side: Nottingham Forest are 41% below league average at home, and Aston Villa are 8% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS100%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.25 goals on average across the last 4.

Nottingham Forest goal timing (home)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 7
76-90+ 7
61-75 5
0-15 4
31-45 2
46-60 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
76-90+ 5
61-75 4
0-15 2
31-45 2
16-30 1

Aston Villa goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 8
76-90+ 5
61-75 4
0-15 3
16-30 3
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 15
0-15 6
46-60 5
61-75 5
16-30 3
31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
2
Total Shots
17
8
Shots off Goal
6
4
Blocked Shots
5
2
Shots Inside Box
12
7
Shots Outside Box
5
1
Ball Possession
50%
50%
Corner Kicks
4
3
Fouls
12
6
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
4
Total Passes
472
468
Passes Accurate
431
414
Passes %
91%
88%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
4
63'
63' Goal · 0-1
J. Durán
Normal Goal · Assist: J. McGinn
68'
68' Murillo
1st substitution · For: Morato
68'
68' R. Yates
2nd substitution · For: Jota Silva
70'
70' J. Durán
74'
74' Y. Tielemans
1st substitution · For: A. Onana
74'
74' J. Durán
2nd substitution · For: O. Watkins
77'
77' N. Domínguez
3rd substitution · For: A. Elanga
85'
85' Goal · 1-1
C. Wood
Goal cancelled
87'
87' Goal · 2-1
N. Milenković
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Gibbs-White
90+1'
90+1' L. Digne
3rd substitution · For: I. Maatsen
90+1'
90+1' B. Kamara
4th substitution · For: R. Barkley
90+3'
90+3' Goal · 3-1
A. Elanga
Normal Goal · Assist: E. Anderson
90+4'
90+4' C. Hudson-Odoi
4th substitution · For: W. Boly

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

Nottingham Forest beat Aston Villa 2-1 on Saturday, 14 December 2024 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Samuel Barrott. It was played at The City Ground.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: Aston Villa took the lead at 63' when J. Durán scored, with the assist credited to J. McGinn, making the score 0-1. Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 68', with Murillo replacing Morato. Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 68', with R. Yates replacing Jota Silva. J. Durán received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 70'. Aston Villa made their 1st substitution at 74', with Y. Tielemans replacing A. Onana. Aston Villa made their 2nd substitution at 74', with J. Durán replacing O. Watkins. Nottingham Forest made their 3rd substitution at 77', with N. Domínguez replacing A. Elanga. Nottingham Forest leveled the score at 85' when C. Wood scored (Goal cancelled), making the score 1-1. Nottingham Forest took the lead at 87' when N. Milenković scored, with the assist credited to M. Gibbs-White, making the score 2-1. Aston Villa made their 3rd substitution at 90+1', with L. Digne replacing I. Maatsen. Aston Villa made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with B. Kamara replacing R. Barkley. Nottingham Forest added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+3' when A. Elanga scored, with the assist credited to E. Anderson, making the score 3-1. Nottingham Forest made their 4th substitution at 90+4', with C. Hudson-Odoi replacing W. Boly.

Nottingham Forest used 4 substitutions while Aston Villa used 4 substitutions. Aston Villa got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Nottingham Forest outshot their opponent (17-8).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
  • Nottingham Forest had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games9
Home Wins3
Draws2
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals5 (55.6%)
BTTS7 (77.8%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (25.0%)
BTTS3 (75.0%)

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa Head-to-Head History by Season