Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa

4 - 0

Nottingham Forest

🕒 Thu, 07 May 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Villa Park 🧑‍⚖️ G. Nyberg 🔁 Semi-finals 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Semi-finals

Europa League Table

Aston Villa 2 · Nottingham Forest 5

Referee Stats

G. Nyberg

3 matches · 2.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	100%
Draws	0%
Away wins	0%

Team Overview

Aston Villa (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-0-0

Goals For / Against

18 / 3

Avg: 2.57 / 0.43

Points

Avg: 3.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Nottingham Forest (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-3-2

Goals For / Against

10 / 10

Avg: 1.25 / 1.25

Points

Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

3.00

PPG

1.50

2.57

1.25

0.43

1.25

57%

O2.5

63%

29%

BTTS

50%

57%

Score 1st

50%

League-position context

Aston Villa rank2nd

Nottingham Forest rank5th

Aston Villa points39

Nottingham Forest points27

Aston Villa: #2 · 39 pts · GD +23

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 16 pts above the play-off edge. 39 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Nottingham Forest: #5 · 27 pts · GD +8

12 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Aston Villa last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals15-3

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

L D W W L

Points7/15

Weighted index42

Goals6-7

Record2-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Aston Villa trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS29%

BTTS + O2.529%

1H Over 0.586%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 86% · Over 3.5 43% · 1H BTTS 0%

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.563%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.538%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

Aston Villa score at home100%

Aston Villa clean sheet at home71%

Nottingham Forest score away63%

Nottingham Forest clean sheet away25%

First-goal patterns

Aston Villa score first57%

Aston Villa win after scoring first100%

Nottingham Forest score first50%

Nottingham Forest win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Aston Villa 100% · Nottingham Forest 100%

Avg first goal minute: Aston Villa 25.3' · Nottingham Forest 41.8'

Vs league average

Aston Villa score at home2.57 vs 1.47

Aston Villa concede at home0.43 vs 1.16

Nottingham Forest score away1.25 vs 1.16

Nottingham Forest concede away1.25 vs 1.47

Aston Villa score 75% above league average, while Nottingham Forest score 8% above league average.

Defensive side: Aston Villa are 63% below league average at home, and Nottingham Forest are 15% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals2.50

BTTS0%

Over 2.550%

At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Aston Villa goal timing (home)

1H scored: 58% 2H scored: 42% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 3

31-45 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

Nottingham Forest goal timing (away)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

16-30 3

31-45 2

0-15 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 2

0-15 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (100.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

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

2025-2026 Season

07 May 2026 Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest 4 - 0 30 Apr 2026 Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa 1 - 0