Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest

1 - 0

Aston Villa

🕒 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 The City Ground 🧑‍⚖️ J. Pinheiro 🔁 Semi-finals 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Semi-finals

Europa League Table

Nottingham Forest 5 · Aston Villa 2

Referee Stats

J. Pinheiro

1 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

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

Team Overview

Nottingham Forest (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-0-3

Goals For / Against

14 / 6

Avg: 1.75 / 0.75

Points

Avg: 1.88

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Aston Villa (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-0-2

Goals For / Against

13 / 5

Avg: 1.63 / 0.63

Points

Avg: 2.25

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

1.88

PPG

2.25

1.75

1.63

0.75

0.63

50%

O2.5

50%

25%

BTTS

38%

Score 1st

63%

League-position context

Nottingham Forest rank5th

Aston Villa rank2nd

Nottingham Forest points27

Aston Villa points39

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.

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.

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

Nottingham Forest last 5 home

W W L L W

Points9/15

Weighted index67

Goals7-3

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.

Aston Villa last 5 away

W L W W W

Points12/15

Weighted index73

Goals8-2

Record4-0-1

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.

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS25%

BTTS + O2.525%

1H Over 0.575%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 13%

Aston Villa trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS38%

BTTS + O2.538%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Nottingham Forest score at home88%

Nottingham Forest clean sheet at home63%

Aston Villa score away88%

Aston Villa clean sheet away50%

First-goal patterns

Nottingham Forest score first38%

Nottingham Forest win after scoring first100%

Aston Villa score first63%

Aston Villa win after scoring first80%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Nottingham Forest 25% · Aston Villa 0%

Avg first goal minute: Nottingham Forest 19.3' · Aston Villa 32.6'

Vs league average

Nottingham Forest score at home1.75 vs 1.47

Nottingham Forest concede at home0.75 vs 1.16

Aston Villa score away1.63 vs 1.16

Aston Villa concede away0.63 vs 1.47

Nottingham Forest score 19% above league average, while Aston Villa score 40% above league average.

Defensive side: Nottingham Forest are 35% below league average at home, and Aston Villa are 58% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals2.50

BTTS0%

Over 2.550%

At this venue setup: 1.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Nottingham Forest goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Aston Villa goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 3

0-15 2

16-30 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 2

16-30 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 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	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa 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