Aston Villa vs Nottingham prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-04-04 16:30.
[p]High-flying Aston Villa have firmly cemented themselves as one of Europe’s most in form teams, with their six-game winning streak seeing them progress to the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, reach the FA Cup semi-finals, and enter the race for the European spots in the Premier League. Their latest triumph was a 3-0 win away to Brighton in midweek, which was their third successive victory by that scoreline and saw them keep a fourth consecutive clean sheet too.[/p]
[p]Unai Emery has Villa firing on all cylinders, especially at Villa Park where they’re unbeaten in their previous 16 home games in all competitions (W10, D6). With that record in tow, the Villans should be confident ahead of this clash with Nottingham Forest, who they’re unbeaten against in the last eight H2Hs at home (W5, D3).[/p]
[p]It was Forest who won the reverse fixture 2-1 in December, setting up a shot at completing a league double over their hosts for the first time since 1984/85. Forest will be fearless in pursuit of ending that 40-year drought regardless of Villa’s form, as they themselves are currently on a five-game winning streak, which includes last week’s penalties victory over Brighton, a result that secured an FA Cup semi-final berth against Manchester City. [/p]
[p]The Tricky Trees got the better of the red half of Manchester in midweek with a 1-0 league win over United, soundly cementing themselves in third place. Hitting the road here doesn’t threaten to stall their progress either, as Nuno EspĂrito Santo’s men have been victorious in 12 of their last 19 away games (D2, L5), but three defeats from Nuno’s five personal visits to Villa Park offers a note of caution (W1, D1).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: All of Marco Asensio’s eight goals for Villa have come after half-time and have been scored in his last seven games, including a brace in each of his last three matches at Villa Park! Opposing number 21 Anthony Elanga scored a 93rd-minute winner in the reverse fixture, with that contributing to him scoring the game’s last goal in four of his five goalscoring outings this campaign. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: A joint-league low 13 of Nottingham Forest’s 30 Premier League games this season have seen both teams score.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]