Villa vs Forest head-to-head

Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest have met 15 times across all competitions between 2017-18 ~ 2026-27: Villa 8 wins, 3 draws, Forest 4 wins. At Villa's ground the home side is 6-1-1 (8 games); at Forest's it is 3-2-2 (7 games). The fixture averages 3.33 goals and both teams score in 66.7% of meetings (9 league, 2 European, 4 second-tier).

Compare these two clubs by conditionWin rates side by side by weather, rest days, formation, referee and lineup

What stands out

1. 6 goals

   J. McGinn (Villa) has scored 6 goals in 13 appearances in this fixture, 0.46 per game against 0.09 across the Premier League.6 goals in 13 games here · 0.37 per game more than his usual rate

2. 75.0%

   Villa's win rate at home against this opponent. Their usual home win rate is 49.6%.8 home games, 6W 1D 1L · 25.4pp above their usual home rate · small sample

3. 3.33

   Goals per game in this fixture. The average across the Premier League is 2.84.50 goals in 15 games · 0.49 per game more than the league average

4. 53.3%

   Villa's win rate in this fixture. Across the Premier League over the same span it is 42.4%.15 games, 8W 3D 4L · 10.9pp above their usual rate

Every condition was compared for both teams; only the items that deviate most from their usual records and the league average are kept. Samples under 5 games are left out entirely, and those under 10 are faded and marked as a small sample. Conditional records count league games only.

How these games play out

Most starts in this fixture

1. 12J. McGinn · Villa
2. 10M. Gibbs-White · Forest
3. 9E. Martínez · Villa
4. 9N. Williams · Forest
5. 9O. Watkins · Villa

Scorelines are shown Villa first · goal timings split the fixture's goals into 15-minute blocks · starts count league meetings since 2017-18

All results

1. 2027.03.20UpcomingForest15:00Villa
2. 2026.09.12Premier LeaguePreviewVilla1–2ForestVilla vs Forest Preview
3. 2026.05.07UEFA Europa LeagueVilla4–0Forest
4. 2026.04.30UEFA Europa LeagueForest1–0Villa
5. 2026.04.12Premier LeagueForest1–1Villa
6. 2026.01.03Premier LeagueVilla3–1Forest
7. 2025.04.05Premier LeagueVilla2–1Forest
8. 2024.12.14Premier LeagueForest2–1Villa
9. 2024.02.24Premier LeagueVilla4–2Forest
10. 2023.11.05Premier LeagueForest2–0Villa
11. 2023.04.08Premier LeagueVilla2–0Forest
12. 2022.10.10Premier LeagueForest1–1Villa
13. 2019.03.13ChampionshipForest1–3Villa
14. 2018.11.28ChampionshipVilla5–5Forest
15. 2018.01.13ChampionshipForest0–1Villa
16. 2017.09.23ChampionshipVilla2–1Forest

top rows are fixtures still to be played (UK kick-off time) · green home win · red away win · league games since 2017-18 only · rows marked Preview open the pre-match data published for that game

Top scorers in this fixture

J. McGinn 6 · O. Watkins 4 · T. Abraham 4 · Douglas Luiz 2 · M. Gibbs-White 2