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Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest - Predictions, Stats & Odds

Premier League Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 31

Premier League - Gameweek 31

Saturday, 5 Apr 2025 • 17:30

Villa Park (Aston, Birmingham)

Aston Villa

2 : 1

Nottingham Forest

Goals

Morgan Rogers
1 : 0
13'
13'Morgan Rogers
1 : 0
Donyell Malen
2 : 0
15'
15'Donyell Malen
2 : 0
57'
2 : 1
Jota Silva
2 : 1
Jota Silva57'

Lineups

Aston Villa

PosPlayer
GK
Emiliano Martinez
DEF
Andrés García
DEF
Axel Disasi
DEF
Tyrone Mings
DEF
Ian Maatsen
MID
Amadou Onana
MID
Youri Tielemans
FWD
Donyell Malen
FWD
Marco Asensio
FWD
Morgan Rogers
FWD
Ollie Watkins

Substitutes

46'Andrés Garcíafor Ezri Konsa
62'Ollie Watkinsfor Marcus Rashford
62'Amadou Onanafor Boubacar Kamara
62'Donyell Malen
for Jacob Ramsey
73'Marco Asensio
for John McGinn

Nottingham Forest

PosPlayer
GK
Matz Sels
DEF
Neco Williams
DEF
Nikola Milenković
DEF
Murillo
DEF
Morato
MID
Ryan Yates
MID
Elliott Anderson
MID
Nicolás Domínguez
MID
Morgan Gibbs-White
FWD
Anthony Elanga
FWD
Callum Hudson-Odoi

Substitutes

46'Anthony Elangafor Jota Silva
74'Nicolás Domínguezfor Ramón Sosa
75'Morato
for Willy Boly
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
3Nottingham Forest3117685137+1457
D
W
W
W
L
7Aston Villa3114984646051
W
L
W
W
W

Last Games

Aston Villa

@Brighton and Hove Albion
3 - 0
@Brentford
1 - 0
@Crystal Palace
1 - 4
vsChelsea
2 - 1
vsLiverpool
2 - 2

Nottingham Forest

vsManchester United
1 - 0
@Ipswich Town
4 - 2
vsManchester City
1 - 0
vsArsenal
0 - 0
@Newcastle United
3 - 4

Head-to-Head

03 Jan 2026
Aston Villa3 - 1Nottingham Forest
03 Jan 2026Aston Villa
3 - 1
Nottingham Forest
05 Apr 2025
Aston Villa2 - 1Nottingham Forest
05 Apr 2025Aston Villa
2 - 1
Nottingham Forest
14 Dec 2024
Nottingham Forest2 - 1Aston Villa
14 Dec 2024Nottingham Forest
2 - 1
Aston Villa
24 Feb 2024
Aston Villa4 - 2Nottingham Forest
24 Feb 2024Aston Villa
4 - 2
Nottingham Forest
05 Nov 2023
Nottingham Forest2 - 0Aston Villa
05 Nov 2023Nottingham Forest
2 - 0
Aston Villa

Premier League

Gameweek 31

05 Apr • 12:30
Everton
Arsenal
1 - 1
05 Apr • 15:00
West Ham United
Bournemouth
2 - 2
05 Apr • 15:00
Crystal Palace
Brighton and Hove Albion
2 - 1
05 Apr • 15:00
Ipswich Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers
1 - 2
05 Apr • 17:30
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
2 - 1
06 Apr • 14:00
Brentford
Chelsea
0 - 0
06 Apr • 14:00
Fulham
Liverpool
3 - 2
06 Apr • 14:00
Tottenham Hotspur
Southampton
3 - 1
06 Apr • 16:30
Manchester United
Manchester City
0 - 0
07 Apr • 20:00
Leicester City
Newcastle United
0 - 3

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.