Fresh from their famous FA Cup triumph over Arsenal, Nottingham Forest welcome the ever-improving Aston Villa to the City Ground in search of crucial points in the Championship. The Reds are under the temporary stewardship of Gary Brazil and will be hoping to keep their good run of form going whilst Villa suffered a setback in the FA Cup but are in very good form in the Championship.
Skybet Championship – Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa – City Ground – Saturday 13th January 2018 – 17:30 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 21/10 at PaddyPower |
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Nottingham Forest
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Gary Brazil engineered a famous win for Forest against Arsenal last time out and he’ll be hoping that can propel him towards getting the job on a full-time basis. Forest sit 14th in the Championship, 11 points outside of the play-off places with 32 points from their opening 26 games. Kieran Dowell has grabbed the headlines at the City Ground with his all action performances and the Everton loanee will be looking to improve upon his tally of 9 goals for the season here.
Aston Villa
Steve Bruce has navigated a path up the league with Aston Villa that sees them currently reside in 5th position in the Championship table. With 44 points from their opening 26 games, they look well placed to mount a charge on the automatic promotion places and currently sit 5 points behind second placed Derby. Albert Adomah has notched an impressive 12 goals for the Villains this season and he will be looking to improve upon that tally against Forest.
Head to Head
Aston Villa dominate the head to head record between the sides with a 58:38 lead in the head to head showdown with another 29 games between the teams ending as draws. Villa picked up all 3 points back in September, winning 2-1 at Villa Park thanks to goals from Albert Adomah and Conor Hourihane.
Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa – Betting Odds and Predictions
Both sides are in decent form in the Championship and it could be quite an open game.
Over 2.5 goals in the game looks a shrewd bet at 23/20 with Coral
Aston Villa have been in good form in the Championship and need to keep picking up points in games like these.
Aston Villa to win the match represents great value at 7/5 with Ladbrokes.
Albert Adomah is Villa’s top scorer and his pace is sure to cause huge problems for Forest.
Albert Adomah to score anytime is way overpriced at 40/17 with UniBet.
Both teams have been banging the goals in recently – which could add to the game as a spectacle.
Both teams to score – YES – looks a solid bet at 5/6 with Betfair.
Score Prediction
Nottingham Forest 1 – 2 Aston Villa – 9/1 with BetVictor.
Top Betting Tip Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa
Forest will be buoyant following their FA Cup triumph over Arsenal but Villa are a good side and should have too much quality for the reds. Aston Villa to win the match and both teams to score in the game looks a great bet at 3/1 with William Hill.