Aston Villa 1–2 Nottingham Forest
What the chances were worth
The scoreline says 1–2; by chance quality the match ran 0.82–2.28.
What the model expected
Its probabilities for this match, logged before kick-off and never changed. The result is highlighted.
Before kick-off the model favoured Aston Villa to win (44%); it finished with Nottingham Forest to win. A miss — it gave the actual result 28% beforehand.
One match tells you nothing on its own — whether these percentages are any good is the whole point of the calibration page, where every one of them is scored.
The brain read
Nottingham Forest created the better chances — the xG read 0.8–2.3 and the shot count agreed (7–22, 5–7 on target). Nottingham Forest got into the box far more often (14 shots inside it to 6). On the balance of chances, the 1–2 reads fair.
A second opinion written by rule from the numbers on this page — where the shot picture and the xG disagree, it says so rather than picking a winner. Backward-looking only; it claims nothing about any future result.
The match in numbers
As returned by the data feed at full time. Bars show each side’s share of the stat.
Confirmed line-ups
Captured from the official team sheets in the last hour before kick-off. The pick test requires these to be in before any call counts.
Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
- 1 Z. Suzuki (G)
- 3 V. Lindelöf (D)
- 6 R. Barkley (M)
- 7 J. McGinn (M)
- 8 B. Kamara (M)
- 10 E. Buendía (M)
- 11 N. Jackson (F)
- 14 Pau Torres (D)
- 22 I. Maatsen (D)
- 29 A. Wan-Bissaka (D)
- 53 George Hemmings (M)
Bench: I. Mbaye, T. Abraham, A. Garnacho, Alysson Edward, J. Manzambi, L. Bogarde, M. Ruggeri, T. Mings, M. Bizot
Nottingham Forest 3-4-2-1
- 2 O. Diomande (D)
- 3 N. Williams (M)
- 5 Murillo (D)
- 10 M. Gibbs-White (M)
- 14 D. Ndoye (M)
- 19 L. Delap (F)
- 21 X. Schlager (M)
- 24 J. McAtee (M)
- 26 M. Sels (G)
- 27 D. Muñoz (M)
- 34 O. Aina (D)
Bench: C. Wood, A. Kalimuendo, John, L. Netz, C. Hudson-Odoi, I. Sangaré, N. Domínguez, R. Yates, Igor Jesus
The market’s read
| Market | Consensus price | Implied chance | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double chance Aston Villa or draw | 1.33 | 70.6% | -2.3 pts |
| Double chance Nottingham Forest or draw | 1.64 | 57.6% | +3.5 pts |
| Double chance either team | 1.31 | 71.7% | -1.1 pts |
| Draw no bet — Aston Villa | 1.59 | 59.0% | -3.9 pts |
| Draw no bet — Nottingham Forest | 2.29 | 41.0% | +3.9 pts |
| Over 1.5 goals | 1.29 | 72.9% | +0.4 pts |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.93 | 49.5% | +0.0 pts |
| Over 3.5 goals | 3.23 | 29.0% | +0.3 pts |
| Both teams to score | 1.71 | 54.6% | +0.9 pts |
| Aston Villa over 1.5 team goals | 2.18 | 43.1% | -2.4 pts |
| Nottingham Forest over 1.5 team goals | 2.80 | 33.6% | +2.0 pts |
| Aston Villa clean sheet | 3.00 | 31.2% | -2.5 pts |
| Nottingham Forest clean sheet | 3.75 | 25.0% | +3.3 pts |
Shortest-priced scorelines: 1-1 6.18 · 1-0 7.72 · 2-1 8.60 · 0-1 9.79 · 0-0 10.57
Prices are observations, not offers. Nothing here is advice or staked.
How to read this table
Consensus of bookmaker prices captured 2026-09-12 13:30 UTC. These are the closing prices — the market’s last word before kick-off. The Move column is how each market’s implied chance has shifted since the first price we captured: green = the chance has risen (the price shortened, backing coming in), red = the chance has fallen (the price eased out — what punters call the price ‘drifting’).
Head to head
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr 26 | Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | Aston Villa |
| 03 Jan 26 | Aston Villa | 3-1 | Nottingham Forest |