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Aston Villa 1-2 Nottingham Forest, full time in the Premier League. Played UK time. Our model's pre-match pick was Both teams to score, which landed. Before this meeting the sides had met 4 times in the fixtures we hold, with Aston Villa winning 2, Nottingham Forest winning 1 and 1 drawn.
By SportSignals Match Desk · Football analysis desk ·
Nottingham Forest came to Villa Park and took all three points with a 2-1 win, and Aston Villa have absolutely nobody to blame but themselves. They were outworked, outshot, and outthought.
Nottingham Forest came to Villa Park and took all three points with a 2-1 win, and Aston Villa have absolutely nobody to blame but themselves. They were outworked, outshot, and outthought.
Premier LeagueSat 12 Sept, 15:00
Key Takeaways
Result
Nottingham Forest won 2-1 away at Aston Villa.
Goals
3 goals took the match over the 2.5 line.
Chance quality
The chances backed the result: Aston Villa 1.06 to Nottingham Forest 2.38 on expected goals.
First Goal
L
46'⚽
Liam Delap
MAssist: Murillo
Game Flow
Expected Goals (xG)
Aston Villa 1.06 xGNottingham Forest 2.38 xG
Cumulative · approximated from goal events
SportSignals model forecast
Recorded before kick-off · prediction, not a Tip
Aston Villa to win
42%Missed
Result
1:2
Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest
Our model leaned Aston Villa to win at 42%. Aston Villa 1-2 Nottingham Forest. Forecast did not match the result.
📊 Match recap and data context
Our model backs Aston Villa to win at Villa Park on Saturday, 12 September at 14:00 UTC, pricing the home victory at 42 percent probability. Villa have won two of their last five league matches while Forest have managed just one draw in the same span. In their last four meetings, Aston Villa hold a 2-1 head-to-head advantage over Nottingham Forest. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
SportSignals uses automated analysis with editorial oversight. Check current team news and market prices before relying on this context.
Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest · Premier League ·
The provider forecast gives Aston Villa win the highest 1X2 probability at 41.8%. A separately qualified SportSignals Tip has an official settlement record for this fixture.
Aston Villa
41.8%
Draw
24.9%
Nottingham Forest
33.2%
Both teams to score · Yes
61.0%
Over 2.5 goals
59.2%
Full-time forecast audit: Aston Villa win was the highest probability; the match result was Nottingham Forest win.
Forecast result checked ·
Tip record · publication ledgerProof it was published before kickoffImmutable
✦ TIP
SportSignals Tip settlement
Official terminal ledger · each row keeps its exact result
Premier League· published 19:53won
Over 1.5 goals
Logged at 1.35 with Betfair Exchange
Betfair Exchange offered 1.35 when we checked at 01:05 on 12 Sept.
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Publication provenance
Immutable Tips ledger · record 1f65c996-bc08-4616-b12e-5f149d662bb6 · model publication version not recorded
Source: immutable SportSignals Tips publication ledger. Provider predictions and market prices are separate records and never create a Tip or a settlement result.
Match facts · what the record shows
Pre-match facts retained
The historical evidence saved at kick-off, kept separate from what happened in the match.
1-1is the most common scoreline between Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest, landing 2 times across 8 league meetings on record.Immutable kick-off snapshot
6/8recorded league meetings saw both teams score (75%).Immutable kick-off snapshot
40league matches at home unbeaten for Aston Villa.Immutable kick-off snapshot
5league matches away from home unbeaten for Nottingham Forest.Immutable kick-off snapshot
Aston Villa scored first in 3 of their last 10 league matches (30%).Immutable kick-off snapshot
Nottingham Forest scored first in 4 of their last 10 league matches (40%).Immutable kick-off snapshot
Aston Villa have averaged 1.4 goals per match over their last 10 league matches.Immutable kick-off snapshot
Nottingham Forest have averaged 1.9 goals per match over their last 10 league matches.Immutable kick-off snapshot
Tammy Abraham has the highest listed average xGOT for Aston Villa at 0.51 across the provider's evidence window.Immutable kick-off snapshot
Chris Wood has the highest listed average xGOT for Nottingham Forest at 0.52 across the provider's evidence window.Immutable kick-off snapshot
Immutable kick-off snapshot · Source: match facts feed. Evidence sets are labelled separately and never rebuilt from mutable post-match rows.
Questions about this result
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