Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest Football Betting Odds Preview

When is Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest?
Thursday, May 7th 2026.

What time is kick-off for Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest?
8:00pm, UK time.

Where is Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest being played?
Villa Park, Birmingham.

How can I watch Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest?
Live on TNT Sports 1 from 7pm.

Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest betting form

Aston Villa have delivered another strong season under Unai Emery, currently sitting fifth in the Premier League and closing in on a place in next year’s Champions League. While Emery’s impact at the club has been hugely impressive, he will be eager to crown his work with silverware, and the Europa League presents a real opportunity to do so. Villa face the challenge of overturning a one-goal deficit on Thursday night if they are to reach the final, but with the backing of a passionate Villa Park crowd, they will believe it’s well within their grasp.

ASTON VILLA RECENT FORM

LOSS: Aston Villa 1-2 Tottenham. Sunday 3^rd May 2026.
LOSS: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Aston Villa. Thursday 30th April 2026.
LOSS: Fulham 1-0 Aston Villa. Saturday 25th April 2026.
WIN: Aston Villa 4-3 Sunderland. Sunday 19^th April 2026.

Nottingham Forest are enjoying an excellent run of form that has effectively secured their Premier League status for next season. They arrive at Villa Park for the second leg holding a 1-0 aggregate advantage, and given both teams’ recent performances, will be confident of preserving that lead. If they see the job through, Forest fans could soon be dreaming of a triumphant night in Istanbul, where they would likely fancy their chances against either Braga or Freiburg.

NOTTINGHAM FOREST RECENT FORM

WIN: Chelsea 1-3 Nottingham Forest. Monday 4^th May 2026.
WIN: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Aston Villa. Thursday 30th April 2026.
WIN: Sunderland 0-5 Nottingham Forest. Friday 24^th April 2026.
WIN: Nottingham Forest 4-1 Burnley. Sunday 19^th April 2026.

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What are the best odds on Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest?

Aston Villa are the favourites heading into this game and are priced at 8/11 to get the victory on Spreadex’s fixed odds market (4/6 on our 2 Up early payout Match Odds market) whilst visitors Nottingham Forest are priced at 7/2 to get the win (3/1 on our 2 Up early payout Match Odds market) and the draw priced at 14/5.

Aston Villa have beaten Nottingham Forest in their last three meetings at Villa Park with both teams getting on the scoresheet on each occasion. You can get Aston Villa To Win + BTTS this time round priced at 5/2.

Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest football spread betting prices.

Our football spread betting prices have Aston Villa favourites with a Goal Supremacy quote of Aston Villa/Nottingham Forest 0.7 – 0.9. This means a 'buy' bet at 0.9 would need an Aston Villa win to start turning a profit (e.g. one goal win would win 0.1x your stake, two goal win would win 1.1x your stake etc.).

A 0.7 'sell' bet would need a draw or Nottingham Forest win to turn a profit (e.g. a draw would win 0.7x your stake and a Nottingham Forest one goal win would win 1.7x your stake etc.).

Our spread betting Total Goals line is 2.7 – 2.9. So a 2.9 'buy' bet would need at least three goals to be scored in the match to start turning a profit. Conversely, a 2.7 ‘sell’ bet would need two goals or less to be scored in the match to turn a profit.

Remember that with spread betting, get the bet wrong and losses can exceed your stake/deposit. E.g. a 2.9 'buy' Total Goals bet would lose 2.9x your stake if the match ended 0-0. In the 0.9 'buy' Supremacy bet example above, if the game ended in a draw you would lose 0.9x your stake, and a Nottingham Forest one goal win would lose 1.9x your stake etc. And in the 0.7 'sell' Supremacy example above, the bet would lose 0.3x your stake on a one goal Aston Villa win and 1.3x your stake on a two goal Aston Villa win etc.

Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest betting specials and price boosts

Price Boosts are typically available on the Spreadex website the day before the game, so it’s worth checking back closer to kick-off for enhanced odds. In addition, Spreadex also features ‘Popular Bet-Builders’, specially curated by their in-house pricing team to highlight fan-favourite betting combinations.

The last two home games at Villa Park ended have seen the Last Match Goal scored in the 90^th minute. This time round the spread betting market Last Match Goal has a spread of 64-67. This means a ‘buy’ at 67 would win 23x your stake if there was a repeat of late drama on Sunday.

Remember that with spread betting, get the bet wrong and losses can exceed your stake/deposit. So for example if the Last Match Goal was scored in the 50^th minute, a ‘buy’ at 67 would lose 17x times your stake.

Learn how to spread bet on Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest

Spreadex offers a wide range of football spread betting prices on Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest, as well as traditional sportsbook/fixed odds prices.

Some of these markets include options such as Player Goal Minutes (the aggregate minutes of the goals scored by a named player in a match), Shirt Numbers (the aggregate of the shirt numbers of all goalscorers in a match), Bookings Points (based on 10 points per yellow, 25 per red), Corners, Team Leading Minutes, Match Performance and many, many more.

See our football spread betting education centre to see examples of how spread betting works, watch short explainer videos and try interactive betting widgets to see how win or loss levels work on different bets.

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Please note that this preview is not designed to offer any betting advice or suggestions. All prices quoted correct as of 3:00pm on 6^th May. Price Boosts and other markets will be added closer to kick-off time.