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When is Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest?Saturday, January 3rd 2026.
What time is kick-off for Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest?12:30pm, UK time.
Where is Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest being played?Villa Park, Aston.
How can I watch Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest?You can find Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest on Sky Sports Main Event
Aston Villa suffered their first defeat since 1st November in their most recent match, after winning an incredible 12 straight games in all competitions prior to that defeat. Despite a heavy loss to league leader Arsenal, Unai Emery’s men will still be confident heading into their first game of 2026. Villa are still one of the form-sides in the whole of Europe and will be looking to find their feet again at home on Saturday.
ASTON VILLA LEAGUE FORM
LOSS: Arsenal 4-1 Aston Villa - 30th December 2025WIN: Chelsea 1-2 Aston Villa – 27th December 2025WIN: Aston Villa 2-1 Man United – 21st December 2025
Forest will be hoping to turn a corner in the new year. Sean Dyche’s side find themselves just four points clear of the relegation zone after ending 2025 with three straight league defeats. A win on Saturday would be a welcome start to 2026, but Forest will have their work cut out for them against a strong home side. Can they get a result?
NOTTINGHAM FOREST LEAGUE FORM
LOSS: Nottingham Forest 0-2 Everton - 30th December 2025LOSS: Nottingham Forest 0-2 Man City - 27th December 2025LOSS: Fulham 1-0 Nottingham Forest - 22nd December 2025
To see all the Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest betting stats and form, visit our pricing page to view our Pre-Match betting stats table or hover over/tap the chart image to see previous outcomes for that particular market.
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Hosts Aston Villa are the favourites in this one. Their strong run of form to end 2025 looks set to continue in 2026, with the home side priced at 3/4 to win the match, or 8/11 in our 2 up early payout market.
Visitors Nottingham Forest are the underdogs at 18/5 in our regular match odds market and at 16/5 in our 2 up early payout market. If you’re expecting a stalemate, you can back the draw at 27/10.
See our Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest fixed odds pricing page here.
Spreadex also has a number of spread betting markets for Saturday’s clash. Our “Goal Supremacy” market has Villa favoured by 0.65-0.85 goals. This means if you expect Villa to win, you can “buy” and if you expect either a draw or Forest to win, you can “sell”.
Our popular “Total Goals” market is currently set at 2.75-2.95. This is for the total number of goals scored in the match by both teams. If you’re expecting a high-scoring game, you can “buy” on this market. You would then need at least three goals in the game to turn a profit, with this winning 0.05x your stake, a four-goal game winning 1.05x your stake, and so on. However, if there were two goals or fewer in the match, you would lose money, with a goalless draw losing you 2.95x your stake.
If you expect a lower-scoring affair, you would “sell”. In this case, you would need fewer than two goals to turn a profit. A 0-0 draw would win you 2.75 times your stake if you sold, but if we saw a high-scoring 4-3 result, you would lose 4.25 times your stake.
See our Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest spread betting pricing page here.
We have Price Boosts and Popular Bet-Builders assembled by our pricing team live now on the Spreadex website. We’ve boosted Villa’s in-form Morgan Rogers to have at least one assist in the match from 10/3 to 4/1. You can also back Forest’s Igor Jesus to score anytime in the match at 27/10, boosted from the original price of 23/10.
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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 12:30pm 2nd January. Price Boosts and other markets will be added closer to kick-off time.
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