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Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa predictions cover UEFA Europa League, Semi-finals on 30 Apr 2026. Kick-off is listed for Thursday, 30 April 2026 at 21:00 CEST. This preview brings together the prediction lean, community voting, recent form, head-to-head notes and team context in one place. Because this is the predictions tab, the copy focuses on the pre-match view rather than live in-play swings after kick-off.

The pre-match prediction split is Nottingham Forest 36%, Draw 43%, Aston Villa 21%, which keeps the matchup close to level rather than clearly favouring either side.

Community votes currently read Nottingham Forest 33%, Draw 67%, Aston Villa 0% from 3 votes. That makes the public view balanced, even if the model lean or team context points another way.

Recent form gives the first matchup clue: over the last five, Nottingham Forest have taken 5 points while Aston Villa have taken 13. That comes from Nottingham Forest taking 1 win and Aston Villa taking 4 wins in that span. Goal trend sits at Nottingham Forest -3 and Aston Villa +10.

Season and schedule context add season pace at Nottingham Forest 1.69 points per game versus Aston Villa 2.6 and venue split at 2.25 home points per game against 2.25 away points per game. These details help separate a simple prediction percentage from the rhythm each team brings into the match.

Recent head-to-head context lists Nottingham Forest 2 recent H2H wins, Aston Villa 3 recent H2H wins, and 1 draw, which adds rivalry history without treating older meetings as more important than current form.

Underlying team metrics add chance creation score at Nottingham Forest 20.2 versus Aston Villa 18.3 and clean-sheet rate at 88% against 113%, giving the prediction a check against chance creation, defensive resistance and match-control signals.

The prediction trend contains 3 trend points, showing how the pre-match view developed before the current prediction read.