Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest Predictions

• Villa knocked Forest out of the Europa League last season
• Villa are yet to score in the Premier League
• Forest have claimed back-to-back points against Liverpool and Spurs

Improving Forest looking to add to Villa woes

Nottingham Forest have endured a difficult start to the season under new boss Oliver Glasner but there have been a few encouraging signs ahead of their trip to Villa Park on Saturday.

The Villans have made a nightmare start after losing a host of stars over the summer. Villa have just one point to show from three games and they are yet to score in the league, although they did claim a potentially morale boosting Champions League win at Club Brugge in midweek.

Forest can take some revenge

The last time that Forest visited this venue they lost 4-0 in the second leg of a Europa League semi-final clash last season, having gone into that game with a 1-0 lead.

Revenge may be a bit of a motivating factor for the away side and in any case they look good value as underdogs to come away with all three points.

Villa are struggling in the league and face a quick turnaround after a midweek trip to Belgium. Forest have a poor recent record at Villa Park and are still seeking their first win, but points against both Liverpool (a) and Tottenham (h) are better results than Villa have achieved this season and they can pull off a minor upset with a victory this weekend.

Goals could be in short supply

Saturday’s contest at Villa Park is unlikely to be a high-scoring affair given both sides’ issues in front of goal. Villa are yet to score and Forest have failed to score in two of their three league games. As such, one goal may be enough to decide this clash and a 1-0 win for the visitors stands out as a correct score bet.

James McAtee was probably Forest’s best performer against Spurs last time out and he provides a threat from range. The midfielder had three shots from outside the box against Spurs, with one on target and one blocked, and as a bit of an outside pick he could be the man who fires his side to their first win of the season this weekend.