Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa prediction | 20 Mar 2027 | xGtoday


Nottingham Forest
Ranking: #16 overall, #7 in England

80.0 → 83.7 (+3.7 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-1 19 Sep 26 Coventry (H) 81.6 -0.2
3-1 11 Oct 26 Crystal Palace (A) 82.4 +0.8
0-1 18 Oct 26 Arsenal (H) 82.6 +0.2
1-1 23 Oct 26 Ipswich (A) 83.3 +0.7
2-0 31 Oct 26 Brentford (A) 83.7 +0.4
Aston Villa
Ranking: #20 overall, #9 in England

83.8 → 82.7 (-1.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-1 17 Oct 26 Newcastle (A) 83.8 +0.5
3-1 21 Oct 26 Viking (H) 84.0 +0.2
2-1 24 Oct 26 Man City (H) 83.5 -0.5
1-1 31 Oct 26 Fulham (H) 83.0 -0.5
3-0 03 Nov 26 Barcelona (A) 82.7 -0.3

Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa: by the numbers

Nottingham Forest sit 4 places above Aston Villa in our European rankings, and 2 places above them in England.

Over their last 10 matches Nottingham Forest have moved +3.7 rating points, against -1.1 for Aston Villa.

Last time these teams played, on 12 September 2026, Aston Villa lost 1.3 rating points.

The highest Nottingham Forest have ever stood in our European rankings is #16, first reached on 31 October 2026.

Aston Villa first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 85.2 on 16 May 2025.