Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest Championship Predictions & Betting Odds – 23rd September 2017

Villains to make it back to back wins

Championship Betting

Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest Betting Preview – Championship 23rd September 5.30pm

Aston Villa pulled out a much needed win last weekend as they thumped Barnsley in a bit of a shock result. Will that be the turning point for them as that was only their second win of the Championship season? Can they push on from there and land back to back wins? Forest have produced a mixed season of results and aren’t running with too much consistency. The Tricky Trees go into the match sitting in tenth place but only two points ahead of the Villains.

Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest Betting Tips

Villa have managed to stitch together a five match unbeaten streak of form in the Championship. On the weekend they rolled out a good 3-0 away win at Barnsley to give themselves a boost and climb up the table. Over their last five league games then, Villa have produced a W2 D3 record and within that sequence, they have collected three clean sheets so their defence has been improving. Aston Villa to win to nil is a quote of 15/8 at Betfair. That improvement has come after they failed to pick up a clean sheet in any of their opening five games. The Villains have struggled to produce a winning touch at home though as they have gone just W1 D3 there and that is a lot of dropped points. There is a price of 11/2 on offer in the Betfair correct score market on a 1-1 result turning up, and that is the same price that there is an Aston Villa 1-0 victory. This is probably going to be a low scoring matchup in the Midlands and Villa’s Albert Adomah got himself a brace last weekend and he is a 5/2 option in the anytime goalscorer market.

The unpredictability of Forest makes them hard to back with a lot of confidence. They have posted a W4 L4 record from their eight league outings this season. Away from home, they have picked up two wins and two defeats, losing heavily at Sheffield Wednesday in their most recent away game. Forest have picked up only two clean sheets this season, one at home and one out on the road. So you have an option of both teams to score with Betfair at a price of 5/6 which may offer some appeal. Forest do carry a scoring threat as they have Daryl Murphy at a price of 2/1 going for the game in the anytime goalscorer market. Forest have failed to take a win in any of their last four visits to Villa Park, picking up two points in that sequence. There was a 2-2 draw between them last season at Villa Park before Forest took a 2-1 home win. With three defeats in their last four league games currently, avoiding defeat may be a victory for them.

Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest Betting Odds

Aston Villa 8/11, Draw 13/5, Nottingham Forest 15/4

Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest Predictions

Villa to win: This will probably end up being a low scoring affair and if that is the case then it is probably just worth sticking with Villa, whose defence has been much better lately, to hold out and pick up the three points. Forest are unpredictable and therefore a Villa 1-0 home win looks to have some appeal.