Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa Prediction, 12/14/2024 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 12/10/2024

Game: Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024

Location: The City Ground in Nottinghamshire, England

TV: USA Network

The Villains (7-4-4) are traveling to The City Ground in Nottinghamshire, England on Saturday where they will compete against Nottingham Forest (7-4-4). Nottingham Forest at +110 while the Villains are at -130. The total is 3. The expected starting goalies will be Matz Sels for Nottingham Forest and Emiliano Martinez for Aston Villa.

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Nottingham has relinquished 18 goals while allowing 1.20 goals per 90, and opposing teams have compiled 61 SoT on them. They have accounted for 5 clean sheets, giving them a percentage of 33.3% over the course of the season. Nottingham has 39 yellow card warnings this year and 2 red cards. The Tricky Trees are ranked 55th in relation to goals expected having 18.0, and the team's xGA are at 16.9. So far this season, the club is sitting with an average of 1.67 pts per match (25 points) and are ranked 63rd in Big 5 soccer with 11 assists. Their difference in goals is 1 as a result of 19 goals notched and 18 goals given up. Nottingham Forest has a total of 43 SVs and also hold a SV rate of 70.5% for the year.

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The Villains sport an average of 1.7 pts/match while earning 17 assists and 1 red card. Aston Villa F.C. has a clean sheet rate of 13.3% so far this season as well as 37 yellow card cautions. Aston Villa ranks 60th in the matter of goals conceded with 23, and their difference in goals is sitting at 0. This year, Aston Villa F.C. has a save % of 60.3% (58 SoT against), and rank 23rd in European soccer with 25 pts. This club's goals against per 90 min is currently at 1.53 in addition to 34 saves, and they have 2 clean sheets. Aston Villa has totaled 23 goals and this squad's expected goals so far this year is currently at 25.1.

Sels has played for a total of 17,550 mins and is sitting with 505 saves in his career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.35 (264 total goals conceded) and he has a save percentage of 65.9%. The goalie from Belgium has seen 766 shots sent his way in 195 career starts. Sels (64-63-68 record during his soccer career) has earned 44 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 22.6%% shutout percentage. The man defending the goal for Nott'ham Forest will be Matz Sels.

So far in his career, Martinez has allowed 225 goals while totaling 504 stops in 177 starting assignments. He has surrendered 1.28 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a mark of 82-34-61. He sports a save % of 69.1% and his clean sheet rate sits at 31.3%%. Martinez has accumulated 55 shutouts while seeing 729 shots tried against him in 15,822 minutes in his career. Emiliano Martinez will look after the net for Aston Villa.

Chris Wood is a member of the team who can help decide the match for Nott'ham Forest. Wood has had a starting assignment in 366 games so far in his career while he scores 0.44 goals per 90. The forward born in New Zealand has tallied 165 goals scored in 33,074 professional minutes. He has 39 assists while tallying 369 pts during his soccer career.

Aston Villa features an attacker in Ollie Watkins, who is a thorn in the side of defenses. He scores 0.40 goals per 90 minutes and has had a starting assignment in 341 matches during his career. The forward born in England has 30,669 mins while scoring 138 goals. He has 324 points in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 48 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Nottingham Forest (-130)

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