Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa Prediction, 4/12/2026 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 4/11/2026

Game: Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa

Date: Sunday, April 12, 2026

Location: The City Ground in Nottinghamshire, England

TV: Peacock

Nottingham Forest (8-8-15) will try to beat Aston Villa (16-6-9) at The City Ground in Nottinghamshire, England on Sunday. Nottingham Forest at +162 while the Villains are at -196. The total has been set at 3. The starting goalies will be Matz Sels for Nottingham Forest and Emiliano Martinez for Aston Villa.

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Nottingham has allowed 43 goals while giving up 1.39 goals per 90, and opposing clubs have earned 118 SoT against them. They have tallied 8 clean sheets, which puts them at a percentage of 25.8% on the campaign. Nottingham has recorded 48 yellow cards so far this season as well as 1 red card. The Tricky Trees rank 12th when it comes to xG with 20.6, and their xGA are coming in at 20.3. So far this season, the squad has an average of 1.03 pts/match (32 points) and are 16th in Big 5 soccer with 21 assists. Their differential on goals is currently at -12 with the help of 31 goals tallied in addition to 43 goals allowed. Nottingham Forest has amassed 80 saves and they also hold a SV rate of 63.6% for the season.

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Aston Villa has compiled 42 goals and the team's expected goals on the campaign is at 21.9. The club's goals against/90 minutes is currently at 1.19 with 89 saves, and they have earned 9 shut outs. On the year, Aston Villa F.C. has a save % of 70.2% (124 SoT against), and they also are ranked 4th among Big 5 teams with 54 points. Aston Villa is ranked 6th in the matter of goals allowed with 37, and the squad's goal difference is 5. Aston Villa F.C. has accounted for a shut out percentage of 29.0% this year and 47 yellow card warnings. The Villains average 1.7 pts per match while tallying 29 assists and 1 red card.

The man who will defend the goal for Nottingham Forest is Matz Sels. Sels has seen the field for a total of 21,658 mins and has tallied 647 stops thus far in his career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.34 (323 goals given up) and he holds a save % of 67.2%. The goalie from Belgium has seen 963 shots attempted against him in 241 career starting assignments. Sels (83-74-84 mark during his soccer career) has recorded 58 shutouts, which leaves him with a 24.1%% shutout percentage.

Emiliano Martinez will be looking after the net for Aston Villa. So far in his career, Martinez has allowed 277 goals while tallying 644 stops in 226 starting assignments. Martinez has accumulated 69 shutouts while seeing 920 shots against him in 20,096 career mins. He holds a save % of 70.0% and his clean sheet rate is currently at 30.9%%. He has given up 1.24 goals per 90 while holding a record of 107-44-75.

Morgan Gibbs-White is a guy who can make an impact for Nottingham Forest. He has 39 assists while earning 121 points so far in his career. The midfielder from England has racked up 41 goals scored in 18,633 minutes played. White has had a starting assignment in 206 matches in his career and tallies 0.20 goals per 90 minutes.

Aston Villa has a playmaker in Ollie Watkins, who can change the course of a fixture. The forward born in England has been on the field for 36,516 mins and he has scored 163 goals. He is averaging 0.40 G/90 and has been given a starting assignment in 408 matches during his career. He has 388 pts in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 62 times.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Aston Villa (+162)

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