Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest

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Despite producing some inconsistent looking results in recent weeks in the Premier League, Saturday's hosts, Aston Villa, occupy fourth place in the table and therefore a potential Champions League spot is beckoning for next season as the west midlands club return to Villa Park following last week's 2-1 win away from home at Fulham, while Nottingham Forest secured an important 2-0 home win against West Ham last weekend.

Recent wins against Burnley 3-2, Sheffield United 5-0 and the aforementioned 2-1 away from home at Fulham have been offset by losses incurred against the likes of Manchester City 3-2, Newcastle United 3-1 and a 2-1 defeat at home to Manchester United, but as you can see the prospect of a few goals at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon looks highly promising.

The bigger picture shows Villa have lost just these three games though in their last 14 matches in the Premier League whilst collecting eight wins in the process, so Unai Emery's side are still a serious threat, especially at home where the hosts have lost just twice in their last 12 games, picking up nine wins in the process.

Nottingham Forest picked up what could prove to be an important three points in last Saturday's 2-0 home win against West Ham which put an end to a concerning four-match winless run in the Premier League which included defeats suffered at the hands of Brentford, Arsenal and Newcastle United respectively.

It's been a tough second campaign in the English top flight for the Tricky Trees who have managed to capture just three wins out of their last 14 games overall but manager, Nuno Espirito Santo has brought renewed belief and confidence amongst the squad and the east midlands club currently possess a four-point cushion above the relegation zone ahead of this weekend's action.

However, out of a total of six wins to date in this season's Premier League campaign, only two of these victories have been achieved on their travels with rare wins on the road at Chelsea and Newcastle United, but the Tricky Trees have also been handed no fewer than seven defeats within their 12 away games so far this term, while seven of these 12 outings have also resulted in Over 2.5 goals (58.3%).

Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest Verdict

With the hosts currently sitting in the top four of the Premier League table and a financially lucrative Champions League spot within their grasp, Aston Villa will be highly motivated to record another home win here at Villa Park where The Villains have won nine of their 12 home games to date.

In addition, we can also expect to see a few goals as well!

Therefore, our main bet will be Aston Villa win @ 1.53

Other side bets worth considering:

Aston Villa win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.10

Correct Score: Aston Villa 3-0 @ 13.00