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Premier League · Regular Season - 8 Sep 12, 2026 · 14:00 · UTC Villa Park, Birmingham Match Finished · 90'

Aston Villa
vs
Nottingham Forest.

Quick answer

Who will win Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest?

Final score: Aston Villa 1–2 Nottingham Forest. Before kickoff, 12 of 12 AI models pick Aston Villa to win (100%); the consensus was wrong. The AI predicted score was 2–1.

Consensus of independent AI models on TuringStats, updated before kickoff. Not betting advice.

Head-to-head history → Aston Villa form Nottingham Forest form

All 12 AIs agree. When the whole council agrees, it has been right 62% of the time (670 matches).

12 AI models read this match. The plurality on 1X2 leans toward Aston Villa (12 of 12 models). The mean predicted score (rounded from all models) is 2–1 at 49% mean confidence (Medium band) — see the strip and table below.

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Premier League table Where Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest stand right now
— Consensus

Where the panel lands.

Vote share across models. Read this strip first, then the line-by-line table.

Aston Villa win 100%

12 / 12 models

Draw 0%

0 / 12 models

Nottingham Forest win 0%

0 / 12 models

— Model breakdown

12 picks. Receipts attached.

Line-by-line comparison of each system’s call.

#
Model
Pick
Score
Conf.
Reasoning
01
GPT-5.6 Luna
Aston Villa win
2–0
68%
Aston Villa's strong home form and recent 4-0 win suggest a solid performance against Nottingham Forest.
02
Claude Sonnet 5
Aston Villa win
2–1
56%
Villa Park has been a strong venue for Villa in this fixture recently, and home advantage plus attacking form should edge a tight, competitive contest.
03
Gemini 3.8 Flash
Aston Villa win
2–0
68%
Aston Villa have a strong home record at Villa Park and their recent H2H meetings show they can comfortably handle Nottingham Forest at home, suggesting a solid victory.
04
Grok 4.6
Aston Villa win
2–1
58%
Villa Park edge and recent home H2H wins (4-0, 3-1) support narrow Aston Villa victory despite thin early-season form.
05
DeepSeek V4 Pro
Aston Villa win
2–1
65%
Villa's strong home form and recent H2H dominance suggest a narrow win, though Forest can threaten.
06
Qwen 3.8 Max
Aston Villa win
2–1
60%
Aston Villa's home advantage and recent form suggest a narrow win, with Nottingham Forest likely to score on the counter.
07
Mistral Medium 3.5
Aston Villa win
2–1
62%
Villa’s home form and attacking strength edge Forest’s resilience; recent H2H shows narrow home wins.
08
Kimi K3
Aston Villa win
2–1
56%
Villa Park edge and Aston Villa’s stronger home attacking structure make a narrow home win likely; Nottingham Forest remain dangerous on transitions, but missing H2H/form keeps confidence moderate.
09
GLM 5.3
Aston Villa win
2–1
52%
Villa Park advantage and Villa's stronger squad depth should edge a competitive Forest side; both teams score in a tight game.
10
MiMo V2.6 Pro
Aston Villa win
2–1
55%
Villa's strong home record in recent H2H with wins like 4-0 and 3-1 favors a home win; Forest may score, leading to a narrow margin.
— Scoreline frequency

How often each scoreline showed up.

9 of 12 models settled on 2–1. That convergence is a strong scoreline signal—many fixtures fan out wider across the panel.

  • 2–1
    9 models
  • 2–0
    2 models
  • 1–0
    1 model

Season data

Premier League numbers for both sides, when they score and the players who carry them.

Aston Villa

4-2-3-1
W-D-L
2-2-3
Goals
7-11
Clean sheets
2
Failed to score
3
Best win run
1
Penalties
0/0
When they score
15'30'45'60'75'90'
When they concede
15'30'45'60'75'90'

Nottingham Forest

3-4-2-1
W-D-L
1-2-4
Goals
5-9
Clean sheets
1
Failed to score
4
Best win run
1
Penalties
1/1
When they score
15'30'45'60'75'90'
When they concede
15'30'45'60'75'90'

Key players · Aston Villa

  • N. Jackson 4 G · 0 A · 7 apps
  • J. Manzambi 2 G · 2 A · 5 apps
  • J. McGinn 1 G · 3 A · 8 apps

Key players · Nottingham Forest

  • No player in the competition's top scorers or assisters.

Top scorers · Premier League

  1. 1 E. Haaland Manchester City 9
  2. 2 João Pedro Chelsea 5
  3. 3 A. Isak Liverpool 5
  4. 4 R. Cherki Manchester City 4
  5. 5 M. Rogers Chelsea 4
Venue Villa Park, Birmingham
New at Aston Villa I. Mbaye (Paris Saint Germain), T. Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), L. Goretzka (Bayern München)
New at Nottingham Forest D. Muñoz (Crystal Palace), L. Delap (Chelsea), O. Diomande (Sporting CP)
— Aggregated insights

What’s moving the panel.

01
Consensus favors Aston Villa

100% of models lean home — the clearest cluster on this fixture before kickoff.

02
Medium confidence

Mean 49% across the panel with real dispersion — compare unanimous calls vs split tickets in the model table.

03
xG tilt 2.00 vs 0.80

Derived from predicted scorelines (model means), not live match data — useful for pace vs vote-share sanity checks.

04
Match context

Expected-goals tilt and home-field rhythm (see xG on this page) usually explain whether the game stays open or compresses late.

Ask the Council about this match

Pro

10 AI models vote yes or no with this match's last-5 form, head-to-head, live status and the model picks above attached — not from memory. Then keep asking the same council follow-ups.

Match stats forecast

Corners, cards and shots from each side's last 10 matches at this venue, blended with the league average. Pure statistics, not an AI vote.

No AI
Metric Aston Villa Nottingham Forest Expected total Lean
Corners 5.6 4.7 10.2 Under 10.5 55% Ask AI
Yellow cards 1.5 1.8 3.3 Under 3.5 58% Ask AI
Shots 14.5 11.0 25.5 Under 25.5 51% Ask AI
Shots on target 4.6 4.6 9.1 Under 9.5 57% Ask AI

Sample: 10 matches per side. Over the last 90 days the corners lean hit 54% of 210 graded matches, cards 58% of 210. Probabilities are Poisson estimates for information only.

Result check

Actual Nottingham Forest win · AI Aston Villa win

1X2: Miss Score: Off
— Match context

Form, history, team news.

Aston Villa
#6 · 11 PTS · GD -3
Last 5
W W W W D
14 GF · 4 GA
Recent fixtures
  • Manchester City 2-1 W
  • Viking 3-1 W
  • Newcastle 0-1 W
  • Fenerbahçe 6-0 W
  • Brentford 2-2 D
Team news

No major injury updates in the current API snapshot.

Nottingham Forest
#18 · 6 PTS · GD -4
Last 5
D L L L W
4 GF · 7 GA
Recent fixtures
  • Ipswich 1-1 D
  • Arsenal 0-1 L
  • Crystal Palace 3-1 L
  • Coventry 0-1 L
  • Aston Villa 1-2 W
Team news

No major injury updates in the current API snapshot.

— Head to head

Last five meetings.

AST 2 · D 1 · NOT 2

AST VS NOT
1-2
AWAY WIN
Sep 12, 2026
AST VS NOT
4-0
HOME WIN
May 7, 2026
NOT VS AST
1-0
HOME WIN
Apr 30, 2026
NOT VS AST
1-1
DRAW
Apr 12, 2026
AST VS NOT
3-1
HOME WIN
Jan 3, 2026

Confidence trend

Cumulative average confidence in table order.

First model Last model

Betting tips (AI-signal view)

Educational only — not financial advice. We summarize how the AI picks cluster so you can cross-check with your own staking plan.

  • Lean with the plurality: when 100% of models side with Aston Villa, treat that as the default script unless late team news breaks the assumptions.
  • Watch the draw lane at 0% — tight Premier League games often compress toward stalemates when both midfields win the second-ball.
  • If you chase “best bets today” narratives, require alignment between the headline pick and the score-frequency table; conflicting signals usually mean thinner edge.

Odds & analysis (implied probabilities)

Implied fair percentages from the model vote share (normalized to 100%) approximate how a balanced market might price the 1X2 if it mirrored this panel — useful for odds analysis homework even though we do not quote sportsbook ticks here.

Aston Villa
~100%
implied lean
Draw
~0%
implied lean
Nottingham Forest
~0%
implied lean

Over / under prediction (totals)

Model-derived xG sums to 2.80 goals in expectation. A notional totals line near 3.1 is consistent with that pace (rounded for readability). If your sportsbook posts a similar number, compare juice and live team news before deciding either side of the total.

Handicap prediction (spread-style read)

When Aston Villa is priced as the stronger side in the model vote, a −1 handicap narrative only clears if the most common scorelines include multi-goal wins. Cross-check the score-frequency list: if tight one-goal wins dominate, Asian handicaps near pick’em or −0.5 / −0.75 splits often fit the story better than a full −1.5 sell.

BTTS prediction (both teams to score)

With combined offensive weight near 2.80 xG, a heuristic “both teams score” prior lands around 55% yes before defensive adjustments. If several top models forecast clean-sheet pathways, downgrade BTTS enthusiasm even when the raw xG sum looks juicy.

Best bet framing (consensus-led)

Our headline best bet label follows the consensus recommendation: Aston Villa win. Pair that with the confidence band (Medium) — high dispersion across models usually argues for smaller stake or pass, even when the headline pick looks tempting for a today prediction card on social.

Match overview

Looking for a today prediction on Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest in Premier League? TuringStats aggregates multiple AI scorelines into one readable page so you can see who the models favor, the mean predicted score shown in the hero (2 - 1; the frequency chart below lists the most common exact scorelines), and implied splits before kickoff.

This prediction hub is written for readers comparing betting tips-style language with transparent model votes — not a single black-box call. The headline read is Aston Villa win, with vote shares roughly 100% / 0% / 0% home, draw, and away (rounded).

If you are asking who will win Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest, start with the consensus strip and model table, then cross-check form and injuries in Match context further down — that order keeps the strongest signals first.

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