Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest Predictions

• Aston Villa have won six games on the spin
• Five of Nottingham Forest’s seven league losses have come on the road this term
• Aston Villa have lost just one home game in this season’s Premier League
• Marco Asensio has scored four goals in Aston Villa’s last five matches

Red-hot Villa can keep progressing in Premier League

Aston Villa have both a Champions League quarter-final and FA Cup semi-final to look forward to but they are also not taking their foot off the pedal in the Premier League.

Unai Emery’s men cruised to a 3-0 win over Brighton in the Premier League on Wednesday, keeping alive their hopes of making the top four, and they can see off Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

That Seagulls triumph was Villa’s sixth win in succession and they have been impressing in the final third since their loan acquisitions of Marco Asensio and Marcus Rasford and the permanent capture of Donyell Malen earlier this year.

Indeed, they have won each of their last three matches by 3-0 scorelines and have netted at least three times in four of their last five assignments.

Expect goals between Midlands rivals

Confidence is high in the Villa camp right now and, even with a visit to PSG in the Champions League next Wednesday looming over them, they are worth a bet to win against Midlands rivals Nottingham Forest on Saturday evening.

Forest are also through to the FA Cup semi-finals but it is in the Premier League they have really shone this season, establishing themselves amongst the top three.

They are on course to qualify for the Champions League with 17 league wins to their name and they have won three Premier League fixtures on the spin, beating both Manchester clubs either side of a win away to Ipswich.

But against the Tractor Boys, Forest were breached twice and they have not been as defensively sound on their travels this term, conceding 25 away goals in the league compared to just ten at home.

Asensio can star for hosts

This could be a close contest but Villa have a superior range of attacking options and have really taken things up a gear since the winter transfer window.

They can win a match featuring at least three goals, while a 2-1 victory is the way to go in terms of a correct score with Forest prevailing by that scoreline in December.

As for a goalscorer pick, Marco Asensio is worth backing to score anytime, having netted in the 3-0 win over Brighton to make it four goals in his last five matches.