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Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest – Head to head record, results & stats

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Aston Villa

W L W W D
21
meetings
69 goals total
Last: 12 Apr 2026
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Nottingham Forest

L W L L D
9
Aston Villa wins
8
Draws
4
Nottingham Forest wins
43% 38% 19%
39
Goals scored
30

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Match averages

3.23
Avg goals / game
73%
Both to score
55%
Over 2.5 goals
5 / 2
Clean sheets (Aston Vil… / Nott'm Fo…)

Biggest wins

All meetings (22)

Date Home Score Away Result Competition
12 Apr 2026 Nottingham Forest 1 - 1 Aston Villa D English Premier League
03 Jan 2026 Aston Villa 3 - 1 Nottingham Forest W English Premier League
05 Apr 2025 Aston Villa 2 - 1 Nottingham Forest W English Premier League
14 Dec 2024 Nottingham Forest 2 - 1 Aston Villa L English Premier League
24 Feb 2024 Aston Villa 4 - 2 Nottingham Forest W English Premier League
05 Nov 2023 Nottingham Forest 2 - 0 Aston Villa L English Premier League
08 Apr 2023 Aston Villa 2 - 0 Nottingham Forest W English Premier League
10 Oct 2022 Nottingham Forest 1 - 1 Aston Villa D English Premier League
13 Mar 2019 Nottingham Forest 1 - 3 Aston Villa W English Football League C…
28 Nov 2018 Aston Villa 5 - 5 Nottingham Forest D English Football League C…
13 Jan 2018 Nottingham Forest 0 - 1 Aston Villa W English Football League C…
23 Sep 2017 Aston Villa 2 - 1 Nottingham Forest W English Football League C…
04 Feb 2017 Nottingham Forest 2 - 1 Aston Villa L English Football League C…
11 Sep 2016 Aston Villa 2 - 2 Nottingham Forest D English Football League C…
01 Aug 2015 Nottingham Forest 3 - 3 Aston Villa D International Club Friend…
04 Aug 2012 Nottingham Forest 3 - 1 Aston Villa L International Club Friend…
22 Apr 1999 Aston Villa 2 - 0 Nottingham Forest W English Premier League
26 Nov 1998 Nottingham Forest 2 - 2 Aston Villa D English Premier League
21 Feb 1997 Nottingham Forest 0 - 0 Aston Villa D English Premier League
01 Nov 1996 Aston Villa 2 - 0 Nottingham Forest W English Premier League
09 Dec 1995 Nottingham Forest 1 - 1 Aston Villa D English Premier League
22 Sep 1995 Aston Villa 1 - 1 Nottingham Forest D English Premier League

By venue

At Aston Villa 7W 3D 0L
At Nottingham Forest 4W 6D 2L

Competitions faced in

Year-by-year

Year Aston V… D Nott'm …
2026 1 1 0
2025 1 0 0
2024 1 0 1
2023 1 0 1
2022 0 1 0
2019 1 0 0
2018 1 1 0
2017 1 0 1
2016 0 1 0
2015 0 1 0
2012 0 0 1
1999 1 0 0
1998 0 1 0
1997 0 1 0
1996 1 0 0
1995 0 2 0
First meeting
22 Sep 1995

About this head-to-head

Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest have met 21 times on record. Aston Villa lead with 9 wins, Nottingham Forest have won 4 times and the two clubs have drawn 8 matches between them. Their first recorded meeting was on 22 September 1995.

This page is the permanent head-to-head hub for Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest. Every future meeting between these two clubs will be added to this page automatically, so bookmark it for the latest results, biggest wins, venue records and competition breakdown. Visit the team pages for full squads, standings and upcoming fixtures: Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest.

Across their recorded meetings, Aston Villa have found the net 39 times against Nottingham Forest, while Nottingham Forest have scored 30 times in reply — a combined 69 goals shared between the two sides. Their most recent fixture was played on 12 April 2026, the latest chapter in a rivalry stretching back to 1995. Follow every upcoming Aston Villa versus Nottingham Forest clash on SportScore for live scores, starting lineups, minute-by-minute commentary and a head-to-head record that updates automatically once the full-time whistle blows.