Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa
UEFA Europa League· Semi-finals
WWLLGoals 8-15
WLLLGoals 18-16
Today
Lineups~1h before
Kickoff
Half-time
Full-time
Match events
- 55'Amadou Onana (Lamare Bogarde)
- 69'Penalty confirmed — O. Hutchinson
- 71'C. Wood
- 75'T. Aina (Zach Abbott)
- 78'L. Digne (Douglas Luiz)
- 78'Youri Tielemans
- 79'John McGinn (Jadon Sancho)
- 79'Emiliano Buendia (Ian Maatsen)
- 90'Igor Jesus (Ryan Yates)
Lineups
4-4-24-2-3-1
Nottingham ForestAston Villa
- 0.8
- Goals/game
- 1.8
- 1.5
- Conceded/game
- 1.6
Match trends
- Nottingham Forest have averaged 0.8 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
- Aston Villa have averaged 1.8 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
- Over 2.5 goals landed in 5 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
- Both teams scored in 5 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.
Head-to-head
Last 8 meetings
2Nottingham Forest wins
1Draws
5Aston Villa wins
9-17Goals
4–0May 7, 2026, 7:00 PM
1–1Apr 12, 2026, 1:00 PM
3–1Jan 3, 2026, 12:30 PM
2–1Apr 5, 2025, 4:30 PM
2–1Dec 14, 2024, 5:30 PM
4–2Feb 24, 2024, 3:00 PM
2–0Nov 5, 2023, 2:00 PM
2–0Apr 8, 2023, 2:00 PM
Pre-match comparison
0.8Goals scored per game1.8
1.5Goals conceded per game1.6
Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.
Referee
Joao Pedro Pinheiro
4.23Yellow cards / game
0Red cards / game
0.41Penalties scored / game
Based on 22 matches officiated (our own data).
When do they score?
Nottingham Forest
0-15'
33.3%
16-30'
66.7%
31-45'
0%
46-60'
0%
61-75'
0%
76-90+'
0%
Aston Villa
0-15'
0%
16-30'
0%
31-45'
44.4%
46-60'
22.2%
61-75'
11.1%
76-90+'
22.2%
Match statistics
50%Possession50%
1.56Expected goals (xG)0.79
5Shots on target4
11Total shots10
3Shots off target3
3Blocked shots3
9Shots inside the box7
2Shots outside the box3
5Corners7
2Offsides0
7Fouls11
0Yellow cards1
—Red cards—
4Goalkeeper saves4
389Total passes379
331Accurate passes328
85%Pass accuracy87%
Player ratings
- 1E. AndersonNottingham Forest8.0
- 2Morgan Gibbs-WhiteNottingham Forest7.3
- 3Emiliano MartínezAston Villa7.3
- 4T. AinaNottingham Forest7.3
- 5Nikola MilenkovićNottingham Forest7.2
- 6MoratoNottingham Forest7.2
Box score
Nottingham Forest
More stats
Shots0/2 on target
Passes37%
Tackles—
Duels—
More stats
Shots1/1 on target
Passes16%
Tackles1
Duels—
More stats
Shots— on target
Passes20%
Tackles2
Duels—
More stats
Shots1/1 on target
Passes26%
Tackles3
Duels—
More stats
Shots— on target
Passes29%
Tackles1
Duels—
More stats
Shots0/1 on target
Passes63%
Tackles3
Duels—
More stats
Shots1/1 on target
Passes13%
Tackles—
Duels—
More stats
Shots— on target
Passes40%
Tackles2
Duels—
More stats
Shots— on target
Passes30%
Tackles2
Duels—
More stats
Shots2/2 on target
Passes29%
Tackles3
Duels—
More stats
Shots— on target
Passes19%
Tackles—
Duels—
Bench (11)
More stats
Shots— on target
Passes1%
Tackles—
Duels—
More stats
Shots— on target
Passes8%
Tackles—
Duels—
Aston Villa
More stats
Shots— on target
Passes18%
Tackles2
Duels—
More stats
Shots— on target
Passes30%
Tackles2
Duels—
More stats
Shots1/1 on target
Passes17%
Tackles—
Duels—
More stats
Shots— on target
Passes22%
Tackles3
Duels—
More stats
Shots— on target
Passes19%
Tackles1
Duels—
More stats
Shots— on target
Passes53%
Tackles1
Duels—
More stats
Shots0/1 on target
Passes26%
Tackles1
Duels—
More stats
Shots1/2 on target
Passes20%
Tackles1
Duels—
More stats
Shots— on target
Passes14%
Tackles1
Duels—
More stats
Shots— on target
Passes21%
Tackles—
Duels—
More stats
Shots1/2 on target
Passes38%
Tackles1
Duels—
Bench (12)
More stats
Shots— on target
Passes11%
Tackles—
Duels—
More stats
Shots1/1 on target
Passes5%
Tackles—
Duels—
More stats
Shots— on target
Passes7%
Tackles1
Duels—
More stats
Shots— on target
Passes27%
Tackles1
Duels—
Frequently asked questions
What time does Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa kick off?+
Kickoff is at Apr 30, 2026, 7:00 PM (your local time, based on your device).





































