{"id":1445396,"date":"2026-04-29T10:26:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T09:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=news&p=1445396"},"modified":"2026-04-29T10:26:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T09:26:37","slug":"match-preview-nottingham-forest-vs-aston-villa-30-04-26-europa-league","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/match-preview-nottingham-forest-vs-aston-villa-30-04-26-europa-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa: predictions, stats, tips & odds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Two teams with European cups to their name face off on Thursday evening as Nottingham Forest<\/a> host Aston Villa<\/a> in the first leg of their Europa League<\/a> semi-final tie. The all-English affair kicks off at 8:00pm at The City Ground and below you can find our full match preview and best bets for the occasion.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Our Prediction<\/th>\nOdds & Bookmaker<\/th>\nConfidence<\/th>\nWhy We’re Backing It<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Morgan Gibbs-White to Score Anytime<\/strong><\/td>\nBet365<\/a> 11\/4<\/a>
(26.7%)<\/td>\n		\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50<\/td>\nMorgan Gibbs-White has been in red-hot form in recent weeks and has scored in all of his last three outings. That includes a stunning hat-trick against Burnley and a goal against Porto in the quarter-final of this competition. With 17 goals across all formats this season, 11\/4 looks too big for him to continue his purple patch and find the net in this semi-final against Villa. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elliot Anderson to be carded<\/strong><\/td>\nBet365<\/a> 9\/2<\/a>
(18.2%)<\/td>\n		\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50<\/td>\nElliot Anderson has been one of the standout performers for Nottingham Forest this season and should be on the plane to North America this summer with England. The midfielder has given away 2+ fouls in all of his last four starts across all competitions and has given away 1+ in 25 of his last 27. When it comes to cards, he’s been cautioned in four of his last nine and in ten times in total this season. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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