{"id":1446325,"date":"2026-05-06T14:15:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T13:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=news&p=1446325"},"modified":"2026-05-06T16:58:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:58:32","slug":"match-preview-aston-villa-vs-nottingham-forest-07-05-26-europa-league","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/match-preview-aston-villa-vs-nottingham-forest-07-05-26-europa-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest: predictions, stats, tips & odds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Aston Villa host Nottingham Forest in the second leg of their Europa League semi-final tie on Thursday evening. Forest hold a slim advantage after the first 90 minutes; Braga or Freiburg await the winners in the final. Kick-off is at 8:00pm and below you can find our match preview and best bets, which include a selection from the player cards market. <\/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 Rogers to be carded<\/strong><\/td>\n4\/1 @ Bet365<\/a>
(20.0%)<\/td>\n		\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50<\/td>\nWith a place in the Europa League final and a Champions League spot next year potentially on the line, I expect a high card count on Thursday. Morgan Rogers has been shown seven yellows in the Premier League this season and a further two in the Europa League. With tensions high after last week, 4\/1 looks too big a price to ignore for Rogers to pick up his tenth caution of the campaign. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Villa to Win & BTTS<\/strong><\/td>\n14\/5 @ Bet365<\/a>
(26.3%)<\/td>\n		\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50<\/td>\nUnai Emery knows how to win in Europe and his Aston Villa side are strong favourites to go all the way again. Villa have been perfect at home in this competition with six wins from six, and their recent meetings with Nottingham Forest tend to deliver goals, with both teams scoring in eight of the last eleven. Villa have also dominated this fixture at Villa Park, winning the last four home meetings and scoring at least twice in each of them, underlining their attacking strength on their own ground.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n
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