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Nottingham Forest U21 vs Aston Villa U21: result 2-3 and analysis

Premier League 2 Division OneRegular Season - 5Kick-off on September 26, 2025 at 06:00 PM (UTC)The Impact Arena, Alfreton, Derbyshire

Nottingham Forest U21
2-3
Aston Villa U21

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What was the result of Nottingham Forest U21 vs Aston Villa U21?

Aston Villa U21 won 2-3 on September 26, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 8′Z. AbbottAston Villa U21 (o.g.)
  • 31′B. BroggioAston Villa U21
  • 54′M. CotcherAston Villa U21
  • 77′Justin Thomas HanksNottingham Forest U21
  • 83′A. BerryNottingham Forest U21

Official lineup for Nottingham Forest U21 vs Aston Villa U21

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Nottingham Forest U21

  1. 9L. Sillah
  1. 6B. Hammond
  2. 7J. Sinclair
  3. 8C. Nwosu
  4. 10A. Whitehall
  5. 11K. Thompson
  1. 2Jack Ethan Thompson
  2. 3Jamie Newton
  3. 4Z. Abbott
  4. 5Justin Thomas Hanks
  1. 1Keehan Willows

Aston Villa U21

  1. 7T. Mulley
  2. 9R. Wilson
  3. 10C. Brannigan
  1. 6Aidan Borland
  2. 8J. Jimoh
  3. 11B. Broggio
  1. 2A. McWilliams
  2. 3R. Fortes
  3. 4T. Carroll
  4. 5L. Routh
  1. 1R. Hollingshead
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nottingham Forest U21 have 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats; Aston Villa U21 have 2, 6 and 7.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Nottingham Forest U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 22, 2025Stoke City U21(away)1-2Premier League 2 Division One
Sep 16, 2025Braintree(away)0-1National League Cup
Sep 13, 2025Dinamo Zagreb U21(home)0-1Premier League International Cup
Sep 9, 2025Tranmere(away)2-2EFL Trophy
Aug 30, 2025Tottenham Hotspur U21(away)0-1Premier League 2 Division One
Aston Villa U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 19, 2025Everton U21(away)3-2Premier League 2 Division One
Sep 16, 2025Crawley Town(away)2-4EFL Trophy
Aug 29, 2025Chelsea U21(home)1-2Premier League 2 Division One
Aug 25, 2025West Bromwich Albion U21(away)3-1Premier League 2 Division One
Aug 15, 2025Leeds United U21(home)0-3Premier League 2 Division One

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 2 Nottingham Forest U21 wins, 1 draw, 0 Aston Villa U21 wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 19, 2024Nottingham Forest U21 3-0 Aston Villa U21Premier League 2 Division One
Apr 21, 2023Nottingham Forest U21 4-3 Aston Villa U21Premier League 2 Division One
Oct 21, 2022Aston Villa U21 1-1 Nottingham Forest U21Premier League 2 Division One

Last archived meeting: Nottingham Forest U21 vs Aston Villa U21 on Apr 19, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

Nottingham Forest U21 score 1.1 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Aston Villa U21 score 1.5 and concede 2.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Nottingham Forest U211.11.155/155/15
Aston Villa U211.52.3013/1513/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Nottingham Forest U21 sit 6th in Premier League 2 Division One (13 points from 7 matches) and Aston Villa U21 sit 19th (8 points from 6 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
6Nottingham Forest U217412131313
19Aston Villa U21622210138

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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