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Nottingham Forest U21 vs Aston Villa U21: result 4-3 and analysis

Premier League 2 Division OneGroup 2 - 11Kick-off on April 21, 2023 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Meadow Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Nottingham Forest U21
4-3
Aston Villa U21

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

Nottingham Forest U21 won 4-3 on April 21, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 30′L. TaylorNottingham Forest U21
  • 35′Bradley Jamie Ethan YoungAston Villa U21
  • 45′K. YoungAston Villa U21
  • 55′Joshua Alan PowellNottingham Forest U21
  • 59′Bradley Jamie Ethan YoungAston Villa U21
  • 67′Ben PerryNottingham Forest U21
  • 78′A. MightenNottingham Forest U21

Official lineup for Nottingham Forest U21 vs Aston Villa U21

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Nottingham Forest U21

  1. 8Joshua Alan Powell
  2. 9L. Taylor
  3. 11Julian Larsson
  1. 4Sam Collins
  2. 5B. Hammond
  3. 6Jamie Carson McDonnell
  4. 7A. Gibson-Hammond
  5. 10Ben Perry
  1. 2Z. Abbott
  2. 3Justin Thomas Hanks
  1. 1Aaron Bott

Aston Villa U21

  1. 11K. Young
  1. 6Hayden Taylor Lindley
  2. 7O. Kellyman
  3. 8Todd Alcock
  4. 9Chisom Kenneth Afoka
  5. 10A. Raikhy
  1. 2K. Kesler-Hayden
  2. 3Frankie Ealing
  3. 4Joshua Feeney
  4. 5Aaron Christopher O'Reilly
  1. 1O. Zych
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nottingham Forest U21 have 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats; Aston Villa U21 have 10, 0 and 5.

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

Nottingham Forest U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 14, 2023Middlesbrough U21(away)1-0Premier League 2 Division One
Apr 11, 2023Blackburn Rovers U21(away)1-6Premier League Cup
Apr 3, 2023Sunderland U21(away)1-3Premier League 2 Division One
Mar 18, 2023Newcastle United U21(home)3-1Premier League 2 Division One
Mar 13, 2023Bristol City U21(away)0-0Premier League Cup
Aston Villa U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 14, 2023Derby County U21(home)3-0Premier League 2 Division One
Mar 31, 2023Norwich City U21(away)3-1Premier League 2 Division One
Mar 17, 2023Southampton U21(home)1-2Premier League 2 Division One
Mar 6, 2023Middlesbrough U21(away)3-2Premier League 2 Division One
Feb 24, 2023Sunderland U21(home)6-4Premier League 2 Division One

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Nottingham Forest U21 wins, 1 draw, 0 Aston Villa U21 wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 21, 2022Aston Villa U21 1-1 Nottingham Forest U21Premier League 2 Division One

Last archived meeting: Aston Villa U21 vs Nottingham Forest U21 on Oct 21, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

Nottingham Forest U21 score 1.7 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Aston Villa U21 score 2.4 and concede 1.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Nottingham Forest U211.71.286/158/15
Aston Villa U212.41.469/1512/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Nottingham Forest U21 sit 5th in Premier League 2 Division One (12 points from 6 matches) and Aston Villa U21 sit 16th (8 points from 5 matches).

2026-27 standings
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5Nottingham Forest U216402111112
16Aston Villa U215221888

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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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