Nottingham Forest vs. Aston Villa 10/10/22 EPL Soccer Picks, Predictions, Odds

Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa face off on Monday in an English Premier League showdown at City Ground. 

Nottingham Forest comes into this game sitting in 20th place in the standings having picked up 20 points. Nottingham Forest faced off against Leicester City in the last game, and they looked terrible. Nottingham Forest had three shots on target, but only 48 percent of the possession. They let the Leicester City offense do whatever they wanted, and in this game that is going to need to be improved upon. Orel Mangala and Remo Freuler are both expected to get a chance to start in this game. There are also some questions surrounding Jesse Lingard, and he could be the odd man out in this game. 

On the other side of this matchup is Aston Villa, who sits in 16th place in the standings having picked up eight points. Aston Villa’s last game came against Leeds United, and that game ended in a 0-0 draw. Aston Villa had 57 percent of the possession and seven shots on target, but they couldn’t find the back of the net, and that led to the draw. Two games ago, Aston Villa beat Southampton 1-0. Matty Cash is dealing with an injury still, and it doesn’t look like he’s going to be able to go in this game. Emiliano Buendia and Danny Ings are also expected to get a chance to start in this game, and both are going to need to have a big game here. 

I don’t trust this Nottingham Forest defense, and that is going to be the difference here. Aston Villa isn’t exactly an elite offensive team, but they are going to score at least a goal, and that is going to be the difference here. Nottingham Forest isn’t going to score a goal, and Aston Villa gets the job done. Back Aston Villa on the money line.