Two teams with issues in front of goal go head-to-head in the Premier League this Saturday as Aston Villa host Nottingham Forest.
Aston Villa are yet to find the back of the net in any of their opening three league games, and only mustered their first shot on target for the season in their last game against Hull. Saturday's hosts were beaten 4-0 at Brighton and then 1-0 at home by the champions Arsenal, and their last game away at Hull ended goalless.
Nottingham Forest failed to score in their opening two matches this season, both of which were at home to Leeds, first in the Premier League, then in the League Cup, going down 1-0 and 2-0 respectively. Then came a 2-2 draw at Anfield, which looked like the kickstart Oliver Glasner's side needed to get their campaign up and running, but a goalless home draw against a struggling Spurs side followed.
Under 2.5 goals have been scored in each of Villa's last two league games, while three of Forest's opening four matches across all competitions have also featured fewer than three goals. Two of the last three meetings between these two clubs in league and cup have produced under 2.5 goals, so you can see why we're predicting a low-scoring affair this weekend.
We have also backed a BTTS - No tip for this fixture, as none of Villa's and just one of Forest's opening three outings in this season's edition of the Premier League have ended with both teams scoring. In fact, we're backing a goalless draw at Villa Park given both teams' lack of conviction in front of goal so far this season.
Aston Villa 0-0 Nottingham Forest
