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Aston Villa v Lille : Europa League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 19th Mar, 20:00 BST, Villa Park, Birmingham

Bruno Génésio is aiming for a crucial away win in the Europa League on Thursday night, as he takes his Lille side to the Villa Park to visit Aston Villa and Unai Emery Etxegoien. In this preview you'll find odds for 17 different betting markets, alongside bespoke data that updates as you go between markets. Our predictions run off the last 20 matches, so all stats are shown for each side's last 20 too. Home vs away and overall performance can be explored, while there's also head-to-head history later on in the preview.


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In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
A Villa
46%
--
Draw
26%
--
Lille
28%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
A Villa 1-0
11%
--
A Villa 2-1
9%
--
Lille 1-0
8%
--
A Villa 2-0
8%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Lille 2-1
7%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Lille 2-0
5%
--
A Villa 3-1
5%
--
A Villa 3-0
4%
--
Lille 3-1
3%
--
A Villa 3-2
3%
--
Lille 3-2
2%
--
Lille 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
52%
--
BTTS - No
48%
--
BTTS - Home Win
21%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
13%
--
Home/draw
72%
--
Away/draw
54%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
--
Home DNB
64%
--
Away DNB
46%
--
A Villa win to nil
25%
--
Lille win to nil
15%
--
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Win / draw / win Europa League table

A Villa have played 8 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the Europa League league table. A Villa have a great home record this season winning all their home games and keeping 2 clean sheets.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 0 and lost 1 match. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have scored in every game. A Villa have outscored their opponents by 14 goals to 12 goals.

Home League Performance

A Villa have played 4 games at home winning 4, drawing 0 and losing 0 games. They have scored 8 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 3 goals at home.

Lille are in 18th position in the Europa League on 12 points having played 8 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 4 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 3 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 0 and won 3. Lille have conceded 8 goals, scored 7, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
A Villa
Lille
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lyon87011321 
-
-
-
-
2
A Villa8701821 
-
-
Mar 12
Mar 19
3
Midtjylland86111019 
-
-
-
-
4
Real Betis8521617 
-
-
-
-
5
Porto8521617 
-
-
-
-
6
Braga8521617 
-
-
-
-
7
Freiburg8521617 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
-
8
Roma8512716 
-
-
-
w
 
0-1F
9
Genk8512416 
-
-
-
-
10
Bologna8431715 
w
 
1-0F
-
-
-
11
Stuttgart8503615 
-
-
-
-
12
Ferencvaros8431115 
-
-
-
-
13
Nottm Forest8422814 
-
-
-
-
14
Plzen8350514 
-
-
-
-
15
Red Star Bel.8422114 
-
-
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
16
Celta8413413 
-
-
-
l
 
2-1A
17
PAOK8332312 
-
-
l
 
3-4A
-
18
Lille8404312 
Mar 19
Mar 12
-
-
19
Fenerbahce8332312 
-
w
 
0-1F
-
-
20
Panathinaikos8332212 
-
-
-
-
21
Celtic8323-211 
-
-
-
-
22
Ludogorets8314-310 
-
-
-
-
23
D. Zagreb8314-410 
-
-
w
 
4-0F
-
24
Brann8233-29 
-
-
w
 
2-1F
-
25
Young Boys8305-69 
w
 
2-1F
-
-
l
 
1-0A
26
Sturm Graz8215-67 
-
-
-
-
27
FCSB8215-77 
-
-
-
-
28
GA Eagles8215-87 
-
l
 
2-1F
-
-
29
Feyenoord8206-46 
-
w
 
0-2F
-
-
30
Basel8206-46 
-
w
 
1-2F
-
-
31
Salzburg8206-56 
w
 
3-2A
-
-
-
32
Rangers8116-94 
-
-
-
-
33
Nice8107-83 
-
-
-
-
34
Utrecht8017-101 
-
-
-
-
35
Malmö8017-111 
-
-
-
-
36
M. Tel-Aviv8017-201 
w
 
2-0F
-
-
-
Next round
Play Off
Win / draw / win form
7
A Villa have won 7 consecutive home european games
10
A Villa have not lost in 10 consecutive home european games
A Villa 2ND
20 league games
Home
7
Overall
Goals: Scored
42
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
16
D
2
L
2
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
A Villa3 - 2Salzburg
A Villa2 - 1Young Boys
A Villa2 - 0M. Tel-Aviv
A Villa1 - 0Bologna
A Villa3 - 2PSG
A Villa3 - 0Brugge
A Villa4 - 2Celtic
A Villa0 - 0Juventus
A Villa2 - 0Bologna
A Villa1 - 0Bayern
A Villa2 - 4Olympiakos
A Villa2 - 1Lille
A Villa4 - 0Ajax
A Villa2 - 1L. Warsaw
A Villa2 - 1AZ Alkmaar
A Villa1 - 0Hsk Zrinjski Mostar
A Villa3 - 0Hibernian
A Villa2 - 3Rapid Wien
A Villa2 - 1Rapid Wien
A Villa1 - 1CSKA M
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
15
D
1
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HA Villa3 - 2Salzburg
AA Villa1 - 0Fenerbahce
AA Villa2 - 1Basel
HA Villa2 - 1Young Boys
HA Villa2 - 0M. Tel-Aviv
AA Villa1 - 2GA Eagles
AA Villa2 - 0Feyenoord
HA Villa1 - 0Bologna
HA Villa3 - 2PSG
AA Villa1 - 3PSG
HA Villa3 - 0Brugge
AA Villa3 - 1Brugge
HA Villa4 - 2Celtic
AA Villa0 - 1Monaco
AA Villa3 - 2RB Leipzig
HA Villa0 - 0Juventus
AA Villa0 - 1Brugge
HA Villa2 - 0Bologna
HA Villa1 - 0Bayern
AA Villa3 - 0Young Boys
Lille 18TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Red Star Bel.0 - 1Lille
Celta2 - 1Lille
Young Boys1 - 0Lille
Red Star Bel.1 - 0Lille
Roma0 - 1Lille
Dortmund1 - 1Lille
Liverpool2 - 1Lille
Bologna1 - 2Lille
A.Madrid1 - 3Lille
S. Lisbon2 - 0Lille
Slavia2 - 1Lille
Fenerbahce1 - 0Lille
A Villa2 - 1Lille
Sturm Graz0 - 3Lille
Olimpija0 - 2Lille
S. Bratislava1 - 1Lille
KI Klaksvik0 - 0Lille
Rijeka1 - 0Lille
Chelsea2 - 0Lille
Wolfsburg1 - 3Lille
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
2
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ALille1 - 0Red Star Bel.
HLille0 - 1Red Star Bel.
HLille1 - 0Freiburg
ALille1 - 2Celta
ALille0 - 1Young Boys
HLille4 - 0D. Zagreb
ALille0 - 1Red Star Bel.
HLille3 - 4PAOK
ALille1 - 0Roma
HLille2 - 1Brann
HLille1 - 2Dortmund
ALille1 - 1Dortmund
HLille6 - 1Feyenoord
ALille1 - 2Liverpool
HLille3 - 2Sturm Graz
ALille2 - 1Bologna
HLille1 - 1Juventus
ALille3 - 1A.Madrid
HLille1 - 0Real Madrid
ALille0 - 2S. Lisbon
Goal Statistics

Aston Villa have been consistent in front of goal of late, scoring in 13 consecutive Europa League outings. Their PG of 1.5 against Lille on Thursday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Goals have been a problem for Lille of late. It has been 8 Europa League matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.1 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Thursday night against Aston Villa.

A Villa 2nd Lille 18th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that A Villa will score 1 or more goals
0
32%
1
37%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 69% probability that Lille will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+7
A Villa’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-12
Lille have scored 12% fewer goals when away than predicted
2.1
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Europa League - 2025/2025 season
A Villa
PG (predicted goals)
Lille
1.5
1.1
Attack rating
23%
better
AVL
LIL
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Games scored16
13
Failed to score4
7
Scored first10
8
Goals scored28
22
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.1
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal6
8
Conversion rate for16
13
Avg. XG for1.6
1.5
KickOff rating
+23%
Defence rating
AVL
LIL
8%
better
view stats
Games conceded16
12
Clean sheets4
8
Conceded first9
11
Goals conceded27
24
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded9
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against15%
18%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.1
KickOff rating
+8%

The line-ups for the Europa League match between A Villa v Lille will show here when available.

A Villa Europa League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
6322
E BuendíaD MalenE BuendíaV Lindelöf
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Buendía MID812
1
-
M Rogers MID812
1
-
O Watkins FWD8
-
V Lindelöf DEF7
2
-
L Bogarde MID7
1
-
E Guessand FWD72
1
-
J Sancho FWD71
-
I Maatsen DEF61
1
-
M Cash DEF61
2
-
E Konsa DEF6
1
-
A Onana MID6
1
-
B Kamara MID61
-
D Malen FWD63
-
L Digne DEF5
1
-
P Torres DEF5
-
J McGinn MID52
2
-
E Martínez GLK4
-
M Bizot GLK4
1
-
Y Tielemans MID411
1
-
T Mings DEF31
-
H Elliot MID2
-
A García DEF1
-
R Barkley MID1
-
Lille Europa League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10423
B ÖzerO GiroudH HaraldssonA. Bouaddi
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Özer GLK10
2
-
H Haraldsson MID1012
1
-
F Correia FWD1012
1
-
O Giroud FWD104
1
-
T Santos DEF91
-
A Mandi DEF9
2
-
N Mukau MID91
1
-
R Perraud DEF8
1
-
A. Bouaddi MID8
2
1
M Fernandez FWD81
1
-
C Verdonk DEF71
1
-
N Ngoy  DEF71
2
-
N Bentaleb MID7
1
-
B André MID721
1
-
C Mbemba DEF61
-
T Meunier DEF62
-
I. Hamza FWD541
1
-
O Sahraoui FWD5
-
E. Mbappé Lottin MID2
-
M Broholm FWD2
-
Alexsandro DEF1
-
U Raghouber MID1
1
-