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

Thu 11th Dec, 20:00 BST, St Jakob-Park, Basel

Unai Emery Etxegoien is aiming for a precious away win in the Europa League on Thursday night, as he takes his Aston Villa side to the St Jakob-Park to visit FC Basel and Ludovic Magnin. We have custom-designed stats for the biggest betting markets, from both teams to score to double chance, including form and historical head-to-head data. Predictions are produced from these, and the odds come directly from leading bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

This Europa League fixture, with Basel and A Villa going head-to-head, offers real intrigue in the popular under 2.5 goals market, with 3 goals or more being scored looking highly likely. Attackers on both sides will look to take advantage of an open match and, having analysed the relevant stats and odds, we're confident that a bet on over 2.5 goals is the one to go for.

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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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 55% chance of A Villa coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Basel
23%
16/529/10
Draw
21%
29/1029/10
A Villa
55%
7/105/6
A Villa 2-1
10%
15/27/1
Draw 1-1
10%
7/113/2
A Villa 2-0
8%
9/19/1
A Villa 1-0
8%
9/117/2
A Villa 3-1
7%
11/111/1
Draw 2-2
6%
12/110/1
Basel 2-1
6%
14/111/1
A Villa 3-0
5%
14/114/1
Basel 1-0
5%
16/112/1
A Villa 3-2
4%
18/116/1
Draw 0-0
4%
16/112/1
A Villa 4-1
3%
22/118/1
Basel 2-0
3%
25/118/1
A Villa 4-0
3%
25/122/1
Basel 3-2
3%
28/122/1
Over 2.5 Goals
64%
8/158/15
Under 2.5 Goals
36%
6/411/8
Home 1st Goal
44%
11/87/5
Away 1st Goal
54%
4/78/13
No 1st Goal
2%
16/112/1
BTTS - Yes
62%
8/1511/20
BTTS - No
38%
11/811/8
BTTS - Home Win
14%
11/219/4
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/417/5
BTTS - Away Win
30%
21/102/1
Home/draw
45%
11/1019/20
Away/draw
77%
2/91/4
Home/away
79%
1/41/4
Over 1.5 Goals
84%
1/61/6
Under 1.5 Goals
16%
4/118/5
Over 3.5 Goals
41%
13/1013/10
Under 3.5 Goals
59%
8/1311/20
Over 4.5 Goals
23%
3/129/10
Under 4.5 Goals
77%
1/42/9
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
7/16/1
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1/121/12
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/401/40
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
16/112/1
Home DNB
38%
9/415/8
Away DNB
70%
1/34/11
Basel win to nil
9%
8/1-
A Villa win to nil
25%
5/2-
Basel / Basel
12%
6/15/1
Basel / A Villa
4%
18/116/1
Basel / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Draw / Basel
9%
17/27/1
Draw / A Villa
16%
4/119/5
Draw / Draw
12%
6/15/1
A Villa / Basel
3%
28/125/1
A Villa / A Villa
30%
13/87/4
A Villa / Draw
6%
12/111/1
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Win / draw / win Europa League table
Won
Draw
Lost
Basel
A Villa
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lyon5401912 
-
l
 
2-0A
-
-
2
Midtjylland5401712 
-
-
-
-
3
A Villa5401512 
Dec 11
-
-
-
4
Freiburg5320511 
-
l
 
2-1A
-
-
5
Real Betis5320511 
-
-
-
-
6
Ferencvaros5320411 
-
-
-
-
7
Braga5311410 
-
-
-
-
8
Porto5311310 
-
-
-
-
9
Genk5311210 
-
l
 
2-1A
-
-
10
Celta530249 
-
-
-
-
11
Lille530249 
-
-
-
-
12
Stuttgart530249 
w
 
2-0F
-
-
-
13
Plzen523049 
Jan 29
-
-
-
14
Panathinaikos530229 
-
-
-
-
15
Roma530229 
-
-
-
-
16
Nottm Forest522148 
-
-
-
-
17
PAOK522138 
-
-
-
-
18
Bologna522138 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
-
19
Brann522138 
-
-
-
-
20
Fenerbahce522108 
-
-
-
Jan 22
21
Celtic5212-17 
-
-
-
-
22
Red Star Bel.5212-17 
-
-
-
-
23
D. Zagreb5212-37 
-
-
-
-
24
Basel520306 
-
-
-
Dec 11
25
Ludogorets5203-36 
-
-
-
-
26
Young Boys5203-56 
-
-
w
 
2-1F
-
27
GA Eagles5203-56 
-
-
-
l
 
2-1F
28
Sturm Graz5113-34 
-
-
-
-
29
Salzburg5104-53 
-
Jan 22
Jan 29
-
30
Feyenoord5104-53 
-
-
-
w
 
0-2F
31
FCSB5104-53 
w
 
3-1F
-
-
-
32
Utrecht5014-51 
-
-
-
-
33
Rangers5014-71 
-
-
-
-
34
Malmö5014-81 
-
-
-
-
35
M. Tel-Aviv5014-131 
-
-
w
 
2-0F
-
36
Nice5005-80 
-
-
-
-
Next round
Play Off
Win / draw / win form
Basel 24TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
43
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
12
D
4
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Basel3 - 1FCSB
Basel2 - 0Stuttgart
Basel1 - 1Kobenhavn
Basel1 - 3Tobol Kostanay
Basel1 - 2Fiorentina
Basel2 - 2Nice
Basel2 - 2S. Bratislava
Basel2 - 0Trabzonspor
Basel2 - 2VMFD Zalgiris
Basel0 - 2S. Bratislava
Basel3 - 1Pyunik Yerevan
Basel2 - 0CSK Sofia
Basel2 - 1Brondby
Basel2 - 0Crusaders
Basel1 - 2Marseille
Basel3 - 0Qarabag
Basel3 - 1Omnia Nicosia
Basel4 - 2Kairat Almaty
Basel3 - 1Hammarby
Basel4 - 0Ujpest
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABasel1 - 2Genk
HBasel3 - 1FCSB
ABasel0 - 2Lyon
HBasel2 - 0Stuttgart
ABasel1 - 2Freiburg
ABasel0 - 2Kobenhavn
HBasel1 - 1Kobenhavn
ABasel2 - 1Tobol Kostanay
HBasel1 - 3Tobol Kostanay
HBasel1 - 2Fiorentina
ABasel2 - 1Fiorentina
ABasel1 - 1Nice
HBasel2 - 2Nice
ABasel2 - 2S. Bratislava
HBasel2 - 2S. Bratislava
HBasel2 - 0Trabzonspor
ABasel0 - 1Trabzonspor
ABasel2 - 1Pyunik Yerevan
HBasel2 - 2VMFD Zalgiris
ABasel3 - 3S. Bratislava
A Villa 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
GA Eagles2 - 1A Villa
Feyenoord0 - 2A Villa
PSG3 - 1A Villa
Brugge1 - 3A Villa
Monaco1 - 0A Villa
RB Leipzig2 - 3A Villa
Brugge1 - 0A Villa
Young Boys0 - 3A Villa
Olympiakos2 - 0A Villa
Lille2 - 1A Villa
Ajax0 - 0A Villa
Hsk Zrinjski Mostar1 - 1A Villa
AZ Alkmaar1 - 4A Villa
L. Warsaw3 - 2A Villa
Hibernian0 - 5A Villa
Rapid Wien1 - 1A Villa
Rapid Wien1 - 0A Villa
CSKA M2 - 0A Villa
Hamburg3 - 1A Villa
Slavia0 - 1A Villa
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
12
D
1
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
AA Villa0 - 2Olympiakos
HA Villa2 - 4Olympiakos
AA Villa1 - 2Lille
Goal Statistics
Basel 24th A Villa 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
2.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Basel will score no more than 1 goal
0
13%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
15%
There is a 60% probability that A Villa will score 2 or more goals in this match
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
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Basel’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
=0
A Villa’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.2
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Europa League - 2025/2025 season
Basel
PG (predicted goals)
A Villa
1.2
2
Attack rating
6%
better
BSL
AVL
view stats
Games scored16
14
Failed to score4
6
Scored first9
11
Goals scored30
26
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.3
Avg. shots per game12
9
Avg. shots per goal8
7
Conversion rate for13
15
Avg. XG for1.8
1.3
KickOff rating
+6%
Defence rating
BSL
AVL
24%
better
view stats
Games conceded14
12
Clean sheets6
8
Conceded first10
7
Goals conceded25
17
Avg. goals conceded1.3
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded11
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
10
Conversion rate against12%
10%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.3
KickOff rating
+24%

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

Basel Europa League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5322
L LeroyX ShaqiriX ShaqiriA Ajeti
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Leroy MID51
1
-
X Shaqiri MID532
-
P Otele FWD52
-
M Broschinski FWD51
-
M Hitz GLK4
-
A Barisic DEF4
1
-
N Vouilloz DEF4
1
-
F Daniliuc DEF4
-
D Schmid DEF4
1
-
K Koindredi MID4
-
Metinho MID4
-
M. Soticek MID41
-
A Ajeti FWD41
2
-
I Salah FWD41
1
-
K Rüegg DEF3
-
J Adjetey DEF3
-
A. Bačanin MID3
-
J. Agbonifo FWD3
-
B Traoré FWD31
1
-
K Tsunemoto DEF2
1
-
M Salvi GLK1
-
M. Cissé DEF1
-
A. Junior Zé FWD1
-
A Villa Europa League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5321
I MaatsenD MalenM RogersI Maatsen
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
I Maatsen DEF51
1
-
P Torres DEF5
-
M Rogers MID52
1
-
E Buendía MID51
-
B Kamara MID51
-
O Watkins FWD5
-
E Guessand FWD51
-
D Malen FWD53
-
V Lindelöf DEF4
1
-
E Konsa DEF4
-
J McGinn MID42
1
-
L Bogarde MID4
-
J Sancho FWD4
-
E Martínez GLK3
-
M Cash DEF3
1
-
A Onana MID3
1
-
M Bizot GLK2
1
-
L Digne DEF2
-
Y Tielemans MID21
-
T Mings DEF1
-
R Barkley MID1
-
H Elliot MID1
-