Ace Football previews the Europa League game between Lille and Aston Villa who meet up this coming Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Lille enjoy home advantage, when visitors Aston Villa swing by on Thursday for a clash in the Europa League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Form: Lille vs Aston Villa
Lille Form
In their last three matches, Lille won 0-1 and 1-0 against first FK Crvena Zvezda then Nantes, before drawing 1-1 against Lorient. Lille won three of their previous six matches at Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy in the Europa League. They drew zero and suffered three defeats, scoring 11 goals to eight against.
Aston Villa Form
Aston Villa recorded a single draw in their previous three games, and they claimed it in a 1-1 match against Leeds. Then Wolverhampton proved too strong in a 2-0 defeat, just like Chelsea who won 1-4. Aston Villa managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Europa League away matches, in which they scored seven while also conceding eight times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.
Betting stats for Lille and Aston Villa
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Lille and Aston Villa. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 16 of the last 18 Lille matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 8 Lille matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Lille matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Lille matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Lille have won the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Aston Villa matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Aston Villa matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Aston Villa matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Aston Villa have won 6 of the last 8 matches in the Europa League while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In the last 6 Aston Villa away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Lille vs Aston Villa
Lille against Aston Villa is also a battle between Olivier Giroud and Donyell Malen with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has three Europa League goals in their last six games respectively.
Betting markets: Lille vs Aston Villa
Full-time result
Lille claimed four wins, drew two and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Aston Villa won six, drew two and lost two of their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Lille scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Aston Villa got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Lille managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Lille have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Aston Villa.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in one of Lille’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Aston Villa, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.
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