Aston Villa vs Lille Predictions & Tips - Villans Backed for Conference League First-Leg

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Last updated: 10 Apr 2024

Alex Waite 10 Apr 2024

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Aston Villa vs Lille predictions for Thursday’s UECL match
Villa have won their last 5 home matches
Can the Villans secure a first leg advantage?

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Aston Villa have seen BTTS in their last 2 matches (Getty Images)

Aston Villa vs Lille Predictions

Aston Villa are strong at home in the Conference League and can edge a patchy Lille side. The two sides have quality attacking threats and goals can flow in a likely home victory.

Aston Villa vs Lille Predictions
Head-to-Head
Aston Villa Form
Aston Villa Injuries & Team News
Lille Form
Lille Injuries & Team News

Aston Villa have won their last 5 home matches (Conference League)
Aston Villa have seen BTTS in their last 2 matches
Aston Villa have seen over 2.5 goals in their last 3 home matches (Conference League)
Lille have lost 3 of their last 6 away matches
Lille have seen BTTS in their last 5 matches
Lille have seen over 2.5 goals in their last 2 matches

Head-to-Head

Lille have a 1-0 advantage against Aston Villa in two meetings with one draw.

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa beat Ajax 4-0 at home in the Conference League round of 16 after a 0-0 first-leg draw. It extended the Villans unbeaten run to seven in the competition, including five wins.

Villa followed the Ajax victory with a draw at West Ham (1-1) and a win against Wolves (2-0). Unai Emery’s side then lost to Man City (4-1) before a 3-3 draw with Brentford on Saturday.

The Villans were 2-0 up at half time against Brentford through Ollie Watkins and Morgan Rogers. Villa conceded three after the break before Watkins’ second salvaged a point.

Aston Villa Injuries & Team News

Defenders Matty Cash and Tyrone Mings are out.

Midfielders Jacob Ramsey and Boubacar Kamara and forward Emi Buendia are also out.

Lille Form

Lille beat Sturm Graz 4-1 on aggregate in the previous round of the Conference League. The Ligue 1 side won 3-0 in the first leg before a 1-1 draw secured passage to the quarter-finals.

Lille have drawn once and won twice since eliminating Sturm Graz. The Mastiffs drew with Brest away (1-1) and beat Lens (2-1) and Marseille (3-1) at home.

Paulo Fonseca’s outfit had 1.95-0.85 expected goals in the Marseille triumph. Jonathan David, Rémy Cabella and Gabriel Gudmundsson got on the scoresheet to secure all three points.

Lille Injuries & Team News

Forward pair Andrej Ilic and Tiago Morais and defender Samuel Umtiti are ruled out.

Verdict

Aston Villa v Lille

Aston Villa score goals and win matches at Villa Park. The Villans have enough quality at home to edge Lille, with goals at both ends also expected.

Aston Villa Win

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