Lille vs Aston Villa Prediction & Picks - Europa League
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by Carlos Zabala | in Europa League Picks
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has won the Europa League four times in the past. Now, as the manager of Aston Villa, Unai Emery aims to lead the team to another Europa League title, having previously guided them to the quarterfinals of last season's Champions League. In fact, the Lions are the overwhelming favorites to win this Europa League at odds of +300. They will be in France on Thursday for the first leg of their Round of 16 tie against Lille.
In a generally outstanding season, Aston Villa have lost steam in the crucial stage; since February 1st, they have only won one of seven matches, effectively ending their Premier League title hopes. After being thrashed 1-4 by Chelsea at Villa Park, Aston Villa are desperately looking to get back to winning ways, and the Europa League may be the ideal tournament to do so. Aston Villa finished second in their Europa League group, achieving a near-perfect record with 21 out of a possible 24 points. In their last European match, they came back from 0-2 down to beat Austrian side Salzburg in the dying minutes.
Lille, meanwhile, needed extra time to eliminate the Serbian side Red Star Belgrade in the Round of 32. Legendary French veteran Giroud and defender Nathan Ngoy were the heroes, orchestrating the comeback in Belgrade after they had lost the first leg 0-1 at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
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Lille vs Aston Villa Form
Lille and Aston Villa Latest Matches
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Mar 8, 2026 - Ligue 1
Mar 1, 2026 - Ligue 1
Feb 26, 2026 - Europa League
Feb 22, 2026 - Ligue 1
Feb 19, 2026 - Europa League
Feb 14, 2026 - Ligue 1
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Mar 8, 2026 - Ligue 1
Mar 1, 2026 - Ligue 1
Feb 19, 2026 - Europa League
Feb 14, 2026 - Ligue 1
Jan 29, 2026 - Europa League
Jan 25, 2026 - Ligue 1
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Feb 26, 2026 - Europa League
Feb 22, 2026 - Ligue 1
Feb 6, 2026 - Ligue 1
Feb 1, 2026 - Ligue 1
Jan 22, 2026 - Europa League
Jan 16, 2026 - Ligue 1
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Mar 4, 2026 - Premier League
Feb 27, 2026 - Premier League
Feb 21, 2026 - Premier League
Feb 14, 2026 - FA Cup
Feb 11, 2026 - Premier League
Feb 7, 2026 - Premier League
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Mar 4, 2026 - Premier League
Feb 21, 2026 - Premier League
Feb 14, 2026 - FA Cup
Feb 11, 2026 - Premier League
Feb 1, 2026 - Premier League
Jan 29, 2026 - Europa League
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Feb 27, 2026 - Premier League
Feb 7, 2026 - Premier League
Jan 25, 2026 - Premier League
Jan 22, 2026 - Europa League
Jan 10, 2026 - FA Cup
Jan 7, 2026 - Premier League
Lille against Aston Villa : Head to Head (H2H)
50 %
0 %
50 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
Apr 18, 2024 - Conference League
Apr 11, 2024 - Conference League
Lille against Aston Villa Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Formation : 4 - 4 - 2
Substitutes
Z. Lanssade
A. Bodart
DefenderAlexsandro
N. Ngoy
C. Verdonk
T. Meunier
A. Bouaddi
S. Boussadia
ForwardF. Correia
M. Fernandez-Pardo
N. Edjouma
S. Diaoune
J. Wright
M. Bizot
DefenderI. Maatsen
T. Mings
V. Lindelof
MidfielderH. Elliott
A. Garcia
J. McGinn
L. Bailey
T. Abraham
Missing players
M. Caillard
DefenderO. Toure
R. Fernandes
MidfielderO. Sahraoui
M. Broholm
E. Mbappe
ForwardH. Igamane
M. Cash
K. Nedeljkovic
MidfielderY. Tielemans
B. Kamara
Most goals and assists
Lille
Aston Villa
O. Giroud
(4 Goals)
, 
H. Igamane
(4 Goals)
J. McGinn
(5 Goals)
, 
O. Watkins
(5 Goals)
F. Correia
(2 Assists)
, 
T. Meunier
(2 Assists)
, 
H. Haraldsson
(2 Assists)
M. Rogers
(5 Assists)
, 
E. Buendia
(5 Assists)
Lille - Aston Villa Key Points
- Lille only managed two shots on target in their last league match
- Aston Villa have scored two or more goals in their last 13 European matches
- Aston Villa completed 86% of their attempted passes in their last Premier League match
- Aston Villa won the European Cup in 1982
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Our Lille vs Aston Villa Prediction
Aston Villa and Lille faced each other in the quarterfinals of the 2023/2024 Conference League, with the English side winning on penalties. In the Europa League, Lille of Ligue 1 has never progressed beyond the Round of 16.
Lille, playing in France, has already lost twice in the Europa League this season and has only won two of its last eight home games in all competitions. It's time for Aston Villa to demand more from their star midfielder, Morgan Rogers, valued at €79.4 million in the transfer market. Even with a lackluster February-March, he could potentially have another big game in the Europa League.
Our prediction for Lille vs Aston Villa is: Aston Villa to win.
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