⁠Aston Villa vs Lille Predicted lineup, betting tips, odds, injury news, H2H, telecast

Published at :April 9, 2024 at 6:51 PM

Modified at :April 9, 2024 at 6:51 PM

Europa Conference League quarter finals set to be underway

A clash of footballing cultures and philosophies are poised to unfold as Aston Villa and Lille face off in a pivotal Quarter Final encounter in the Conference League. This encounter serves as a testament to their aspirations for the season and mirrors their respective footballing journeys. Aston Villa, currently holding 5th position in the Premier League, have surpassed expectations. This resurgence is a testament to Emery’s tactics and the squad’s undeniable talent. The Villans must exert maximum effort to gain an edge in this encounter.

Lille are crafting their tale of triumph in the French League Ligue 1. Guided by Paulo Fonseca, Les Dogueshold a formidable fourth position with aspirations of reclaiming a spot in the Champions League for the upcoming season. Throughout their journey in the UEFA Europa Conference League, they have showcased a mixture of tactile discipline and offensive prowess. However, they anticipate a very daunting challenge ahead, knowing they will have to battle hard to secure a favourable outcome from this match.

Kick-Off:

Thursday, 11th Apr 2024, 07:00 PM (GMT), 03:00 PM (EST)

Friday, 12th Apr 2024, 12:30 AM (IST)

Stadium: Villa Park

Form

Aston Villa Form (All Competitions): D-L-W-D-W

Lille Form (All Competitions): W-W-D-D-D

Players to Watch

Leon Bailey (Aston Villa)

He is a player who is known for his dribbling ability and off-the-ball movements, his ability to time when to drop his shoulder while dribbling is also very impressive. Many times he provides width on the pitch as he stays near the touchline and whenever the ball bursts into the box. He is great at switching the play from one side of the pitch to the other. He will be a threat to the opposition for sure.

Jonathan David (Lille)

Attacking the spaces is one of his best qualities, he is very quick to attack space and show moments of brilliance inside the box. He is very much capable of creating space for himself when there little space or when he is marked tightly. His decision-making is very quick and doesn’t miss many chances inside the box. He is a very big asset for the team during counterattacks, his off-the-ball movements make his job easier when counter-attacking the opponent teams.

Match Facts

Aston Villa scores 2.32 goals when playing at home and Lille OSC scores 0.96 goals when playing away (on average).
Lille OSC have conceded a goal in each of their last 5 matches.
Aston Villa wins 45% of halftimes, and Lille OSC wins 44%.

Aston Villa vs Lille: Betting Tips and Odds

Tip 1 – Aston Villa to Win 4/6 – Sky bet
Tip 2 – Both teams to score 4/5 – Sky bet
Tip 3 – Jonathan David to score 5/2 – freesupertips

Aston Villa have odds of 1.61 to win, 4.0 odds for a draw between both teams and Lille have 5.35 odds for Lille to win.

Injury and Team News

Unai Emery have a lot of players injured and this will impact their game for sure as Tyrone Mings, Boubacar Kamara, Emiliano Buendia, Matty Cash and Jacob Ramsey will all miss out against Lille,

For the away team Samuel Umtiti, Andrej Ilic and Rafael Fernandes will be out for them and will not be available for the upcoming fixture.

Head-to-Head

Matches: 2

Aston Villa: 0

Lille: 1

Draw: 1

Predicted Lineup

Aston Villa Predicted Lineup (4-4-1-1):

Martinez(GK); Digne, Torres, Carlos, Konsa; Rogers, Luiz, Tielemans, Bailey; McGinn; Watkins

Lille Predicted Lineup (4-3-3):

Chevalier(GK); Ismaily, Alexsandro, Yoro, Santos; Haraldsson, Andre, Bentaleb; Cabella, David, Zhegrova

Match Prediction

Both teams possess sufficient quality to beat each other and will strive to gain an edge in the first leg of the Quater Final. Fans can anticipate an exhilarating match, with the likelihood of it concluding in a stalemate.

Prediction: Aston Villa 2-2 Lille

Telecast

India: Sony Liv, Sony Sports Network

UK: TNT Sports

USA: CBS Sports

Nigeria: Supersports

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