Young Boys vs Aston Villa Predicted lineup, betting tips, odds, injury news, H2H, telecast | UEFA Champions League 2024-25

The Villans are more than likely to win against the hosts.

The most anticipated and renowned football tournament, UEFA Champions League season 2024-25 is about to begin. A total of 36 teams will be playing in the tournament. Each team will play a total of eight matches ( four home and four away). Young Boys from the Swiss Super League and Aston Villa from the Premier League will be taking on each other in their UCL opening match. 

BSC Young Boys played their last match against Vevey-Sports in the Swiss Cup second round, where they won by a 4-2 score. On the other hand, Aston Villa’s last match was against Everton in the Premier League, which they won by 3-2 score. This is the first time since 1992, that Aston Villa will be playing in the Champions League. Whereas, Young Boys have secured the spot multiple times previously, including last season. 

Kick-Off: 

Tuesday, 17th Sep at 10:15 PM (IST)

Location: Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland

Form: 

BSC Young Boys (Last five matches): W-D-W-W-W

Aston Villa (Last five matches): W-W-L-W-L

Players to Watch

Filip Ugrinic (Young Boys)

Filip Ugrinic is a 25-year-old Swiss professional. He plays as a central attacking midfielder. He’s been part of the team since 2022.

Although he’s not a big goal scorer, his presence in the team adds more depth to the attack. He has a number of assists to his name. 

Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)

Ollie Watkins, a 28-year-old English striker, is a star player of Aston Villa. He has been part of the team since the 2020-21 season. In the last match against Everton, he scored twice.

In the 2023-24 Premier League season, Watkins scored a whopping 19 goals in 37 appearances. He can turn out to be a threat to the Young Boys’ defenders. 

Match Facts

• Young Boys’ winning percentage considering their last 10 matches is 40%, and also they have lost 40% of the matches.
• The visitors have five wins and five losses from their last 10 matches. 
• This is the first time that these two teams will face each other in the history of football. 

Young Boys vs Aston Villa: Betting Tips and Odds

• Tip1: Aston Villa to win the match- 4/6 bet365
• Tip2: Both teams to score the goals- 8/15 bet365
• Tip3: Match will end with goals over 2.5- 8/15 bet365

Injury and Team News

On the Young Boys’ side, Facinet Conte, Abdu Cadri Conte and Saidy Janko are still out due to injuries. However, Cedric Itten will lead the attack with Filip Ugrinic in the middle. 

In Aston Villa’s side, Emi Buendia after an injury break is set to return. Unai Emery will take his best team in the Champions League. Players like Tyrone Mings and Boubacar Kamara might return after missing the majority of the last season. 

Head-to-Head

This is the first time that Young Boys will be facing Aston Villa. 

Predicted Line-ups Young Boys vs Aston Villa

Young Boys (4-2-3-1)

Keller; Blum, Zoukrou, Husic, Hadjam; Niasse, Lauper; Monteiro, Ugrinic, Colley; Itten

Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)

Martinez; Bogarde, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Onana, Tielemans; McGinn, Rogers, Ramsey; Watkins

Match Prediction: Young Boys vs Aston Villa

Both teams are fully packed with experience and talent. The stats from their previous respective matches favour both. However Aston Villa got the upper hand. With better attack and defence, they are more likely to win.

Prediction: Young Boys 1-2 Aston Villa

Telecast Details

India – SonyLiv

UK – Amazon Prime Video

US – Paramount+

Nigeria – DStv Now

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