Forebet is back for all the latest in Europa Conference League data, mathematics, statistics and our analysis to conclude the probability of winning in this game between Aston Villa and Lille.
Aston Villa play hosts to the Ligue 1 side at VillaPark and the Premier League outfit should be confident in taking a healthy lead over to France, given their form in this competition and on the domestic front this campaign.
Special teams. Special plays. Special player.All 28 of Ollie Watkins' @PremierLeague goal involvements so far this season ☝️ pic.twitter.com/BuKsARGh84— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) April 9, 2024
Special teams. Special plays. Special player.All 28 of Ollie Watkins' @PremierLeague goal involvements so far this season ☝️ pic.twitter.com/BuKsARGh84
Unai Emery’s side managed to knock out Ajax last time out in a thrilling second leg after the first tie ended 0-0.
Emery's side managed to smash the Eredivisie giants 4-0 on home soil, as Ollie Watkins gave Villa a 1-0 lead inside the first half. Leon Bailey added a second before Jhon Duran and Moussa Diaby scored goals each.
Villa also had a solid group campaign after wins over Legia Warszawa, Zrinjski and AZ Alkmaar. In fact, Villa only failed to win games in a 1-1 draw with Zrinjski and a narrow loss to Warszawa on matchday one.
Despite the positives in Europe, Villa have been struggling in the Premier League as of late. They were smashed 4-1 by Manchester City the other week and followed this up with a 3-3 draw against Brentford before that.
Lille themselves have been doing relatively OK in Ligue 1 this season, and they head into this game having defeated Marseille at home to rack up their 13fth win of the league season.
Jonathan David netted another goal that day from the penalty spot, as Remy Cabella also scored alongside a finish from Gabriel Gudmundsson.
This was also their second win in a row in Ligue 1 having also beaten Lens 2-1 at home two weeks ago. In fact, with draws against Rennes and Brest and a win over Reims, this now means Lille are on a seven-game unbeaten run after losing to Toulouse in late February.
Within this run, the club also managed to draw 1-1 with Sturm Graz and beat them away from home in the Europa Conference League round of 16 two legs.
Elsewhere in the Conference League, Lille managed to beat KI, Olimpija and Slovan Bratislava, as their only dropped points in their group came in a draw with Bratislava and KI.
Forebet now predicts a draw in this Europa Conference League first leg and for the game to see over 2.5 goals