Match: Europa League
Fixture: Aston Villa vs Lille
Local Kick-off Time: Mar 19, 2026 8.00pm
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ODDS
| Market | Handicap/Line | Selection | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1X2 | тАУ | 1 (Home) | 1.50 |
| тАУ | X (Draw) | 4.33 | |
| тАУ | 2 (Away) | 6.00 | |
| Asian Handicap | -1 | Home | 1.80 |
| +1 | Away | 2.05 | |
| Total Goals | 2.5/3 | Over | 1.93 |
| Under | 1.93 | ||
| Corners | 9.5 | Over | 1.90 |
| Under | 1.80 |
Prediction: Aston Villa -0.75 (90 minutes)
Aston Villa beat Lille away in the first leg and hold a clear advantage heading back to Villa Park. After losing 3-1 to Manchester United, Villa must target the Europa League title to secure Champions League qualification. Although they remain inside the top five in the league, their poor form makes a drop highly likely, so they will be determined to progress.
Lille sit fifth in Ligue 1 with a strong chance of Champions League qualification, but the obvious gap in squad quality means they have little hope of overturning the one-goal deficit. We back Aston Villa to win at home.
Comprehensive Prediction Analysis:
Aston Villa
Aston VillaтАЩs first-leg victory over Lille was a landmark night for Unai Emery, who became just the fifth manager in the clubтАЩs history (after George Ramsay, Joe Mercer, W. J. Smith and Ron Saunders) to celebrate 100 wins, doing so in 181 games to become the quickest to reach the milestone.
One shot on target and one goal was all that was needed to Villa to edge past Lille and claim their eighth win in nine Europa League matches this season (L1), more than any other team in the competition. Emery was impressed with his sideтАЩs тАШseriousтАЩ performance in France and the four-time Europa League winner is now looking to preserve his 100% record of advancing from the last 16 of EuropeтАЩs secondary club competition, with a quarter-final tie against either Bologna or Roma potentially up next.
Winning the Europa League may represent an alternative route into next seasonтАЩs Champions League for Villa, who suffered their third consecutive Premier League defeat on Sunday (losing 3-1 at third-placed Man United) and are now clinging on to fourth spot by just two points. The Midlands outfit will welcome ThursdayтАЩs return to Villa Park where they have won all four of their Europa League home games this term by an aggregate score of 8-3. However, since beating Red Bull Salzburg 3-2 on matchday eight of the League Phase, Villa have won only one of their last five home fixtures in all competitions (D1 L3), conceding nine goals.
| Date/Competition | Home | Score (HT/FT) | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/03/15 Premier League | Manchester United | 3-1 / 3-1 | Aston Villa |
| 2026/03/13 UEFA Europa League | LOSC Lille | 0-1 / 0-1 | Aston Villa |
| 2026/03/05 Premier League | Aston Villa | 1-4 / 1-4 | Chelsea |
| 2026/02/28 Premier League | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-0 / 2-0 | Aston Villa |
| 2026/02/21 Premier League | Aston Villa | 1-1 / 1-1 | Leeds United |
| 2026/02/15 FA Cup | Aston Villa | 1-3 / 1-3 | Newcastle United |
| 2026/02/12 Premier League | Aston Villa | 1-0 / 1-0 | Brighton&Hove Albion |
| 2026/02/07 Premier League | Bournemouth AFC | 1-1 / 1-1 | Aston Villa |
| 2026/02/01 Premier League | Aston Villa | 0-1 / 0-1 | Brentford |
| 2026/01/30 UEFA Europa League | Aston Villa | 3-2 / 3-2 | Red Bull Salzburg |
Lille
Two years on from their Conference League quarter-final defeat to Aston Villa on penalties, Lille are in danger of crashing out of Europe at the hands of the same opponents after failing to convert their chances in last weekтАЩs first-leg loss in the Europa League.
Bruno GenesioтАЩs side now face a difficult task of overturning the deficit away from home. However, it is something they have already achieved this season, as they came from one goal down against Red Star Belgrade to win 2-1 on aggregate, after extra time, and advance from their knockout round playoff. Lille also have history of winning at Villa Park, as they claimed a 2-0 away victory over Villa in the second leg of an Intertoto Cup semi-final tie back in August 2002, though that success is one of only three triumphs in 20 previous encounters with English opposition (D5 L12). Les Dogues - who have won five and lost six of their 11 Europa League games this season, including two away wins - head into ThursdayтАЩs second leg on the back of beating Rennes 2-1 on the road to move them to within three points of the top four in Ligue 1. GenesioтАЩs men must carry the same resilience and attacking prowess shown against Rennes into their contest with Villa, as they endeavour to pull off an upset and qualify for the Europa League quarter-finals for the first time in their history.
| Date/Competition | Home | Score (HT/FT) | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/03/16 Ligue 1 | Stade Rennais FC | 1-2 / 1-2 | LOSC Lille |
| 2026/03/13 UEFA Europa League | LOSC Lille | 0-1 / 0-1 | Aston Villa |
| 2026/03/09 Ligue 1 | LOSC Lille | 1-1 / 1-1 | Lorient |
| 2026/03/02 Ligue 1 | LOSC Lille | 1-0 / 1-0 | FC Nantes |
| 2026/02/27 UEFA Europa League | Crvena Zvezda | 0-2 / 0-2 | LOSC Lille |
| 2026/02/23 Ligue 1 | Angers SCO | 0-1 / 0-1 | LOSC Lille |
| 2026/02/20 UEFA Europa League | LOSC Lille | 0-1 / 0-1 | Crvena Zvezda |
| 2026/02/15 Ligue 1 | LOSC Lille | 1-1 / 1-1 | Stade Brestois 29 |
| 2026/02/07 Ligue 1 | Metz | 0-0 / 0-0 | LOSC Lille |
| 2026/02/01 Ligue 1 | Lyon | 1-0 / 1-0 | LOSC Lille |
Final Prediction:
Asian Handicap: Aston Villa -0.75 (90 minutes)
European Handicap: Home Win (90 minutes)
Predicted Scores: 2-1, 3-0, 3-1
Predicted Total Goals: 3, 4, 5
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