Lille vs Aston Villa Predictions

• Aston Villa have won six of their last eight European games
• Both teams have scored in Lille’s last six games
• Seven out of Lille’s last nine home outings have gone over 2.5 goals

Villa in fine form

Aston Villa took a 2-1 lead from the first leg of this Europa Conference League quarter-final and Unai Emery’s side picked up another big result at the weekend, beating Arsenal 2-0 at the Emirates to drastically alter the shape of the title race.

The Villans have been strong in Europe this season but do face a tough task here as they take on a Lille side that did not play at the weekend and as a result, will be fresh for this second leg.

The visitors showed enough of their clinical finishing in the first leg to demonstrate that they may be able to take advantage of the fact that Lille have to push on to overturn the deficit.

Les Dogues’ hand may be forced

Aston Villa are strong on the counter attack, with the likes of Ollie Watkins, Leon Bailey and Moussa Diaby real threats. The nature of the game state means that Lille will have to force the issue at some point and could leave themselves vulnerable as a result.

Back the visitors to confirm their passage to the next round with a victory. Correct score backers should note that both teams have found the net in Lille’s last six in all competitions so a repeat of the 2-1 scoreline from the last leg is not out of the question.

Ollie Watkins has four goals in his last three games in all competitions and looks a tempting price to repeat the trick.