Aston Villa vs Young Boys prediction: EUROPE: Europa League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-11-26 17:45.
[p]High-flying Aston Villa and Villa Park prepare for another night of European magic when they host a Young Boys side whose games are often action-packed.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Villa are continually proving their doubters wrong, as their recent three-game winning streak is just the tip of them registering nine victories in their last 11 matches (L2). Those two losses came on the road, meaning that they have won 14 of their last 16 home games (D1, L1), including each of the last six. Partially wrapped up in that record is winning all five such encounters in Europe this calendar year, with no side having won more main-draw matches in continental competition on their own turf than the Villans’ 12 since the start of the 2023/24 season. [/p]
[p]Trailing Villa by three points in the UEFA Europa League (UEL) table are Young Boys, who sit on six points at the halfway mark (W2, L2). Their last European venture was a 4-0 humbling away to PAOK – a result that saw them claim the crown of the outright worst defence in the UEL league phase so far this term with ten goals conceded. They have taken their anger out domestically with 4-1 and 5-0 wins over St. Gallen and Winterthur respectively, meaning that they will make the trip to England with some sort of momentum, and their 2-0 away win to FCSB on matchday two should serve as a reminder that they cannot be written off. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Villa beat Young Boys 3-0 in September 2024 in their only-ever match against Swiss opposition in major European competition, while Young Boys have won just two of their 13 meetings with English clubs (D2, L9) and are winless on their travels against such sides (D2, L4).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Just one of Villa’s last five matches saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Villa have scored first, led at half-time and won in each of their last four home games. [/p]
[p]Six of Young Boys’ last seven matches have produced over 3.5 goals. [/p]
[p]There have been over 1.5 first-half goals in five of Young Boys’ last six away games. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]An Emiliano BuendĂa goal usually brings Villa good fortune, as they have won the last ten games in which he has scored – he’s netted the match opener in four of his last seven goalscoring appearances. Young Boys’ hopes of causing an upset may lie with JoĂ«l Monteiro, who has scored six of his last seven goals for the club away from home. [/p]
[p]Neither side appear to have any fresh injuries, but Young Boys will be without Armin Gigović following his red card against PAOK.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]The home side could run rampant after half-time regardless of how the first half goes, so backing Villa to score over 1.5 second-half goals seems a good bet. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]