PREVIEW | Aston Villa vs Lille - team news, lineups, predictions

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·17 March 2026

PREVIEW | Aston Villa vs Lille - team news, lineups, predictions

Aston Villa host Lille this Thursday at the Villa Park for a match of the Last 16 of the UEFA Europa League.

Last time out, Aston Villa slipped to a 3-1 defeat against Manchester United (Premier League 2025/26). In their last fixture, Lille won 1-2 against Rennes (Ligue 1 2025/26).

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The last meeting between the two teams ended with Aston Villa winning 1-0.

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Aston Villa ( vs Manchester United 2026-03-15): Emiliano Martínez, Lamare Bogarde, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings, Lucas Digne, Amadou Onana, Ross Barkley, Morgan Rogers, John McGinn, Emiliano Buendía, Ollie Watkins

Lille ( vs Rennes 2026-03-15): Berke Ozer, Thomas Meunier, Aïssa Mandi, Nathan Ngoy, Calvin Verdonk, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Nabil Bentaleb, Ngal´ayel Mukau, Hákon Haraldsson, Félix Correia, Matias Fernandez-Pardo

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MANAGERS

Unai Emery has faced Bruno Génésio on six occasions, recording five victories and one loss.
Bruno Génésio has faced Aston Villa on one occasion, recording a loss.
Unai Emery has faced Lille on ten occasions, recording eight victories, one draw, and one loss.

TEAMS

Away from home, Lille currently has one loss in the last five matches.
Away from home, Lille currently has one draw in the last 18 matches.
Away from home, Lille has scored in three consecutive matches.
Away from home, Lille has gone four consecutive matches without a loss.
Away from home, Lille has three consecutive victories.
Lille currently has one loss in the last six matches.
Lille has conceded goals in three consecutive matches.
At home, Aston Villa currently has four losses in the last 18 matches.
At home, Aston Villa currently has one draw in the last 19 matches.
At home, Aston Villa has gone four consecutive matches scoring goals.
At home, Aston Villa has gone three consecutive matches conceding goals.
At home, Aston Villa has gone three consecutive matches without a win.
Aston Villa currently has three draws in the last 36 matches.
Aston Villa currently has one victory in the last six matches.
Aston Villa has scored in three consecutive matches.

HEAD TO HEAD

Aston Villa and Lille have faced each other five times, with no advantage between Aston Villa and Lille: two victories each in five matches.
At Villa Park, there is no advantage between Aston Villa and Lille: one victory each in two matches.
In the Europa League, a match took place between the two teams, with Aston Villa securing a victory.