Young Boys vs Aston Villa Preview - UEFA Champions League
Young Boys will play their first Champions League game of the group stage against Aston Villa. The meeting will take place on September 17, 2024.
This will be the first official Champions League match of the two sides against each other.
Young Boys reached this stage after a successful European playoff run. Unai Emery's team, meanwhile, got their ticket long ago by finishing 4th in the Premier League last term.
The Swiss side entered this stage of the tournament with a recent record of three wins and two draws in their last five matches. Meanwhile, in their latest five encounters, Aston Villa won three times and lost twice.
Both teams will participate in the group stage with the hope of giving a good account of themselves for posterity's sake.
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Young Boys vs Aston Villa Prediction - UEFA Champions League
According to new VBET odds, it is pretty clear that Aston Villa is tipped as the favorites to win this game, having 1.66 to-win odds compared to Young Boys, who are put at 4.90 odds. A possible draw has been given a 4.60 odds chance.
Overall, a tense meeting can be expected from the two clubs, given the attacking capabilities of the two teams and their current form. Chances are that both will get a goal each.
Boys are on a rampage in scoring, and Villa has shown they can also provide goals despite some injury worries. The presence of some key injury doubts from either side might compromise the difficulty of keeping a good defense line, which is probably going to increase the scoring.
Predictions score: Young Boys 1 - 3 Aston Villa.
*Note that odds may change and therefore it's good to visit the website from time to time.
Young Boys vs Aston Villa Head-to-Head
Young Boys and Aston Villa are yet to face each other in the official European Competitions. This meeting will be the first one between the clubs in the Champions League.
Latest form
Young Boys: W D W W W
Aston Villa: W W L W L
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Young Boys vs Aston Villa Injury and Suspension list
Young Boys
- Saidy Janko: Muscle injury
- Lukasz Lakomy: Unknown injury
- Patric Pfeiffer: Hamstring injury
- Abdu Conté: Unknown injury
- Facinet Conte: Cruciate ligament tear
Aston Villa
- Boubacar Kamara: Knee Injury
- Tyrone Mings: Knee Injury
- Matty Cash: Thigh Injury
- Diego Carlos Santos Silva: Other
- Jaden Philogene-Bidace: Other
- Leon Bailey: Thigh Injury
Young Boys vs Aston Villa Predicted XI
Young Boys XI: Keller; Hadjam, Husic, Zoukrou, Blum; Laupper, Niasse; Colley, Ugrinic, Monteiro.
Aston Villa XI: Martinez; Konsa, Carlos, Pau, Digne; Onana, Tielemans; McGinn, Bailey; Rogers, Watkins.
Where to watch Young Boys vs Aston Villa
- Canada: DAZN Canada
- UK: discovery+, discovery+ App, TNT Sports 1
- United States: Paramount+