Prediction: Aston Villa to win 2-1
Best Odds: 42/5
AS Monaco and Aston Villa will lock horns with each other in the UEFA Champions League this week. The League Stage game between the Ligue 1 club and the Premier League outfit will be held at Stade Louis II and is scheduled to kick off at 5:45pm UK time on Tuesday.
AS Monaco
AS Monaco are a major club in Ligue 1 who have done well over the years. They have won the French league title and have played in the UEFA Champions League. In the 2023-24 campaign, Les Rouge et Blanc ended up as high as second in the Ligue 1 table.
Monaco, though, have to step up their game if they are to finish runners-up again in the Ligue 1 table this season. While it is very unlikely that they will catch runaway league leaders Paris Saint-Germain, they are six points behind second-placed Marseille and a point behind third-placed Lille in fourth spot after 18 rounds of matches.
Adi Hutter’s side are 16th in the League Stage table in the UEFA Champions League at the moment with 10 points from six matches. Monaco are three points behind eighth-placed Lille and could still qualify for the Last-16 stage without having to go through the playoffs.
Team News:
AS Monaco are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Aston Villa. Radoslaw Majecki will be in goal for Monaco. Jordan Teze, Thilo Kehrer, Mohammed Salisu and Kassoum Quattara will be the four defenders. Soungoutou Magassa and Lamine Camara will be the two holding midfielders. Maghnes Akliouche , Takumi Minamino and Eliesse Ben Seghir will be three attacking midfielder. Mika Biereth will lead the line for the Ligue 1 club.
Aston Villa
Aston Villa are a massive club who have been champions of Europe before. While no one seriously expects the Villans of winning the UEFA Champions League this season, their manager, the great Unai Emery, has an admirable track record in European competitions and could pull a rabbit out of the hat.
Villa are as high as fifth in the League Stage table in the UEFA Champions League at the moment. The Premier League club have picked up 13 points from six matches and are just five points behind leaders Liverpool. With the likes of Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid all below them in the league table at the moment, the Villans will fancy their chances of booking their place in the last-16 stage automatically.
Villa will head into the UEFA Champions League game against AS Monaco on Tuesday evening on the back of a 2-2 draw with Arsenal away from home at the Emirates Stadium in North London in the Premier League. It came after a 1-0 victory over Everton at Goodison Park in the league which followed a 2-1 victory over West Ham United at Villa Park in the third round of the FA Cup.
Team News:
Aston Villa are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against AS Monaco. Emiliano Martinez will be in goal and will have Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings and Ian Maatsen in front of him in defence. Boubacar Kamara and Amadou Onana will be the two holding midfielders. Morgan Rogers, Youri Tielemans and Jacob Ramsey will be the three attacking midfielders. Ollie Watkins will lead the line for the Villans.
Key Factors to Consider
- AS Monaco have lost their last 2 UEFA Champions League games.
- AS Monaco have lost their last 2 matches in all competitions.
- Aston Villa have won 4 of their 6 UEFA Champions League games this season.
- Aston Villa have lost 1 of their last 6 matches in all competitions.
- Aston Villa have scored 9 goals and conceded 3 goals in 6 UEFA Champions League games this season.
- Conclusion
Both AS Monaco and Aston Villa have good teams. The UEFA Champions League game between these two sides should be a very good and competitive encounter. With Villa manager Unai Emery well-versed in how to get teams to win in European matches, it is very likely that the Premier League club will eke out a narrow win.
Prediction: Aston Villa to win 2-1
Best Odds: 42/5
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