Aston Villa have won each of their last six Europa League games.
The Villans have kept five clean sheets in nine European outings
Recommended bet: Aston Villa to win to nil
Aston Villa’s form has fallen off a cliff in the Premier League but they have been dominant in the Europa League and will be hoping to convert their first-leg victory when they welcome Lille to Villa Park.
The Villans have slipped to fourth in the Premier League following three straight defeats but they won seven of their eight matches to finish second in the league phase of the Europa League and a quarter-final spot is in their grasp after last Thursday’s 1-0 win at Lille.
In what was a game short on clear-cut chances, Ollie Watkin’s header just after the hour mark is all that separated the sides and now it is about finishing the job.
Visitors Lille bounced back from that first-leg loss to win 2-1 at Rennes on Sunday, a result which saw them jump up to fifth in Ligue 1.
The French outfit know they must adopt positive tactics as they chase a win but Villa have kept five clean sheets in nine Europa League outings and will be confident of keeping things tight and compact.
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Team news
Aston Villa’s midfield duo of Youri Tielemans and Boubacar Kamara remain sidelined with injuries, while Ross Barkley is ineligible having been omitted from the Europa League squad.
Emiliano Buendia must be assessed after limping off late on in the defeat at Manchester United while Matty Cash is a doubt having missed the last two games with a calf injury.
John McGinn is likely to return to the starting line-up having returned in time for the first-leg 1-0 win and Jadon Sancho is back in contention after sitting out against parent club United.
Lille have Hamza Igamane, Ethan Mbappe Lottin, Marc-Aurele Caillard, Osame Sahraoui and Ousmane Toure on the treatment table.
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The stats
Aston Villa have won each of their last six Europa League games.
Villa have won only two of their last nine matches, although one of those victories came in the opening leg at Lille.
Lille have lost three of their last four away games in the Europa League.
Lille have never won on nine previous visits to England in major European competition.
There have been two or fewer goals in nine of Aston Villa's last 13 matches.
Only one of Lille's last 17 games featured four or more goals.
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Prediction
While Villa’s recent performances in the Premier League have been disappointing, they have been a model of consistency in Europe and last Thursday’s first-leg success made it eight wins from nine matches in the competition.
Villa scored with their only shot on target in that 1-0 victory at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy but they were disciplined defensively and restricted Lille to only seven shots throughout.
Chances may be even harder to come by at Villa Park, where Unai Emery’s side won all four of their league-phase matches.
Lille have lost three of their last four away games in the Europa League at Crvena zvezda, Young Boys and Celta Vigo, and they scored just once in doing so.
The Ligue 1 side have fired blanks in seven of their last 14 away games and Villa, having kept five clean sheets in nine Europa League assignments, can stand firm in another slender success.
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