Aston Villa have lost only one of their last 29 home matches
Young Boys have kept just three clean-sheets across their last 16 games
Recommended bet: Aston Villa -2 handicap
In-form Aston Villa will be looking to consolidate their place in the top eight of the Europa League standings when they welcome Swiss outfit Young Boys to Villa Park on Thursday.
Villa have recovered from a stuttering start to the season by winning nine of their last 11 matches across all competitions, a run that has seen them not only make inroads in Europe, but also move into the Premier League's top four.
Young Boys are only three points worse off than Unai Emery's side in the standings, but they were hammered 4-0 at PAOK Salonika in their last European fixture and also have less than fond memories of facing Villa from last season.
The latest Aston Villa vs Young Boys odds are available on LiveScore Bet
Team news
Amadou Onana missed Villa's weekend win at Leeds and remains a doubt, while Tyrone Mings (thigh) and Andres Garcia (unspecified) are confirmed absentees.
Donyell Malen has three goal involvements in his last three Villa appearances and after coming off the bench to provide an assist against Leeds, the forward could be rewarded with a starting role.
Bosnia and Herzegovina international Armin Gigovic will be missing for Young Boys through suspension after he was sent off early in the defeat at PAOK. He joins injured duo Edimilson Fernandes and Facinet Conte on the sidelines.
The latest Aston Villa vs Young Boys odds are available on LiveScore Bet
The stats
Aston Villa were 3-0 winners in Switzerland when these two sides met in last season's Champions League.
Villa have won nine of their last 11 matches, which includes a run of six successive home victories.
Since August 2024, Crystal Palace (twice) are the only visiting team to have won at Villa Park.
Young Boys have conceded the most goals in this season's Europa League, letting in 10 across their four matches.
Gerardo Seoane's side have also shipped more goals than any other side in European competition since the start of last season, conceding 34 in 12 matches.
The Swiss side have failed to win on any of their six previous trips to England (D2 L4).
The latest Aston Villa vs Young Boys odds are available on LiveScore Bet
Prediction
There was a gulf between these sides when they met in the Champions League last season and that promises to be the case again, with Villa set to enjoy a comfortable success in front of their own supporters.
Villa have won each of their last six matches on home soil, a run that includes getting the better of Manchester City and, in their most recent fixture at Villa Park, putting four unanswered goals past Bournemouth.
The likes of Malen, Ollie Watkins and Morgan Rogers will be licking their lips at the prospect of coming up against a porous Young Boys defence that has conceded a Europa League-high 10 goals in four league phase matches, a tally not helped by the four they have shipped in heavy defeats to both PAOK (4-0) and Panathinaikos (4-1).
Villa were 3-0 winners when the teams met on Swiss soil little over 14 months ago and with a packed home support behind them this time around, the gap between the sides should be equally as emphatic.
Back Aston Villa to win with a -2 handicap at 13/10 with LiveScore Bet
The latest Aston Villa vs Young Boys odds are available on LiveScore Bet
