Aston Villa are unbeaten in three games after beating Liverpool on Friday
Freiburg ended the Bundesliga season with an impressive 4-1 win over RB Leipzig
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Aston Villa will be looking to end a 30-year wait for silverware when they take on Freiburg in the Europa League final on Wednesday night.
The Premier League side are unbeaten in three games and favourites heading into the showpiece, which will be played at Besiktas Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Team news
Victor Lindelof picked up a knock and was substituted at half-time against Liverpool, but will be assessed and should be passed fit to feature.
Midfielder Amadou Onana is a doubt with a calf issue while Ross Barkley will not feature as he was not included in the Villans' Europa League squad.
Freiburg are without Yuito Suzuki due to a broken collarbone while Max Rosenfelder, Patrick Osterhage and Daniel-Kofi Kyereh have also been sidelined.
The stats
Aston Villa have won 12 of their 14 Europa League games; no team has won more in the competition this season.
Freiburg are the second top scorers in the Europa League with 25 goals in 14 matches, while Villa lead the way with a tally of 28.
Freiburg midfielder Johan Manzambi has recorded 32 attempts on goal this season; only Igor Jesus of Nottingham Forest had more attempts (35).
Aston Villa last lifted silverware in March 1996, beating Leeds United 3-0 in the League Cup.
Freiburg have never won a major trophy, though they reached the DFB-Pokal final in 2022, losing to RB Leipzig on penalties.
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Prediction
Aston Villa are in touching distance of ending their 30-year wait for silverware and appear to have hit form at exactly the right time.
Losing three games in a row for the first time this season at the end of April and start of May, Villa have since turned it around, beating Nottingham Forest 4-0 in the Europa League semi-final second leg before hitting another four past Liverpool in the Premier League.
Playing with confidence and scoring regularly, Villa boast the quality to get the better of a Freburg side who have won only twice in the last seven matches.
Those victories have come against top opposition in Braga and RB Leipzig, but Villa have the momentum and can lift the trophy on Wednesday night.
If backing Villa, another smart move could be to pick out Ollie Watkins to score anytime for the English side. The forward has four goals in his last three matches and will be key when leading the line for Emery’s side in Turkey.
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