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UEFA Europa League 25/26, Round of 16 · 12 Mar 2026

Lille 0–1 Aston Villa

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Feb 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.5 – 1.1
Actual xG
0.4 – 0.5
Goals
0 – 1

Footybot made Lille favourites at 46%.

Aston Villa won a close one on the chances: 0.5 xG to 0.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Nabil Bentaleb, 58.6 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Nabil Bentaleb +9.7.

Well below it: Lucas Digne −14.0, Hakon Arnar Haraldsson −12.7, Berke Özer −9.2.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Lille

8 Mar 2026D 1–1v Lorient Ligue 1
1 Mar 2026W 1–0v Nantes Ligue 1
26 Feb 2026W 1–0at FK Crvena zvezda Europa League
22 Feb 2026W 1–0at Angers Ligue 1
19 Feb 2026L 0–1v FK Crvena zvezda Europa League

Aston Villa

4 Mar 2026L 1–4v Chelsea Premier League
27 Feb 2026L 0–2at Wolverhampton Premier League
21 Feb 2026D 1–1v Leeds United Premier League
11 Feb 2026W 1–0v Brighton & Hove Albion Premier League
7 Feb 2026D 1–1at Bournemouth Premier League

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Lille

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Thomas Meunier Defender2400–62.0–
Nabil Bentaleb Midfielder90000.0358.6+9.7
Aïssa Mandi Defender9000–53.5+2.6
Benjamin André Midfielder4500–48.9−1.4
Ngal'ayel Mukau Midfielder6600–46.9+1.4
Romain Perraud Defender90000.0446.6−4.2
Gaëtan Perrin Midfielder5200–43.8−5.6
Félix Correia Midfielder2400–42.0–
Ayyoub Bouaddi Midfielder4500–41.9−5.8
Matías Fernández-Pardo Forward38000.0241.5–
Olivier Giroud Forward90000.2941.2−6.3
Berke Özer Goalkeeper9000–40.9−9.2
Chancel Mbemba Defender90000.0140.0−8.6
Hakon Arnar Haraldsson Midfielder8300–37.9−12.7
Soriba Diaoune Forward1200–33.8–
Tiago Santos Defender6600–31.2−8.2

Aston Villa

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
John McGinn Midfielder1300–100.0–
Harvey Elliott Midfielder100–100.0–
Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper9000–58.4+6.0
Ian Maatsen Defender1200–57.3–
Leon Bailey Forward1200–55.8–
Amadou Onana Midfielder90000.0455.4+6.1
Ezri Konsa Defender9000–55.3+3.4
Morgan Rogers Midfielder89000.1451.6+2.4
Douglas Luiz Midfielder77000.0551.2−9.0
Jadon Sancho Midfielder8300–49.3−2.2
Ollie Watkins Forward77100.0548.6+1.2
Pau Torres Defender9000–48.5−2.0
Lamare Bogarde Midfielder9000–45.3+1.2
Emiliano Buendía Midfielder83010.2143.9−3.4
Tammy Abraham Forward1300–40.4–
Lucas Digne Defender9000–39.4−14.0