Aston Villa vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv Preview & Prediction | 2025-26 UEFA Europa League | League Phase
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Aston Villa have had an inconsistent start to the season as they now look to kick on again with the visit of Israeli champions Maccabi Tel-Aviv to Birmingham this week.
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Key stats
- This is the first UEFA competition match between these teams and Aston Villa’s first against a team from Israel.
- Aston Villa have won seven and drawn one of their last eight UEFA competition group/league matches at home.
- Aston Villa have won 12 of their last 14 UEFA competition matches at home (D1 L1).
- Aston Villa have kept five clean sheets in their last seven UEFA competition matches at home.
- Maccabi Tel-Aviv have lost their previous four UEFA competition matches against English teams.
- Maccabi Tel-Aviv are without a win in their last four UEFA competition matches (D1 L3).
- Maccabi Tel-Aviv are without a win in their last five league phase matches in the UEFA Europa League.
Aston Villa vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv prediction
Aston Villa had been in excellent form across all competitions but they now head into this one on the back of a 2-0 defeat to a previously out of form Liverpool side at Anfield. That came about ten days or so after a shock loss to Eredivisie minnows the Go Ahead Eagles in the league phase of the UEFA Europa League.
They face a Maccabi Tel-Aviv side that come into this one on the back of a comfortable 2-0 victory over Maccabi Bnei Reineh in the Israeli Premier League, where they sit behind Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the table, at the weekend. In this competition, they have collected a point without scoring against PAOK Salonika and Midtjylland.
With their home advantage, and no away support due to policing, this should be a comfortable home win as they try to re-assert themselves in this tournament.
Aston Villa vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv tip: Aston Villa to win to nil