Go Ahead Eagles vs Aston Villa Preview & Prediction | 2025-26 UEFA Europa League | League Phase
by Alex Lawes ·
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One of the biggest overachievers in European football last season, the Go Ahead Eagles, now welcome giants Aston Villa to the Netherlands in the UEFA Europa League.
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How to watch on TV: UK – TNT Sports / US – Not televised
How to watch online: UK – discovery+ / US – Paramount+
Key stats
- This is the first UEFA competition match between these teams and the first for Go Ahead Eagles against an English club.
- Go Ahead Eagles are aiming to win successive fixtures in the league phase having secured their first ever victory in a UEFA competition on Matchday 2 against Panathinaikos (2-1 a).
- Aston Villa are unbeaten in their previous six UEFA matches against Dutch teams with five wins and one draw.
- Aston Villa have won six of their last seven UEFA competition matches (L1).
- Aston Villa have lost only two of their last 15 UEFA group/league matches (W11 D2).
- John McGinn has scored in Aston Villa’s last three UEFA competition matches.
Go Ahead Eagles vs Aston Villa prediction
The Go Ahead Eagles majorly overperformed in the Eredivisie to qualify for the UEFA Europa League last season. They have started this campaign impressively, too, with a 1-0 loss at home to Romanian champions FCSB being followed up by a remarkable 2-1 victory in Athens against Panathinaikos.
Aston Villa got their first win of the season in this competition, against Bologna last month, and the Villains have now enjoyed five successive victories across all competitions, having most recently defeated Tottenham Hotspur by two goals to one in north London at the weekend.
The Go Ahead Eagles have shown that they can punch above their weight but Villa are in excellent form and should make it a second win in the Netherlands in this competition.
Go Ahead Eagles vs Aston Villa tip: Aston Villa to win -1 handicap
