Lille vs Aston Villa Prediction & Betting Tips (18 April)

Lille certainly lost the first leg last week at Villa Park but they allowed themselves to continue to believe in it by scoring at the end of the match through Diakite in the 84th minute, losing 2-1. A welcome goal because the gap is less significant and the Mastiffs can clearly turn the situation around, especially since Aston Villa have not been in the form of their lives in recent weeks. However, before talking about the English, the Northerners will have to win this match and they can rely on their rest week, a championship match postponed due to this double opposition. In Ligue 1, Lille are in the race for the podium and they have even remained undefeated for 5 days including 2 successive victories in the derby against Lens 2-1 and against OM 3-1. Finally, this defeat last Thursday put a stop to Lille's beautiful series of 7 games without defeat TCC. In the previous round, David and his teammates quite easily defeated the Austrians from Sturm Graz, winning 0-3 in the first leg, 1-1 in the return home.

By winning at home in the first leg 2-1, Aston Villa was able to take a short lead before facing this perilous trip to the Decathlon Arena. The goal conceded at the end of the match could, however, cast doubt on Unaï Emery's men who also seemed to be stalling in the league in recent weeks. Largely beaten by City 4-1, they were then held to a draw by Brentford 3-3 before achieving a big coup last weekend by winning on the turf of Arsenal 0-2. The Villans now find themselves in 4th position in the Premier League, still on course to qualify for the Champions League next season. In the previous round, Emery's men took on a European giant who was very sick this season, Ajax, notably with a correction on the return home 4-0, 0-0 on the first leg in Amsterdam.

The usual absentees at LOSC such as Umtiti, Ilic and Fernandes will be out for this return poster while Fonseca has decided to reinstate the crack Adam Ounas who digitally replaces the Kosovar Zhegrova (8 goals, 6 assists between L1 and C4 this season ), injured last Thursday and forfeited for this return match. For the rest, the main assets of the season will be on deck like Jonathan David (16 goals in Ligue 1, 2nd top scorer in the French elite), without forgetting Cabella (scorer against OM) and the defender Diakité, scorer in the first leg and author of 3 pawns in L1 all the same. On the Villa side, there is damage since the former Marseillais Kamara is OUT like his compatriot Lenglet (injured) without forgetting Mings, the Polish right-back Cash, the midfielder Ramsey (rotation) and the Argentinian Buendia (withdrawn for ages).

The two prolific elements Watkins (19 goals, 10 assists in PL) and McGinn (6 goals, 4 assists in PL) did not miss the boat in the first leg by scoring their team's two goals. The Jamaican Bailey (9 goals, 8 assists in the PL) is also having a very good season while Moussa Diaby (5 goals, 7 assists in the league) did not start in the first leg.