Lille and Aston Villa will both fancy their chances

Lille host Aston Villa this Thursday at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy for a match of the quarter-finals of the Europa Conference League. The match will be broadcast live at 12:45 on beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

Lille head into this game after a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Aston Villa (Europa Conference League 2023/24), whilst the visitors edged past Arsenal with a 0-2 win (Premier League 2023/2024). Going into the encounter, Paulo Fonseca's team is on a sequence of scoring at least one goal each match for the past seven, in the Conference League 23/24. On the other hand, Aston Villa are on a sequence of 8 games without losing in the Conference League 23/24. Digging back into the archives highlights that the two sides have faced each other three times previously: both sides recording one win. Specifically in the Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Unai Emery's team and Lille have both 0 victories.

Considering only the Europa Conference League, there has been played just one game between the two teams, with Aston Villa emerging victorious.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Aston Villa winning 2-1. It is expected to be an exciting clash, that can go either way.