Monaco vs Aston Villa predictions, odds, betting tips and team news

Monaco and Aston Villa go head-to-head in a key Champions League clash on Tuesday, 21st January, at 5:45pm (UK time). The match will be broadcast in the UK live on TNT Sports 1.
Under 2.5 Goals and Ollie Watkins to score anytime (9/1 with Betfair)
Four of Aston Villa’s Champions League games this season has failed to beat the 2.5 goal line. This includes a 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich and a goalless draw with Juventus. Ollie Watkins has scored 10 goals in 29 appearances this season, including three in his last five matches in all competitions.
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Monaco vs Aston Villa Odds
How both teams go into Monaco vs Aston Villa
Monaco have enjoyed a solid Champions League campaign so far, sitting 16th with 10 points on the board from six matches. That’s enough to give them a three-point and eight-place cushion within the knockout qualification spots, meaning they need just a couple more points to realistically secure progression. However, remaining fixtures against Aston Villa and Inter — the latter away — will not be easy for the team placed fourth in Ligue 1.
Meanwhile, Villa’s return to the Champions League has been a huge success, with Unai Emery’s men fifth in the table with just one defeat from six matches and 13 points on the board — only Barcelona (15) and Liverpool (18) have more. The Villains host Celtic after this match but will want to win here to shore up their place in the top eight. Either way, supporters have more nights under the lights against Europe’s best to look forward to.
Monaco team news
Christian Mawissa, Edan Diop and Folarin Balogun could all return for this match. However, Krepin Diatta will remain sidelined for a while yet.
Aston Villa team news
John McGinn is out until next month, whilst Ross Barkley, Pau Torres and Diego Carlos will also all be missing.
Monaco vs Aston Villa head-to-head
This will be the first-ever competitive meeting between these two sides. Villa have a poor record against French opposition, winning just three of eight previous meetings. However, they did beat Lille on penalties in the quarter-final of the Uefa Conference League last season after a 3-3 aggregate draw.
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