{"id":1409126,"date":"2025-11-05T10:18:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T10:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=news&p=1409126"},"modified":"2025-11-05T10:58:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T10:58:54","slug":"match-preview-aston-villa-vs-maccabi-tel-aviv-06-11-25-europa-league","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/match-preview-aston-villa-vs-maccabi-tel-aviv-06-11-25-europa-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa vs Maccabi Tel Aviv: predictions, stats, tips & odds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Aston Villa return to continental action at Villa Park on Thursday night, welcoming Maccabi Tel Aviv for a crucial UEFA Europa League showdown. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hosts are looking to assert their dominance after a controlled but not prolific European campaign so far, while Maccabi arrive with a point to prove and their qualification hopes hanging by a thread. With Villa’s defensive solidity pitted against the Israeli side’s opportunistic attack, this clash promises a fascinating tactical contrast under the lights in Birmingham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Bets & Predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Based on Aston Villa’s impressive defensive record and superior underlying attacking numbers, we’re confident in backing the home win. Maccabi’s tendency to overperform their expected goals hints at some threat, but their leaky defence gives Villa a clear edge. Here are our top betting recommendations for this match:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Aston Villa to Win<\/strong><\/td>\n2\/9 @ Bet365<\/a>
(81.8%)<\/td>\n		\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50<\/td>\nAston Villa started their Europa League campaign superbly, beating Bologna and Feyenoord without conceding a goal but a shock loss to Go Ahead Eagles last time out has set them back slightly. Despite that they come into this tie as favourites and we’re backing them to come out on top against a Maccabi Tel Aviv side that are yet to pick up a win in the competition this season. The Israeli side have only scored one goal and were soundly beaten by Midtjylland last time out.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Under 2.5 Goals<\/strong><\/td>\n13\/8 @ Betfair<\/a><\/td>\n\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50<\/td>\nGoals have been a bit of a problem for Aston Villa this season and they’ve averaged less than a goal a game in the Premier League, thus far. In Europe it’s been slightly better, where they’ve scored four goals in three games but it’s not been great reading for Villa fans. Maccabi Tel Aviv have struggled themselves, only scoring once in three Europa League games, but they’ve been much brighter domestically. They’ve scored 23 goals in nine games in the Israeli league but obviously the standard in this game is much higher. That evidence leads us to think the 2.5 goal line won’t be troubled in this game.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Odds correct at the time of writing.<\/small><\/p>\n\n\n

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