UEFA Europa League · Matchweek 16 · Mar 12

Lille - Aston Villa

Aston Villa won 1-0 away at Lille in UEFA Europa League (Matchweek 16). Goals: O. Watkins 61'.

🏟 Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre Mauroy Lille 👤 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez, Spain
Key events
61' ⚽ O. Watkins(0 - 1) · Assist: E. Buendia Aston Villa
88' 🟨 E. MartinezYellow card Aston Villa
90+2' 🟨 L. DigneYellow card Aston Villa
Quick stats
%45 Possession %55
1.67 Pre-match xG 1.58
5 Total shots 3
1 Shots on target 0
2 Shots off target 2
2 Blocked shots 1
2 Shots inside box 2
3 Shots outside box 1
0 Saves 1
Match timeline
First half
HT 0 - 0
B. Andre ↔ A. BouaddiSubstitution🔁
46'
G. Perrin ↔ M. Fernandez-PardoSubstitution🔁
52'
61'
⚽O. Watkins(0 - 1) · Assist: E. Buendia
T. Santos ↔ T. MeunierSubstitution🔁
66'
N. Mukau ↔ F. CorreiaSubstitution🔁
66'
77'
🔁O. Watkins ↔ T. AbrahamSubstitution
77'
🔁Douglas Luiz ↔ J. McGinnSubstitution
83'
🔁J. Sancho ↔ I. MaatsenSubstitution
83'
🔁E. Buendia ↔ L. BaileySubstitution
H. Haraldsson ↔ S. DiaouneSubstitution🔁
83'
88'
🟨E. MartinezYellow card
90'
🔁M. Rogers ↔ H. ElliottSubstitution
90+2'
🟨L. DigneYellow card
FT 0 - 1
Match statsLille · Aston Villa
Key stats
%45 Possession %55
1.67 Pre-match xG 1.58
Shots
5 Total shots 3
1 Shots on target 0
2 Shots off target 2
2 Blocked shots 1
2 Shots inside box 2
3 Shots outside box 1
0 Saves 1
Attacking
0 Attacks 0
0 Dangerous attacks 0
Passing
216 Total passes 269
188 Accurate passes 234
%87 Pass accuracy %87
Set pieces & discipline
2 Corners 2
2 Offsides 0
5 Fouls 6
By half
0 1st-half goals 0
0 2nd-half goals 1
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
Momentum
0'▲ Lille▼ Aston Villa90'
Shot map16 shots
Chancel Mbemba 19' · xG 0.03 Douglas Luiz 25' · xG 0.05 Nabil Bentaleb 34' · xG 0.03 Morgan Rogers 40' · xG 0.02 Olivier Giroud 43' · xG 0.15 Romain Perraud 44' · xG 0.02 Romain Perraud 45' · xG 0.03 Morgan Rogers 45' · xG 0.04 Morgan Rogers 49' · xG 0.07 Ollie Watkins 50' · xG 0.02 Olivier Giroud 61' · xG 0.16 Ollie Watkins 61' · xG 0.03 Morgan Rogers 65' · xG 0.04 Amadou Onana 65' · xG 0.06 Matias Fernandez-Pardo 75' · xG 0.02 Emiliano Buendía 82' · xG 0.18
Lille Aston Villa Filled = goal · size = xG
HEAD TO HEAD3 meetings · 2024–2026
Lille 1
Apr 11who was on topMar 19
Aston Villa 2
1 Lille 0 draw 2 Aston Villa
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.7goals / match
3–5total goals
0/1clean sheets
2-1Lille best win · Apr 18
2-0Aston Villa best win · Mar 19
%100 Over 1.5 3/3
%67 Over 2.5 2/3
%0 Over 3.5 0/3
%67 BTTS 2/3
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Lille at home1 matches
1W 0D 0L 2:1
Aston Villa at home2 matches
2W 0D 0L 4:1
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Lille3W 2D 0L Aston Villa2W 0D 3L
2.20 1.20 Points per game
9 9 Goals scored
1 7 Goals conceded
1.77 1.37 xG average
0.67 1.27 xGA average
%80 %20 Clean sheets
%20 %40 BTTS
%40 %60 Over 2.5
5.4 5.4 Corners
2.2 1.2 Cards
Lille5W 3D 2L Aston Villa5W 1D 4L
1.80 1.60 Points per game
14 20 Goals scored
7 11 Goals conceded
1.44 1.39 xG average
0.94 1.32 xGA average
%40 %30 Clean sheets
%40 %50 BTTS
%40 %60 Over 2.5
4.6 4.8 Corners
2.3 1.0 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
18Lillein the table12pts
8matches 4-0-4W-D-L 12:9goals +3diff
WLLWL
2Aston Villain the table21pts
8matches 7-0-1W-D-L 14:6goals +8diff
WWWWW
Season profile · 2025/2026 · 8 matches
1.50 2.63 Points per game
1.70 1.59 xG average
1.06 1.32 xGA average
%38 %50 Clean sheets
%38 %50 BTTS
%50 %50 Over 2.5
6.6 5.2 Corners
2.4 2.0 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Mar 19 Aston Villa 2-0 Lille UEFA Europa League
Apr 18 Lille 2-1 Aston Villa UEFA Europa Conference League
Apr 11 Aston Villa 2-1 Lille UEFA Europa Conference League
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Aston Villa dominated the ball55% possession
THE REFEREE68 matches on record
José María Sánchez Martínez
Strictness52 TEMPO51
Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: RareGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate
This match vs his average
Cards 04.7 -4.7
Fouls 1124.9 -13.9
Goals 12.6 -1.6
Corners 48.2 -4.2
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 0.01.2 -1.2
Shots 5.012.1 -7.1
On target 1.04.2 -3.2
Possession %45%58 -13.2
Corners 2.06.1 -4.1
Cards 0.01.5 -1.5
Conceded 1.01.2 -0.2
this matchseason average · 10 matches
Goals 1.02.1 -1.1
Shots 3.011.8 -8.8
On target 0.05.4 -5.4
Possession %55%54 +0.9
Corners 2.05.0 -3.0
Conceded 0.00.6 -0.6
this matchseason average · 14 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Nabil Bentaleb 7.20
Starting XI
6 Nabil Bentaleb M · 48' 7.20
Dribbles1/1Tackles4Interceptions1Duels won6/7Fouls won1Passes40 · %35
22 Tiago Santos D · 48' 7.20
Duels won3/3Fouls won2Fouls1Passes16 · %13
15 Romain Perraud D · 48' 7.00
On target1/2Tackles3Interceptions1Duels won5/7Fouls won1Fouls1Offside1Passes19 · %18
18 Chancel Mbemba D · 48' 6.90
Blocks1Duels won2/2Passes25 · %19
1 Berke Özer G · 48' 6.70
Passes12 · %12
23 Aïssa Mandi D · 48' 6.60
Interceptions3Duels won1/2Passes36 · %29
21 Benjamin André M · 48' · K 6.60
Key pass1Tackles1Duels won1/2Fouls1Offside1Passes24 · %23
17 Ngal'ayel Mukau M · 48' 6.50
Key pass1Dribbles2/2Duels won2/6Passes8 · %7
10 Hakon Arnar Haraldsson F · 48' 6.50
Duels won1/4Fouls won1Passes17 · %15
9 Olivier Giroud F · 48' 6.20
Interceptions1Duels won1/3Passes5 · %5
28 Gaëtan Perrin F · 48' 6.20
Key pass1Tackles1Duels won1/6Fouls2Passes14 · %12
Unused: Arnaud BodartZadig LanssadeAlexsandro RibeiroThomas MeunierCalvin VerdonkFélix CorreiaAyyoub BouaddiSaad BoussadiaMatías FernándezNoah EdjoumaSoriba DiaouneNathan Ngoy
Starting XI
14 Pau Torres D · 48' 6.90
Blocks2Duels won2/4Passes45 · %37
24 Amadou Onana M · 48' 6.90
Dribbles1/1Interceptions1Duels won1/2Fouls1Passes32 · %30
26 Lamare Bogarde D · 48' 6.90
Tackles1Duels won3/4Fouls won1Passes21 · %18
4 Ezri Konsa D · 48' · K 6.60
Tackles1Duels won1/2Passes33 · %32
12 Lucas Digne D · 48' 6.60
Tackles2Duels won2/3Passes21 · %19
19 Jadon Sancho M · 48' 6.60
Key pass1Tackles2Duels won4/7Fouls won1Passes25 · %23
21 Douglas Luiz M · 48' 6.60
Tackles1Duels won1/3Fouls1Passes30 · %27
11 Ollie Watkins F · 48' 6.50
Duels won2/4Fouls won1Passes7 · %3
27 Morgan Rogers F · 48' 6.50
Key pass1Dribbles1/3Interceptions2Duels won2/7Fouls won1Fouls2Passes17 · %14
23 Emiliano Martínez G · 48' 6.30
Saves1Passes21 · %17
10 Emiliano Buendía M · 48' 6.30
Key pass1Fouls2Passes17 · %14
Unused: Tammy AbrahamMarco BizotJames WrightVictor LindelöfTyrone MingsAndrés GarcíaIan MaatsenJohn McGinnHarvey ElliottLeon Bailey
Win probabilityModel: 2 (%47) ✓
Lille %25 Draw %28 Aston Villa %47
1.03Lille xPuan
1.69Aston Villa xPuan
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LilleDWWWL
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