The Matchday 4 clash in the Europe 2025/26 group stage between Aston Villa (England) and Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) will take place on November 6 at Villa Park in Birmingham. Aston Villa vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Aston Villa
The English side started the tournament excellently, securing two wins with clean sheets. At home, they overcame Bologna (1-0), and away, they confidently defeated Feyenoord (2-0). They beat very strong opponents, but in the last round, Unai Emery's team unexpectedly lost to a much weaker opponent – away to Go Ahead Eagles with a score of 1-2. Currently, the club is in 10th place, but trails the nearest top-8 rival due to a worse goal difference.
- The team's uncompromising series in European competitions stands at 10 matches – 7 wins and 3 losses.
- At least 3 goals have been scored in 6 of Aston Villa's last 8 matches in continental tournaments.
- At home, the English team has won 6 of their last 7 matches in European competitions (1 draw).
Predicted lineup for Aston Villa (4-3-3)
Emiliano Martinez – Ezri Konsa, Lucas Digne, Matty Cash, Pau Torres – Amadou Onana, Boubacar Kamara, John McGinn – Morgan Rogers, Evan Ferguson, Ollie Watkins.
Maccabi Tel Aviv
The Israeli side is struggling in the current group stage. After three matches, they have only 1 point and are in 32nd place in the standings. Tel Aviv started with a draw away to PAOK (0-0), then played at their temporary home stadium and lost to Dinamo Zagreb (1-3) and Midtjylland (0-3). The team has a series of 4 winless matches in this European competition (1 draw and 3 losses).
- At least 3 goals have been scored in 10 of their last 13 Europa League matches.
- Maccabi has not scored more than 1 goal in 5 of their last 7 away matches in this tournament.
- The club has secured only 1 win in the first half in 9 previous matches in this European competition (5 draws and 3 losses).
Predicted lineup for Maccabi Tel Aviv (4-3-3)
Roy Mishpati – Mohamed Ali Camara, Roy Revivo, Eitor, Tyrese Asante – Ben Lederman, Issouf Sissoko, Kristian Belic – Kerwin Andrade, Said Abu-Farhi, Elio Varela.
Referee
Julian Weinberger (Austria)
Matches – 9 (International matches, 2024/25–2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 46;
Average yellow cards per match – 5.1;
Red cards shown – 1;
Average fouls per match – 26;
Penalties – 33%.
Aston Villa vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv: Match Prediction
The English team needs to redeem themselves after the previous defeat to the modest Dutch side Go Ahead Eagles. Additionally, the team also lost in the Premier League to Liverpool with a score of 0-2 over the weekend. Birmingham clearly has problems on the road, so they need to achieve their goals at Villa Park. However, at their home stadium, Aston Villa has been performing excellently – in the previous 30 matches in the Premier League and European competitions, the club has lost only once (20 wins and 9 draws).
I am confident that the hosts will not only win but will do so with a convincing scoreline. At home, the English team is very strong and even defeated European top teams in the Champions League last season. Meanwhile, the Israelis are having a weak European campaign, conceding 3 goals from both the Danes and Croatians, who are much weaker than Aston Villa.
My prediction – Aston Villa with a handicap (-1.5)
