The Matchday 4 fixture of the Europe 2025/26 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 strongly with two victories, both with clean sheets. At home, the Birmingham team defeated Bologna (1-0) and confidently overcame Feyenoord away (2-0). These were against very strong opponents, but in the last round, Unai Emery's men surprisingly lost to a much weaker opponent – away to Go Ahead Eagles with a 1-2 scoreline. Currently, the club is 10th, trailing the nearest top-8 rival due to a worse goal difference.
- The team's uncompromising series in European competitions includes 10 matches – 7 wins and 3 losses.
- At least 3 goals have been scored in 6 of Aston Villa's last 8 games in continental tournaments.
- At home, the English side has won 6 of their last 7 European matches (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.
Due to injuries, defender Tyrone Mings and midfielder Youri Tielemans are out of the game.
Maccabi Tel Aviv
The Israelis are struggling in the current stage. After three matches, they have only 1 point and are positioned 32nd in the standings. They started with a draw away at PAOK (0-0) but then lost at their temporary home 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 Maccabi's last 13 games in the Europa League.
- Maccabi has not scored more than 1 goal in 5 of their last 7 away matches in this tournament.
- The club has won only 1 first half in their last 9 European matches (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, Kristijan Belic – Kerwin Andrade, Sa'id 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 side needs to bounce back from the previous defeat against the modest Dutch team Go Ahead Eagles. Additionally, over the weekend, the team lost in the Premier League to Liverpool with a 0-2 scoreline. Birmingham clearly faces challenges away, so they need to secure their position at Villa Park. At their home ground, Aston Villa has been impressive – in the last 30 matches in the Premier League and European competitions, the club has lost only once (20 wins and 9 draws).
I'm confident that the hosts will not only win but do so convincingly. At home, the English side is very strong and even defeated European giants in last season's Champions League. Meanwhile, the Israelis are having a weak European campaign and have conceded 3 goals each from the Danish and Croatian teams, who are much weaker than Aston Villa.
My prediction – Aston Villa with a handicap (-1.5)
