Aston Villa vs Lille Preview

Aston Villa host Lille at Villa Park on Thursday evening in the second leg of their Europa League knockout tie, with kick-off at 20:00 GMT. Villa lead 1-0 on aggregate following their win away at Lille in the first leg on March 12, and will be looking to protect that advantage on home soil and book their place in the next round.

Villa head into this second leg in difficult domestic form. Their most recent result was a 3-1 defeat away at Manchester United in the Premier League on March 15. Prior to that came the 1-0 first-leg win away at Lille in the Europa League. Earlier in this run, a 4-1 home defeat to Chelsea, a 2-0 defeat away at Wolverhampton Wanderers, and a 1-1 home draw with Leeds United round out a sequence of one win, one draw and three losses from the last five — a concerning run of results that underlines the importance of this European tie as Villa’s most realistic path to silverware. In the Europa League this season, Villa have scored 15 goals with a goal difference of +9 and just 6 conceded — a defensively solid record in the competition that will give them confidence in holding what they have at Villa Park tonight.

Lille travel to the Midlands having picked up their form in Ligue 1 most recently. Their most recent result was a 2-1 win away at Stade Rennais in the French top flight on March 15. Prior to that came the 1-0 home defeat to Villa in the first leg on March 12. Earlier in this run, a 1-1 home draw with Lorient, a 1-0 home win over Nantes, and a 2-0 win away at Red Star Belgrade in the Europa League complete a picture of a side that has been solid domestically but has so far failed to find a way past Villa in either of their European meetings this season. Lille’s Europa League stats are closely matched to Villa’s — 14 goals scored, a goal difference of +3, 11 assists and 11 conceded — but their inability to score in the first leg means they now need to find the net at least once in B.6 to stay alive in the tie.

The head-to-head record favours Aston Villa, who have won two of the three meetings between these sides, with Lille claiming one win and no draws. Most recently, Villa won 1-0 away at Lille in the first leg on March 12. In the 2024 Conference League encounters, Lille won 2-1 at home in April 2024, while Villa won 2-1 at home in the previous leg of that same tie.

UK and Irish supporters can watch on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and discovery+ from 20:00 GMT on Thursday. Fans in France can stream on Canal+ France. Viewers in the United States can watch on CBS Sports Network, Paramount+, fuboTV and ViX. Australian supporters have coverage via Stan Sport.

Aston Villa Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
L	Manchester United	3-1	Aston Villa	English Premier League	Mar 15, 2026
W	Lille	0-1	Aston Villa	Europa League	Mar 12, 2026
L	Aston Villa	1-4	Chelsea	English Premier League	Mar 4, 2026
L	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2-0	Aston Villa	English Premier League	Feb 27, 2026
D	Aston Villa	1-1	Leeds United	English Premier League	Feb 21, 2026

Lille Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Stade Rennais	1-2	Lille	French Ligue 1	Mar 15, 2026
L	Lille	0-1	Aston Villa	Europa League	Mar 12, 2026
D	Lille	1-1	Lorient	French Ligue 1	Mar 8, 2026
W	Lille	1-0	Nantes	French Ligue 1	Mar 1, 2026
W	Red Star Belgrade	0-2	Lille	Europa League	Feb 26, 2026

Head To Head — Last 5 Games

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date	Competition
Lille	0-1	Aston Villa	Mar 12, 2026	Europa League
Lille	2-1	Aston Villa	Apr 18, 2024	Conference League
Aston Villa	2-1	Lille	Apr 11, 2024	Conference League

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel(s)
United Kingdom	TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate, discovery+, discovery+ App
Ireland	TNT Sports 1, discovery+, discovery+ App
France	Canal+ France
United States	CBS Sports Network, Paramount+, fuboTV, ViX
Australia	Stan Sport
Germany	RTL+
Spain	Movistar Liga de Campeones 7, Movistar Liga de Campeones 13
Italy	Sky Sport 254, Sky Sport Max
Netherlands	Ziggo Sport 5
Portugal	DAZN1 Portugal, DAZN Portugal