Aston Villa vs Young Boys Preview

Aston Villa host Young Boys at Villa Park on Thursday, November 27th for a Europa League encounter between two sides showing contrasting recent form. The Villans enter this fixture having won their most recent match 2-1 away at Leeds United. Prior to that, they secured a 4-0 home victory over AFC Bournemouth, while earlier they won 2-0 at home to Maccabi Tel-Aviv in Europa League action. Before that, they lost 2-0 at Liverpool. They also beat Manchester City 1-0 at home, giving them four wins and one loss across their last five fixtures, demonstrating excellent consistency across multiple competitions.

Young Boys arrive at Villa Park having suffered a 4-0 loss away at PAOK Salonika in their most recent Europa League match. Prior to that setback, they won 3-2 at home to Ludogorets Razgrad in Europa League competition, while earlier they secured a 2-0 away victory at FCSB. Before that, they beat FC Thun 4-2 at home in the Swiss Super League. They also lost 4-1 at home to Panathinaikos in Europa League action, giving them three wins and two losses across their last five matches, showing vulnerability in European competition.

The head-to-head record favours Aston Villa, with one win from their only previous meeting. Aston Villa won 3-0 away at Young Boys in September 2024.

Fans worldwide can watch this encounter live, with discovery+ and TNT Sports 2 providing coverage in the UK and Ireland. German viewers can tune in via RTL+, while Spanish audiences have access through Movistar Liga de Campeones 6. American fans can watch on Paramount+, TUDN.com, TUDN App, ViX, and TUDN USA, with the 17:45 GMT kick-off translating to 18:45 CET across mainland Europe.

Injured Players:

Aston Villa: Andrés García (Out), Tyrone Mings (Out), Ross Barkley (Out)

BSC Young Boys: Edimilson Fernandes (Out), Facinet Conte (Out)

Aston Villa face three absences, weakening their defensive and midfield options. BSC Young Boys have two players ruled out, leaving both sides with significant gaps in their squads, though Villa’s injury list is marginally more concerning in terms of numbers.

Possible Line-Ups:

Aston Villa (4-4-2)

Martinez, Cash, McGinn, Konsa, Kamara, Watkins, Torres, Tielemans, Rogers, Digne, Buendía

BSC Young Boys (4-2-3-1)

Keller, Hadjam, Virginius, Benito, Gigovic, Sanches, Bedia, Raveloson, Lauper, Fassnacht, Janko

Aston Villa – Last Five Games:

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Leeds United	1-2	Aston Villa	English Premier League	Nov 23, 2025
✅	Aston Villa	4-0	AFC Bournemouth	English Premier League	Nov 9, 2025
✅	Aston Villa	2-0	Maccabi Tel-Aviv	Europa League	Nov 6, 2025
❌	Liverpool	2-0	Aston Villa	English Premier League	Nov 1, 2025
✅	Aston Villa	1-0	Manchester City	English Premier League	Oct 26, 2025

Young Boys – Last Five Games:

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
❌	PAOK Salonika	4-0	Young Boys	Europa League	Nov 6, 2025
✅	Young Boys	3-2	Ludogorets Razgrad	Europa League	Oct 23, 2025
✅	FCSB	0-2	Young Boys	Europa League	Oct 2, 2025
✅	Young Boys	4-2	FC Thun	Swiss Super League	Sep 28, 2025
❌	Young Boys	1-4	Panathinaikos	Europa League	Sep 25, 2025

Head to Head:

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Young Boys	0-3	Aston Villa	Champions League	Sep 17, 2024

TV Listings / Streaming:

Country	Broadcaster
Great Britain	discovery+, discovery+ App, TNT Sports 2
Ireland Republic	discovery+, discovery+ App, TNT Sports 2
Germany	RTL+
Spain	Movistar+, Movistar Liga de Campeones 6
USA	Paramount+, TUDN.com, TUDN App, ViX, TUDN USA
Portugal	DAZN Portugal, DAZN Eleven 1 Portugal
Austria	RTL+, Sky Go Austria, Sky Sport Austria 7, Sky Sport Austria 1
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Australia	Stan Sport
Belgium	Tipik