Aston Villa v PSG Betting Tips [16 April 2025]
Football - Champions League
16 April 2025 3:00
The match
Aston Villa’s Champions League dream is hanging by a thread ahead of their home match against PSG. These two clash in the return leg of their quarter-final, PSG leading 3-1. Read on for our prediction, with the aggregate winner to face Arsenal or Real Madrid.
Villa scored first in Paris, but the French champions showed just why they are among the favorites. The Premier League side has another opportunity, this time at home, where they need a 2-0 win at the least.
Villa blanked relegated side Southampton to warm up for this outing. They will hope for a repeat of that scoreline and will be inspired by their scoring form at home. In their five Champions League home games, Villa scored 10 times.
PSG had a free weekend and will come into this game well-rested. They will be defending an unbeaten run that spans seven matches since their home loss to Liverpool.
On their third trip to England this season, PSG will only be hoping to avoid what happened at Arsenal. They lost 2-0. In their latest game in England, though, they beat Liverpool 1-0 and on penalties.
The French giants are also lethal in attack and have scored 14 times in their last five matches in the Champions League. Three times in their last four away matches in this competition, they scored three or more.
Key Statistics
- Villa’s last two home matches in UCL had over 2.5 goals.
- At least three goals were scored in Villa’s last four UCL matches.
- An average of 3.2 goals were scored in PSG’s last five UCL matches.
- Three of PSG’s last four UCL away matches saw over 2.5 goals scored.
The bet of our experts
Aston Villa have proven to be one of the toughest sides to beat. They showed this quality in the first half at PSG. Unfortunately, they crumbled in the second half. Playing at home offers a fresh chance, and Villa will be banking on their scoring form while hoping to defend better.
It still remains to be seen how Unai Emery’s side will get the balance right here. Attacking to cut the deficit while defending to stop PSG calls for the best. PSG may concede, but their attacking play remains one of the sharpest. Our prediction for Aston Villa v PSG is for the match to have over 2.5 goals.
