The 2025/26 UEFA Europa League campaign is well underway and Matchday 3 pits one of the great underdog stories against a side marked among the pre-tournament favourites in the Netherlands tonight.
Aston Villa made a miserable start to the season but have now enjoyed five successive wins across all competitions, including two from two in this competition so far — with the latest also coming in the Netherlands when they defeated Feyenoord at De Kuip.
The Go Ahead Eagles surpassed expectations to qualify for the 2025/26 Europa League and they have already got themselves a win on the board, too, defeating Greek giants Panathinaikos 2-1 in Athens a few weeks ago.
AllSportsPeople brings you our betting preview, complete with the latest tips, predictions and odds.
Go Ahead Eagles vs. Aston Villa: Who Will Win?
The Go Ahead Eagles come into this one in need of some respite, on the back of a tough 2-1 defeat to Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven at the Philips Stadion. That left them in the bottom half of the Eredivisie table with just two victories in nine matches so far.
They face a Villa side who have gained some much-needed momentum after continuing their winning streak with a 2-1 victory at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium against Spurs.
Given those respective recent runs, it's no surprise that Villa start as firm favourites, and they will be expected to ease themselves to a third UEFA Europa League win of the campaign.
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Go Ahead Eagles vs. Aston Villa Form Guide
Go Ahead Eagles — Last 5 Matches (All Competitions)
- PSV Eindhoven 2-1 Go Ahead Eagles (Eredivisie)
- Go Ahead Eagles 1-1 NEC Nijmegen (Eredivisie)
- Panathinaikos 1-2 Go Ahead Eagles (Europa League)
- Telstar 4-2 Go Ahead Eagles (Eredivisie)
- Go Ahead Eagles 0-1 FCSB (Europa League)
Aston Villa — Last 5 Matches (All Competitions)
- Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Aston Villa (Premier League)
- Aston Villa 2-1 Burnley (Premier League)
- Feyenoord 0-2 Aston Villa (Europa League)
- Aston Villa 3-1 Fulham (Premier League)
- Aston Villa 1-0 Bologna (Europa League)
Go Ahead Eagles vs. Aston Villa Score Prediction
Villa head to the Netherlands with fluency and form in their game, which should see them continue to fire.
Go Ahead Eagles have already shown their potential peak and their limitations in this competition, with the Panathinaikos victory following a 1-0 defeat at home to Romanian champions FCSB.
The latter will be a major concern as they now welcome a much stronger Villa side, who should be able to rotate and still emerge comfortable victors.
Prediction: Go Ahead Eagles 0-2 Aston Villa (15/2 with Bet365)
Go Ahead Eagles vs. Aston Villa Team News
Go Ahead Eagles Team News
- There are a couple of issues for the Go Ahead Eagles to deal with, including key winger Victor Edvardsen sidelined until mid-November due to an ankle problem.
- As well as the former Ajax man, forward Soren Tengstedt remains a major injury doubt for the hosts.
Aston Villa Team News
- After impressing for England during the recent international break, Morgan Rogers rediscovered some form for Villa at the weekend and Unai Emery will likely want to keep his rhythm going.
- The visitors do have a couple of confirmed absentees, as Andres Garcia remains sidelined alongside Belgium international midfielder Youri Tielemans.
- Centre-back Tyrone Mings is fighting his way back from an ankle injury layoff and could be involved.
Go Ahead Eagles vs. Aston Villa Predicted Lineups
This is how we think these two sides will line up.
Go Ahead Eagles predicted lineup to play Aston Villa
(4-2-3-1) De Busser (GK) – Deijl, Nauber, Kramer, James – Meulensteen, Breum, Linthorst – Suray, Smit, Margaret
Aston Villa predicted lineup to play Go Ahead Eagles
(4-2-3-1) Emiliano Martinez (GK) – Cash, Konsa, Pau Torres, Maatsen – Bogarde, Kamara – Elliott, Rogers, McGinn – Watkins
Go Ahead Eagles vs. Aston Villa Betting Odds
- Go Ahead Eagles to Win: 5/1 with AK Bets
- Aston Villa to Win: 10/21 with Ladbrokes
- Draw: 380/100 with 10Bet
Go Ahead Eagles vs. Aston Villa Bet Builder Tips
Our bet builder for this one is Aston Villa to win with a -1 Handicap, Ollie Watkins to have two or more shots on target in the match, Matty Cash to have a shot and Aston Villa to have over 5.5 corners in the match, which comes to overall odds of 6.39/1 with Sky Bet.
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How to watch Go Ahead Eagles vs. Aston Villa: Live stream, TV channel
Here's all the key information on how to watch Go Ahead Eagles vs. Aston Villa tonight.
- Date: Thursday, October 2025
- Venue: De Adelaarshorst, Deventer, the Netherlands
- Time: 5:45 p.m. BST
- TV/Stream: TNT Sports / discovery+