Basel vs Aston Villa Prediction & Betting Tips (11 December)

Beaten at the start of this Europa League by Friborg 2-1, FC Basel was then able to recover against Stuttgart 2-0 before falling more logically against Lyon 2-0. Subsequently, the Swiss resumed their march forward against FCSB 3-1 but they were again defeated by Genk 2-1 on the last day. Following this very irregular course, Ludovic Magnin's men are in 24th position but their place in the jump-off is hanging by a thread. At the same time, in the championship, this team is in 4th place in the ranking before their planned trip to Winterthur next weekend. For its part, Aston Villa, as residents of the Premier League and quarter-finalist of the last Champions League, is one of the contenders for final victory in this competition.

The English are also quite there in this phase of the league since they occupy the 3rd step of the podium before this 6th day. Solid, the Villans won 4 times against Bologna 1-0, Feyenoord 0-2, Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-0 and Young Boys 2-1 and they were beaten only once, by Go Ahead Eagles at the end of October 2-1. In the Premier League, Unaï Emery's players are in 4th place in the standings before successively challenging Brighton and Arsenal over the coming days.

Among the Swiss, the long-term absentee Van Breemen could be the only element of this team to have to throw in the towel for this game. Otherwise, coach Magnin should count on all of his strengths this week. A priori, the former Swiss international Tricolores Léo Leroy (ex-Montpellier) and Moussa Cisse (substitute) should also be present. On the Villans side, senior defender Mings should a priori throw in the towel for this meeting.

Replacement midfielder Ross Barkley is expected for this match. Otherwise, Unaï Emeray could align the former Marseillais Kamara who shines in the midfield with the Belgian international Tielemans. The Rogers dynamiter (3 goals and 2 assists in PL, 2 goals and 2 assists in C3) remains a sure value in this squad while center forward Watkins (1 goal in PL) and the Dutchman Malen (3 goals in PL, 3 in C3) are in competition to start up front. 

• Summary: Basel is going head to head with Aston Villa starting on 11 Dec 2025 at 20:00 UTC at St. Jakob-Park stadium, Basel city, Switzerland. The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League .
• Referee: Halil Umut Meler
• Basel Feedinco Rating: 6.83
• Aston Villa Feedinco Rating: 6.96