PSG v Aston Villa: Preview and Betting Tips | UCL 2025

Unai Emery faces his former club with his Villa side on a seven-match winning streak. The Parisians were outstanding against Liverpool in the last round and have lost just once in their last 29 fixtures.

Match: PSG v Aston Villa
When: Wednesday, 09 April 2025, 21:00
Where: Parc des Princes

PSG Form

PSG beat Liverpool in the last round of the Champions League. They went into the first leg on a 10-match winless run but were sucker-punched by the Reds despite outshooting Arne Slot’s team 27-2. They won 1-0 at Anfield in the second leg and triumphed on penalties with 21 shots and 2.63 xG.

They’ve played matches since the second leg. They beat rivals Marseille 3-1 and smashed Saint-Etienne 6-1 away. In the Coupe de France, they won 4-2 at Dunkerque. On Saturday, they beat Angers 1-0 to secure the league title.

PSG Team News

Coach Luis Enrique has just one injury to deal with. Kang-in Lee has an ankle issue and this match may come too soon for him. Nuno Mendes, Bradley Barcola and Ousmane Dembele were all given partial rests vs Angers and will return to the XI.

Teenager Desire Doue has four goals in his last three matches and is pushing hard to start. In the end, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is likely to be preferred on the left.

PSG Motivation

PSG is 100% focused on winning the Champions League. The league title is sewn up and all attention is on beating Villa.

They will look to dominate the game and win by a two-goal margin in Paris, knowing the difficulty that a trip to Villa Park will pose.

Aston Villa Form

Villa are coming into their top form ahead of this match. Following a surprise 4-1 loss at Crystal Palace, they’ve won seven straight matches in all competitions. A 2-0 FA Cup win over Cardiff City was followed by a 3-1 win at Club Brugge in the Champions League.

Emery’s side went to Brentford and won 1-0 before beating Club Brugge 3-0 in the second leg in Europe. A 3-0 FA Cup win at Preston put them into the semi-finals before winning 3-0 at in-form Brighton. On Saturday, they beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 as they netted twice in the first 15 minutes.

Aston Villa Team News

There are two injury doubts for this one. Both Ross Barkley and Leon Bailey have been missing due to injury but they’re back in training ahead of this one. Marco Asensio will be able to face his parent club due to UEFA’s rules over loan players.

Winger Donyell Malen is not registered for the Champions League and will play no part. Enzi Konsa, Marcus Rashford, John McGinn and Lucas Digne were all on the bench this weekend and will start this match.

Aston Villa Motivation

Villa are very versatile under Emery. They can attack, but they’re comfortable sitting back and defending in numbers.

For this first leg, Villa are likely to have only a third of the ball. They will look to hit Watkins and Rashford on the counter attack.

Key Stats

PSG have lost just 1 of their last 29 matches in all competitions

PSG have lost 4 of their last 8 home matches in the Champions League

PSG’s Dembele has scored 27 goals in his last 24 matches

Aston Villa have won their last 7 matches

Aston Villa have lost 2 of their last 4 away matches in the Champions League

Aston Villa’s Rashford has scored in his last 2 away matches vs PSG

Verdict

PSG are big favourites for this tie. You can’t rule out Emery and Asensio with a point to prove though. The hosts should win the first leg but Villa have enough to score.

Featured Bet: PSG win, both teams to score and Dembele to score anytime at 3.70
Alternate Bet: PSG win and Over 2.5 goals at 1.93
Anytime Goalscorer Tips: Dembele at 1.90 or Rashford at 3.45