AS Monaco FC vs Aston Villa FC, Champions League 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
AS Monaco FC vs Aston Villa FC — Champions League at Stade Louis II.
- AS Monaco FC 8 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
- Aston Villa FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Slavko Vincic
- Assistant 1 Tomaz Klancnik
- Assistant 2 Andraz Kovacic
9 games this season
🟨 5.4/game
⚽ 12.8 goals/game
🟥 4 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal FC | 8 | 24 |
| 2 | FC Bayern Munchen | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Liverpool FC | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | FC Barcelona | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | Chelsea FC | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 8 | 16 |
| 8 | Manchester City FC | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | Real Madrid CF | 8 | 15 |
| 10 | FC Internazionale Milano | 8 | 15 |
| 11 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 8 | 14 |
| 12 | Newcastle United FC | 8 | 14 |
| 13 | Juventus FC | 8 | 13 |
| 14 | Club Atletico de Madrid | 8 | 13 |
| 15 | Atalanta BC | 8 | 13 |
| 16 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 8 | 12 |
| 17 | Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 11 |
| 18 | PAE Olympiakos SFP | 8 | 11 |
| 19 | Club Brugge KV | 8 | 10 |
| 20 | Galatasaray SK | 8 | 10 |
| 21 | AS Monaco FC | 8 | 10 |
| 22 | Qarabag Agdam FK | 8 | 10 |
| 23 | FK Bodo/Glimt | 8 | 9 |
| 24 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 8 | 9 |
| 25 | Olympique de Marseille | 8 | 9 |
| 26 | Paphos FC | 8 | 9 |
| 27 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 8 | 9 |
| 28 | PSV | 8 | 8 |
| 29 | Athletic Club | 8 | 8 |
| 30 | SSC Napoli | 8 | 8 |
| 31 | FC København | 8 | 8 |
| 32 | AFC Ajax | 8 | 6 |
| 33 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 4 |
| 34 | SK Slavia Praha | 8 | 3 |
| 35 | Villarreal CF | 8 | 1 |
| 36 | FK Kairat | 8 | 1 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan | Aston Villa FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 17 Jan | Montpellier HSC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 10 Jan | FC Nantes | A | 2–2 | D |
| 18 Dec | Paris Saint-Germain FC | H | 2–4 | L |
| 14 Dec | Stade de Reims | A | 0–0 | D |
| 11 Dec | Arsenal FC | A | 0–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan | AS Monaco FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 18 Jan | Arsenal FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 15 Jan | Everton FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 10 Jan | West Ham United FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 04 Jan | Leicester City FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 30 Dec | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | H | 2–2 | D |
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
H2H (1 games)
0%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
25%
Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season
Aston Villa FC this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Aston Villa FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
2/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Aston Villa FC
| Ross Barkley | 3 G | 1 A |
| Nicolas Jackson | 3 G | |
| Emiliano Buendia | 2 G | |
| John McGinn | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. AS Monaco FC host Aston Villa FC — let the battle begin!
- 5' Aston Villa FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 8' Magnificent from Wilfried Singo! That is 14 goals in 436 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 13' AS Monaco FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 18' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 23' It looks surprising AS Monaco FC does not make any changes. Thilo Kehrer has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 28' Emiliano Buendia needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 33' Aston Villa FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 38' A quiet spell here at Stade Louis II. AS Monaco FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 43' AS Monaco FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 48' Over 48 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 49' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lucas Digne on 49.
- 54' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Boubacar Kamara suffering a number of foals already.
- 56' Another substitution for Aston Villa FC to replace Leon Bailey by Jhon Duran on 56 minute.
- 61' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 65' AS Monaco FC ring the changes. Lamine Camara has done his job and it is now time for Soungoutou Magassa to step up.
- 67' Aston Villa FC make a change. Lucas Digne trudges off to be replaced by Ian Maatsen on 67 minutes.
- 72' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 77' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 78' AS Monaco FC make a change. Takumi Minamino trudges off to be replaced by Lucas Michal on 78 minutes.
- 83' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AS Monaco FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 86' Aston Villa FC ring the changes. Morgan Rogers has done his job and it is now time for Jacob Ramsey to step up.
- 90' Boubacar Kamara picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from AS Monaco FC to claim maximum points.
Lineups
AS Monaco FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 5
- 36
-
6
Denis Zakaria ↓ Jordan Teze 78'
-
18
Takumi Minamino ↓ Lucas Michal 78'
- 1
- 3
- 2
- 11
- 7
- 13
- 15
Bench
-
4
Jordan Teze ↑ 78'
- 27
- 12
-
10
Aleksandr Golovin ↑ 65'
- 22
- 16
- 50
-
88
Soungoutou Magassa ↑ 65'
- 20
- 37
- 42
-
41
Lucas Michal ↑ 78'
Coach
Adi Hütter
Aston Villa FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 23
-
27
Morgan Rogers ↓ Jacob Ramsey 86'
- 5
-
12
Lucas Digne ↓ Ian Maatsen 67'
- 2
- 10
- 11
- 4
- 8
- 44
-
31
Leon Bailey ↓ Jhon Duran 56'
Bench
- 25
- 18
-
41
Jacob Ramsey ↑ 86'
-
22
Ian Maatsen ↑ 67'
- 50
-
9
Jhon Duran ↑ 56'
-
26
Lamare Bogarde ↑ 86'
- 72
- 20
Coach
Unai Emery
H2H
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.24
AS Monaco FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93
Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for:
AS Monaco FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 63%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AS Monaco FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.17
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 86% |
|
14% |
| ± 1.5 | 64% |
|
36% |
| ± 2.5 | 37% |
|
63% |
| ± 3.5 | 18% |
|
82% |
| ± 4.5 | 8% |
|
92% |
Double Chance
AS Monaco FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Aston Villa FC
56%
AS Monaco FC or Aston Villa FC
70%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: AS Monaco FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
13.8%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8.4%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 0
3.4%
3 – 1
3.3%
1 – 3
1.9%
Asian Handicap — AS Monaco FC
| Handicap | AS Monaco FC covers | Push | Aston Villa FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -2 | 7% | 12% | 81% |
| -1.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| -1 | 19% | 23% | 58% |
| -0.5 | 42% | — | 58% |
| +0.5 | 74% | — | 26% |
| +1 | 74% | 17% | 9% |
| +1.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +2 | 91% | 7% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
AS Monaco FC keeps clean sheet
40%
✗
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
30%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

