Aston Villa FC vs Paris Saint-Germain FC, Champions League 2024-25 QUARTER FINALS
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Overview
Match Preview
Aston Villa FC vs Paris Saint-Germain FC — Champions League at Villa Park.
- Aston Villa FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 games · 14 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Jose Sanchez Martinez (Spain)
- Assistant 1 Raul Cabanero Martinez (Spain)
- Assistant 2 Inigo Prieto Lopez (Spain)
24 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.3 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern München 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 Bodø/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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Apr Paris Saint-Germain FC H 3–2 W 12 Apr Southampton FC A 3–0 W 09 Apr Paris Saint-Germain FC A 1–3 L 05 Apr Nottingham Forest FC H 2–1 W 02 Apr Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 3–0 W 30 Mar Preston North End FC A 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Apr Aston Villa FC A 2–3 L 09 Apr Aston Villa FC H 3–1 W 05 Apr Angers SCO H 1–0 W 29 Mar AS Saint-Étienne A 6–1 W 16 Mar Olympique de Marseille H 3–1 W 11 Mar Liverpool FC A 5–1 W Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history35% Clean Sheets
Paris Saint-Germain FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Paris Saint-Germain FC0-152/–16-301/131-452/146-602/–61-752/276+1/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Aston Villa FC is hosting Paris Saint-Germain FC for another epic battle.
- 5' 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 Marcus Rashford suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gianluigi Donnarumma made 515 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 11' GOAL! Achraf Hakimi scores on 11.
- 16' It looks like no one’s ball. Aston Villa FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 21' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 26' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 27' GOAL! Nuno Mendes scores on 27. Assisted by Ousmane Dembele
- 32' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 34' GOAL! Youri Tielemans scores on 34. Assisted by John McGinn
- 39' Supporters expect more eagerness from Bradley Barcola, as he is very good at scoring at Villa Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 42' That looks like a foul for a card for John McGinn.
- 47' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Paris Saint-Germain FC that had 520 games and scored 844 goals.
- 52' Jacob Ramsey has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 55' Goal! John McGinn scores his 35 goal in 355 matches.
- 58' Ezri Konsa puts Aston Villa FC on the lead.
- 61' Desire Doue is replacing Bradley Barcola for the Paris Saint-Germain FC side.
- 66' Time for substitution for Aston Villa FC. John McGinn is replaced by Marco Asensio.
- 67' Aston Villa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jacob Ramsey is hanging Amadou Onana on the field on 67 minute.
- 72' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 76' The supporters are chanting for Ollie Watkins. He replaces Marcus Rashford on 76 minute.
- 81' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 86' 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.
- 88' Ross Barkley has so much to prove this time. He replaces Youri Tielemans on 88 minute.
- The final score is 3-2.
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Lineups
Aston Villa FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 23
- 27
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12
Lucas Digne ↓ Ian Maatsen 76'
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9
Marcus Rashford ↓ Ollie Watkins 76'
- 2
- 4
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7
John McGinn ↓ Marco Asensio 66'
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8
Youri Tielemans ↓ Ross Barkley 88'
- 44
- 14
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24
Amadou Onana ↓ Jacob Ramsey 67'
Bench
- 5
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6
Ross Barkley ↑ 88'
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11
Ollie Watkins ↑ 76'
- 3
- 31
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21
Marco Asensio ↑ 66'
- 25
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41
Jacob Ramsey ↑ 67'
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22
Ian Maatsen ↑ 76'
- 26
- 78
Coach Unai EmeryParis Saint-Germain FC Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 5
- 2
- 10
- 8
- 1
- 7
- 25
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29
Bradley Barcola ↓ Desire Doue 61'
- 51
- 17
- 87
Bench
- 3
- 21
- 39
- 9
- 80
- 35
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14
Desire Doue ↑ 61'
- 33
- 19
- 24
- 49
Coach Luis Enrique -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Nuno Mendes 2 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 1 Desire Doue 1 Ezri Konsa 1 John McGinn 1 Youri Tielemans 1 Achraf Hakimi 1 Morgan Rogers 1 Head to Head
Aston Villa FC Form
2025-04-15 Aston Villa FC 3–2 Paris Saint-Germain FC W 2025-04-12 Southampton FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC W 2025-04-09 Paris Saint-Germain FC 3–1 Aston Villa FC L 2025-04-05 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2025-04-02 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC W 2025-03-30 Preston North End FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC WParis Saint-Germain FC Form
2025-04-15 Aston Villa FC 3–2 Paris Saint-Germain FC L 2025-04-09 Paris Saint-Germain FC 3–1 Aston Villa FC W 2025-04-05 Paris Saint-Germain FC 1–0 Angers SCO W 2025-03-29 AS Saint-Étienne 1–6 Paris Saint-Germain FC W 2025-03-16 Paris Saint-Germain FC 3–1 Olympique de Marseille W 2025-03-11 Liverpool FC 1–5 Paris Saint-Germain FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.78 Aston Villa FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.91 Paris Saint-Germain FC xGI would bet for: Aston Villa FC or Paris Saint-Germain FC 76% + Both teams to score 70%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Aston Villa FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.69Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 88% 12% ± 2.5 70% 30% ± 3.5 50% 50% ± 4.5 31% 69% Double Chance
Aston Villa FC or Draw 64%Draw or Paris Saint-Germain FC 60%Aston Villa FC or Paris Saint-Germain FC 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Paris Saint-Germain FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 9.4%1 – 2 7.9%2 – 1 7.3%2 – 2 6.9%1 – 3 5%0 – 2 4.6%2 – 3 4.4%3 – 1 4.3%0 – 1 4.2%3 – 2 Actual2 – 0 4%1 – 0 3.9%Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC
Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Paris Saint-Germain FC covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 11% 81% -1.5 19% — 81% -1 19% 17% 64% -0.5 36% — 64% +0.5 59% — 41% +1 59% 18% 23% +1.5 77% — 23% +2 77% 12% 10% +2.5 90% — 10% Clean Sheet
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Paris Saint-Germain FC keeps clean sheet 18% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.