Legia Warsaw vs Aston Villa tips: Villans expected to mark European return on winning note
- Robbie Savage
- 20 September 2023
Planet Sport Bet ambassador Robbie Savage is backing Aston Villa to continue their impressive run as they kick off their Europa Conference League campaign in Poland.
Aston Villa have already scored eight goals in this competition against Hibernian in the qualifying round.
Legia’s record against English clubs isn’t great. I think Aston Villa are in decent form, and I think they’ll win in Warsaw. I’m going 2-1 to Villa.
Robbie’s Pick: Legia Warszawa 1-2 Aston Villa
Team news
The Polish champions head into Thursday’s match without the injured trio of Rafal Augustyniak, Bartosz Kapustka and Blaz Kramer.
Ramil Mustafaev, on the other hand, is a doubt and could feature for Legia.
Aston Villa will travel to Poland without Emiliano Buendia, Diego Carlos, Kortney Hause, Tim Iroegbunam and Tyrone Mings.
Jacob Ramsey and Bertrand Traore are both doubts.
Key stats
- Legia have lost just one of their 13 competitive games this season
- Aston Villa have won five of their last six games
- Legia have kept one clean sheet in eight games
- Aston Villa have scored 18 goals in six games
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Aston Villa are gearing up for a historic night as they mark their long-awaited return to European football this Thursday.
The Villans last competed in a group stage of a European competition back in the 2008/09 campaign.
Since then, the Premier League outfit had two attempts at the Europa League, though both times they were dumped out by Rapid Wien in the qualifying play-off.
Securing qualification proved far less problematic this season as the Villans thrashed Hibernian 8-0 over two legs.
Emery’s men will now look to kick off their group campaign with a win away in the Polish capital as they take on Legia Warsaw.
Villa made a strong start to their domestic campaign, winning three of their five games and scoring 11 goals in the process.
Last weekend, Emery’s side beat Crystal Palace 3-1 in order to go seventh in the standings.
With the Birmingham-outfit in top form, it’s no surprise to see them priced as heavy favourites.
Legia Warsaw have only lost one competitive match this year, though it’s fair to say that the gulf between Polish and English football is significant.
Villa’s current squad is valued at just under €600m by Transfermarkt while Legia’s team amounts to just over €35m.
We’re backing the English outfit to outpower their Polish rivals and win the match away from home.
