A close encounter is expected when Emery's Villa welcome Rodgers' Celtic to Villa Park.
20:00 Wednesday
Aston Villa and Celtic will both be attempting to sneak into the automatic qualification spots when they meet at Villa Park in the Champions League.
Aston Villa vs Celtic Prediction
- Aston Villa were unable to hold out for all the spoils against West Ham on Sunday to extend their winless run to three matches.
- The Villans are unbeaten in nine at home.
- Celtic saw their game against Dundee postponed at the weekend, so they have had extra rest for Wednesday's trip to Villa.
- Brendan Rodgers' side are unbeaten in six coming into this one, but have won only one of their last five on their travels.
- Villa need a win to harbour hopes of automatic progression to the next round of the Champions League, and the Premier League side may get the job done on Wednesday.
Score Prediction: Aston Villa 1-0 Celtic
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Aston Villa vs Celtic Lineups
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Aston Villa Predicted Lineup vs Celtic
Martínez, Digne, Konsa, Bogarde, Cash, Kamara, Tielemans, Ramsey, Rogers, Bailey, Watkins
Celtic Predicted Lineup vs Aston Villa
Schmeichel, Taylor, Trusty, Carter-Vickers, Johnston, Hatate, McGregor, Engels, Hyun-Jun, Idah, Kühn
Aston Villa vs Celtic Team News
- January arrivals Donyell Malen and Andres Garcia are ineligible. Villa have issues at the back with Pau Torres out and Tyrone Mings unlikely to recover following a knock on Saturday.
- John McGinn and Ross Barkley are also injured.
- Daizen Maeda is suspended after his red card against Young Boys last week, with Yang Hyun-Jun expected to deputise.
- Kyogo Furuhashi is close to a move to Rennes and is unlikely to feature, with fan favourite Jota set for a return to Celtic Park.
- James Forrest and Odin Holm are injured.
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Aston Villa vs Celtic Odds
| Winner | Best Odds | Implied Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 14/25 | 64% |
| Draw | 37/10 | 21% |
| Celtic | 5/1 | 17% |
Aston Villa vs Celtic Bet Builder Tips
Our Bet Builde for Aston Villa vs Celtic features Aston Villa to win, Arne Engels over 1.5 fouls and Ollie Watkins Over 1.5 Shots on Target.
At the time of publishing this is a best price of 15/2 with Unibet.
Villa have been strong at home, unbeaten in their last nine matches at Villa Park, while Celtic have struggled on the road, failing to win any of their three away games in 2025.
With key players like Daizen Maeda and James Forrest injured or unavailable, and Kyogo Furuhashi now gone, Celtic are significantly weakened.
Villa will be motivated to secure their knockout stage spot and should take advantage of Celtic's struggles.
Arne Engels will be up against Villa's three most fouled players in the midfield in Tielemans (1.7 drawn per game) Rogers (1.45 drawn per game) and Kamara (1.6 drawn per game).
He averages 1 foul per game put with a lot on the line, a higher callibre of opponent and up against the three most fouled players in Villa's side he can make two fouls.
Watkins is averaging 1.18 shots on target per 90 in all competitions and has hit the target in each of his last five games.
Villa will want to win this game with nothing but a win good enough to hoist themselves into the automatic places so you can expect Watkins output to increase as they go on the search for a win against what should be a lesser opponent.
Looking ahead to Aston Villa's next game at Wolves, our EV Tool suggests that Lucas Digne under 0.5 shots is the value play at 23% EV.
