Aston Villa chase their third consecutive win to the Netherlands when they face Go Ahead Eagles in the Europa League fixture, Softfootball reports.
Unai Emery’s men has regained their form in the premier league and showed how formidable they were on Sunday. Aston Villa came from a goal down to beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 on Sunday.
Aston villa are poised for the encounter and made a post via their official X handle on the Thursday fixture.
Heading back to the Netherlands for some Europa League action 🇳🇱 🏆 pic.twitter.com/XQ1pmgLJ1Y
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) October 22, 2025Aston Villa head into the match with confidence as they have a previous record of five wins and one draw against Dutch opponents while Go Ahead Eagles have never faced an English side in a UEFA competition.
TEAM NEWS
Go Ahead Eagles striker Smit found is expected to start against Aston Villa after scoring twice against Panathinaikos in their last fixture.
Swedish striker, Victor Edvardsen underwent a successful knee surgery and will not be available for this tie alongside Pim Saathof and Soren Tengstedt.
Go Ahead Eagles will likely deploy a 4-2-3-1 formation, with right-back Mats Deijl could make a start against Aston Villa.
Aston Villa are planning to wear their third kit for the first time this season and went ahead to show the opponents what they should expect from their team on Thursday as they shared a video of Morgan Rogers’ goal against Tottenham via their official X handle.
When time slowed for Morgz 💫 pic.twitter.com/lti4HiyEfd
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) October 21, 2025For Aston Villa, Ollie Watkins, who only made a cameo appearance against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday will start.
Dutch star Donyell Malen could feature on home soil alongside Ian Maatsen, Lamare Bogarde and Marco Bizot.
However, it remains to be seen if Tyrone Mings (ankle) will be passed fit, but Dutch international midfielder Youri Tielemans (calf) is not expected to resume full training for a while yet.
Go Ahead Eagles probable XI:
De Busser; Deijl, Nauber, Kramer, James; Meulensteen, Linthorst; Suray, Breum, Margaret; Smit
Aston Villa probable XI:
Bizot; Cash, Konsa, Lindelof, Maatsen; Onana, Kamara; Malen, Buendia, McGinn; Watkins
Softfootball prediction
Aston Villa is expected to win the match against Go Ahead Eagles away from home as they have a better squad and are yet to drop any points in the Europa League. Go Ahead Eagles 0-2 Aston Villa.
