Simon Dalton presents his prediction for the UEFA Conference League match.
Aston Villa
Aston Villa started November with a defeat in the game versus Nottingham Forest (0:2). However, they won three consecutive matches after that, even beating Tottenham (2:1). Ollie Watkins was a key player in these games. He scored 3 goals in 3 matches. Aston Villa have been especially dangerous in their home games. They have won 9 out of 10 matches on their pitch. Legia is a main rival for the home side in this group, so this game is very important.
Legia
The Polish side is far from being perfect. They’re only sixth in the Polish Ekstraklasa, 11 points behind the leader. On November 25, Legia didn’t manage to beat Warta in a home game (2:2), their opponents were leading 2:0. Legia have obvious problems in away games. In the Conference League, they were defeated y AZ (0:1) and hardly managed to beat Zrinjski (2:1). Premier League and Ekstraklasa are the tournaments of a different level. Legia managed to beat Aston Villa in Warsaw, but it’s going to be another story now in Birmingham.
Aston Villa - Legia prediction
Aston Villa play perfectly well in both the Premier League and the Conference League. They’re in the top 4 in England, sharing the first place with Legia in the European tournament. They lost to this opponent on September 21 but Legia didn’t have an obvious advantage. Aston Villa are currently happy after beating Tottenham. They will keep this pace in Europe too.
