FC Basel 1893 vs Aston Villa

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🕒 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 St. Jakob-Park 🧑‍⚖️ Halil Umut Meler 🔁 League Stage - 6 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
League Stage - 6
League Stage Table
FC Basel 1893 29 · Aston Villa 2
Referee Stats
5 matches · 4.20 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.20
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.40
Over 4.5 cards 40%
Home wins 40%
Draws 0%
Away wins 60%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (11-7).
  • Aston Villa controlled possession (57%).
  • Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

FC Basel 1893 (Home stats)

Games / Record

4
W-D-L: 2-0-2

Goals For / Against

6 / 4
Avg: 1.50 / 1.00

Points

6
Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

1
Aston Villa (Away stats)

Games / Record

8
W-D-L: 6-0-2

Goals For / Against

13 / 5
Avg: 1.63 / 0.63

Points

18
Avg: 2.25

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

1

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Europa League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.50
PPG
2.25
1.50
GF
1.63
1.00
GA
0.63
50%
O2.5
50%
50%
BTTS
50%
50%
Score 1st
100%

League-position context

FC Basel 1893 rank29th
Aston Villa rank2nd
FC Basel 1893 points6
Aston Villa points21
FC Basel 1893: #29 · 6 pts · GD -4
15 pts off the top 2. 10 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Aston Villa: #2 · 21 pts · GD +8
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.
15-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

FC Basel 1893 last 5 home

L L W W
Points6/12
Weighted index30
Goals6-4
Record2-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Aston Villa last 5 away

W W L W
Points9/12
Weighted index80
Goals6-3
Record3-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

FC Basel 1893 trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 0%

Aston Villa trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.575%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

FC Basel 1893 score at home75%
FC Basel 1893 clean sheet at home25%
Aston Villa score away100%
Aston Villa clean sheet away50%

First-goal patterns

FC Basel 1893 score first50%
FC Basel 1893 win after scoring first100%
Aston Villa score first100%
Aston Villa win after scoring first75%
Comeback rate after conceding first: FC Basel 1893 0% · Aston Villa 0%
Avg first goal minute: FC Basel 1893 10.5' · Aston Villa 25.5'

Vs league average

FC Basel 1893 score at home1.50 vs 1.52
FC Basel 1893 concede at home1.00 vs 1.16
Aston Villa score away1.63 vs 1.16
Aston Villa concede away0.63 vs 1.52
FC Basel 1893 score 1% below league average, while Aston Villa score 40% above league average.
Defensive side: FC Basel 1893 are 14% below league average at home, and Aston Villa are 59% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games1
Avg goals3.00
BTTS100%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 1.

FC Basel 1893 goal timing (home)

1H scored: 63% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 3
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
31-45 1
61-75 1
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 2
0-15 1
31-45 1
16-30 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0

Aston Villa goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 2
61-75 2
16-30 1
46-60 1
76-90+ 1
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 2
16-30 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
4
Total Shots
11
7
Shots off Goal
4
1
Blocked Shots
3
2
Shots Inside Box
7
6
Shots Outside Box
4
1
Ball Possession
43%
57%
Corner Kicks
2
4
Fouls
12
14
Offsides
7
1
Yellow Cards
2
4
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
3
Total Passes
396
537
Passes Accurate
338
473
Passes %
85%
88%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
12' ⚽
⚽
12' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
E. Guessand
Normal Goal
17'
17' M. Cash
29' ⚽
⚽
29' ⚽ VAR
L. Leroy
Goal cancelled
34' ⚽
⚽
34' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
F. Daniliuc
Normal Goal · Assist: X. Shaqiri
35'
35' E. Buendía
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ M. Cash
1st substitution · For: Y. Tielemans
53' ⚽
⚽
53' ⚽ Goal · 2-2
Y. Tielemans
Normal Goal · Assist: E. Buendía
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ X. Shaqiri
1st substitution · For: A. Ajeti
64' ↑↓
↑↓
64' ⇄ A. Onana
2nd substitution · For: B. Kamara
64' ↑↓
↑↓
64' ⇄ E. Buendía
3rd substitution · For: M. Rogers
64' ↑↓
↑↓
64' ⇄ J. Sancho
4th substitution · For: O. Watkins
72'
72' L. Leroy
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ A. Bačanin
2nd substitution · For: K. Koindredi
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ B. Traoré
3rd substitution · For: I. Salah
79' ↑↓
↑↓
79' ⇄ D. Malen
5th substitution · For: J. McGinn
80'
80' P. Otele
84'
84' E. Konsa
85' ↑↓
↑↓
85' ⇄ L. Leroy
4th substitution · For: M. Broschinski
85' ↑↓
↑↓
85' ⇄ P. Otele
5th substitution · For: M. Šotiček
87'
87' J. McGinn

FC Basel 1893 vs Aston Villa 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Aston Villa beat FC Basel 1893 2-1 on Thursday, 11 December 2025 in Europa League. The match was refereed by Halil Umut Meler. It was played at St. Jakob-Park.

First half: Aston Villa took the lead at 12' when E. Guessand scored, making the score 0-1. M. Cash received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 17'. VAR intervened at 29' for FC Basel 1893 (Goal cancelled). FC Basel 1893 took the lead at 34' when F. Daniliuc scored, with the assist credited to X. Shaqiri, making the score 2-1. E. Buendía received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 35'.

Second half: Aston Villa made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Cash replacing Y. Tielemans. Aston Villa leveled the score at 53' when Y. Tielemans scored, with the assist credited to E. Buendía, making the score 2-2. FC Basel 1893 made their 1st substitution at 62', with X. Shaqiri replacing A. Ajeti. Aston Villa made their 2nd substitution at 64', with A. Onana replacing B. Kamara. Aston Villa made their 3rd substitution at 64', with E. Buendía replacing M. Rogers. Aston Villa made their 4th substitution at 64', with J. Sancho replacing O. Watkins. L. Leroy received a yellow card for FC Basel 1893 at 72'. FC Basel 1893 made their 2nd substitution at 74', with A. Bačanin replacing K. Koindredi. FC Basel 1893 made their 3rd substitution at 74', with B. Traoré replacing I. Salah. Aston Villa made their 5th substitution at 79', with D. Malen replacing J. McGinn. P. Otele received a yellow card for FC Basel 1893 at 80'. E. Konsa received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 84'. FC Basel 1893 made their 4th substitution at 85', with L. Leroy replacing M. Broschinski. FC Basel 1893 made their 5th substitution at 85', with P. Otele replacing M. Šotiček. J. McGinn received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 87'.

FC Basel 1893 used 5 substitutions while Aston Villa used 5 substitutions. FC Basel 1893 got 2 yellow cards, while Aston Villa got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (11-7).
  • Aston Villa controlled possession (57%).
  • Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)

FC Basel 1893 vs Aston Villa Head-to-Head History by Season