Basel, Switzerland – E go hot for St. Jakob-Park this Thursday as FC Basel and Aston Villa go face-to-face for Europa League clash wey go drop at 3:00pm ET. All eyes go dey on dem both teams as dem dey look for chance to show say dem serious for di competition.
For Basel, dem don dey feel good vibes wey dem fit use take capitalize on deir home advantage. Di team don dey score and concede goals like say dem dey play FIFA video game: seven goals for dem and seven goals against so far. And no forget say plenty goals don show for inside di matches wey dem play for home.
Aston Villa no dey sleep for di game; di Villains don score eight goals across five matches, but wetin no sweet be say dem only manage to keep one clean sheet for di last eight games. E mean say Basel fit jankamp, but dem gree say dem go limit di goals wey Aston Villa fit score. (Dem just wan collect points, no be say dem wan give up easily o!)
Basel don enjoy fine form for home wey dem no don concede more than one goal for di last seven home matches. If dis trend continue, dem fit collect three points against Aston Villa wey don travel go Europe, but road no dey sweet for away journey. Villa don only win one from di last six away games in Europe, and dat one na big concern.
Talking about form, Basel don dey switch between wins and losses like say dem dey play Ludo. Dem lose last game to Genk but den don bounce back with three games wey dem no don lose. Di home fans go dey support dem to maintain dis unbeaten streak.
Di captain for Basel, Xherdan Shaqiri, go be showman for dis match. Dis guy dey fire, he don score three goals for five Europa League appearances. Shaqiri don also see Aston Villa before, and e fit wan add to di goals he don already score against dem from im days for Stoke City and Liverpool.
For di other hand, Aston Villa dey shine bright like diamond for di league, after dem clear Arsenal off dem way with 2-1 victory for di weekend. Unai Emery boys dey on fire, dey aim for progression to di knockout stages. If dem fit carry three points home from dis match, e go secure dem plenty for di competition.
Basel need to show dat dem dey serious too; dem dey third for di Swiss Super League, seven points behind di top. I dey imagine say di fans go dey chant like say dem dey for carnival as dem prepare to protest dem own goals against di English side.
Overall, Basel fit be tough nuts to crack for Villa, but di England boys get squad wey get depth and talent wey fit help dem surmount any challenge. Plenty don dey predict di game go end 1-3 in favor of Villa, with dem expecting at least two goals to land for di match. So, wetin you sabi? Who go come out strong?
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