UEFA Europa League Matchday 6 Thu, Dec 11 2025 · 20:00 St. Jakob-Park, Basel
FC Basel 1893
1–2 Full time · HT 1–1 xG 0.70 – 0.42
Aston Villa
  • F. Daniliuc 34’
  • 12’ E. Guessand
  • 53’ Y. Tielemans
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Aston Villa beat FC Basel 1893

Aston Villa entered as favourites and won 2–1 through goals from Guessand and Tielemans. FC Basel 1893 replied through a Daniliuc goal. The chances were even, with xG of 0.70 and 0.42. On the chances created, FC Basel 1893 deserved more: 1.6 expected points against the 0 points they took.

FC Basel 189319%
Draw23%
Aston Villa ✓58%

Model vs reality

FC Basel 1893 goals
1
Model 1.01 · xG 0.70
Aston Villa goals
2
Model 1.92 · xG 0.42
Total goals
3
Model 2.93 · xG 1.12
Score 1–2
10%
Most likely 1–1 (11%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 56%
Both scored
Yes
Model 55%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchF. DaniliucFC Basel 1893 · 1 goal
8.3
  • RefereeHalil Umut Meler
  • CoachesLudovic Magnin · —
  • VenueSt. Jakob-Park
  • Table before kick-offFC Basel 1893 26th · Aston Villa 7th

Timeline

  1. E. Guessand 0–1
    12’
  2. M. CashYellow card · Tripping
    17’
  3. VAR L. LeroyGoal Disallowed - offside
    28’
  4. F. Daniliuc 1–1Assist X. Shaqiri
    34’
  5. E. BuendíaYellow card · Foul
    35’
  6. Half time · 1–1
  7. ⇄ Y. TielemansFor M. Cash
    46’
  8. Y. Tielemans 1–2Assist E. Buendía
    53’
  9. ⇄ A. AjetiFor X. Shaqiri
    62’
  10. ⇄ O. WatkinsFor J. Sancho
    64’
  11. ⇄ B. KamaraFor A. Onana
    64’
  12. ⇄ M. RogersFor E. Buendía
    64’
  13. L. LeroyYellow card · Tripping
    72’
  14. ⇄ I. SalahFor B. Traoré
    74’
  15. ⇄ K. KoindrediFor A. Bacanin
    74’
  16. ⇄ J. McGinnFor D. Malen
    79’
  17. P. OteleYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    80’
  18. E. KonsaYellow card · Delay of game
    84’
  19. ⇄ M. BroschinskiFor L. Leroy
    85’
  20. ⇄ M. ŠotičekFor P. Otele
    85’
  21. J. McGinnYellow card · Tripping
    87’
  22. Full time · 1–2

Team stats

FC Basel 18939 shots · 5 in box, 4 outside
Aston Villa7 shots · 6 in box, 1 outside
FC Basel 1893Aston Villa
42% Possession 58%
0.70 Expected goals (xG) 0.42
1.56 Expected points (xPts) 1.01
9 Shots 7
3 Shots on target 4
4 Shots off target 1
2 Blocked shots 2
5 Shots inside the box 6
4 Shots outside the box 1
378 Passes 536
86% Pass accuracy 88%
1 Corners 4
2 Goalkeeper saves 2
11 Fouls 13
7 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 0
6.68 Team rating 6.69

Line-ups

FC Basel 1893 4-1-4-1

16.3 M. Hitz(G)
316.3 D. Schmid 248.3★ F. Daniliuc 326.6 J. Adjetey 66.3 K. Tsunemoto
56.9 A. Silu
76.6 P. Otele ↓85’ 146.3 A. Bacanin ↓74’ 226.5 L. Leroy ↓85’ 116.5 B. Traoré ↓74’
107.0 X. Shaqiri A↓62’
  • 1M. Hitz (G)6.3
  • 31D. Schmid6.3
  • 24F. Daniliuc ★8.3
  • 32J. Adjetey6.6
  • 6K. Tsunemoto6.3
  • 5A. Silu6.9
  • 7P. Otele↓85’6.6
  • 14A. Bacanin↓74’6.3
  • 22L. Leroy↓85’6.5
  • 11B. Traoré↓74’6.5
  • 10X. ShaqiriA↓62’7.0

Substitutes used

  • 23A. Ajeti↑62’6.5
  • 19M. Šotiček↑85’
  • 8K. Koindredi↑74’6.7
  • 21I. Salah↑74’6.5
  • 17M. Broschinski↑85’

Unused: M. Salvi, T. Pfeiffer, K. Rüegg, M. Cissé, N. Vouilloz, A. Barišić, J. Zé

Coach: Ludovic Magnin

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1

406.3 M. Bizot(G)
126.5 L. Digne 36.6 V. Lindelöf 46.9 E. Konsa 26.2 M. Cash ↓46’
246.6 A. Onana ↓64’ 267.5 L. Bogarde
196.5 J. Sancho ↓64’ 106.3 E. Buendía A↓64’ 297.3 E. Guessand
176.0 D. Malen ↓79’
  • 40M. Bizot (G)6.3
  • 12L. Digne6.5
  • 3V. Lindelöf6.6
  • 4E. Konsa6.9
  • 2M. Cash↓46’6.2
  • 24A. Onana↓64’6.6
  • 26L. Bogarde7.5
  • 19J. Sancho↓64’6.5
  • 10E. BuendíaA↓64’6.3
  • 29E. Guessand7.3
  • 17D. Malen↓79’6.0

Substitutes used

  • 8Y. Tielemans↑46’8.0
  • 11O. Watkins↑64’6.2
  • 27M. Rogers↑64’6.2
  • 44B. Kamara↑64’6.7
  • 7J. McGinn↑79’6.2

Unused: J. Wright, Rhys Oakley, I. Maatsen, Andrés García, George Hemmings

Player stats

Top rated
F. DaniliucFC Basel 18938.3
2nd
Y. TielemansAston Villa8.0
3rd
L. BogardeAston Villa7.5

FC Basel 1893

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Hitz G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 95% 22 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
D. Schmid D 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 72% 36 4 2 0/1 2/2 6.3
F. Daniliuc D 90 1 0 1 (1) 0 94% 62 1 0 0/0 0/1 8.3
J. Adjetey D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 49 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
K. Tsunemoto D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 77% 39 5 1 0/0 1/1 6.3
A. Silu M 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 88% 51 3 1 0/0 0/0 6.9
P. Otele F 85 0 0 2 (0) 0 79% 28 4 1 1/2 1/3 6.6
A. Bacanin 74 0 0 0 (0) 0 74% 19 1 0 0/0 1/2 6.3
L. Leroy M 85 0 0 1 (1) 1 84% 25 2 1 2/3 4/0 6.5
B. Traoré F 74 0 0 0 (0) 2 92% 13 0 2 1/3 0/0 6.5
X. Shaqiri M 62 0 1 0 (0) 1 92% 13 0 0 0/0 0/2 7.0
A. Ajeti F 28 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 4 1 0 0/0 2/0 6.5
M. Šotiček 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 0 0 0/0 0/1 —
K. Koindredi M 16 0 0 0 (0) 1 89% 9 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
I. Salah F 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 5 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.5
M. Broschinski F 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/1 —

Aston Villa

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Bizot G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 82% 34 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
L. Digne D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 50 1 0 0/2 0/0 6.5
V. Lindelöf D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 96% 85 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.6
E. Konsa D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 71 1 1 0/0 1/2 6.9
M. Cash D 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 32 0 0 1/2 1/0 6.2
A. Onana M 64 0 0 1 (1) 0 96% 55 0 1 0/0 0/1 6.6
L. Bogarde M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 62 5 3 1/1 1/4 7.5
J. Sancho F 64 0 0 1 (1) 3 77% 26 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
E. Buendía M 64 0 1 0 (0) 2 76% 29 2 0 0/2 2/0 6.3
E. Guessand F 90 1 0 2 (1) 0 77% 22 5 1 0/2 4/1 7.3
D. Malen F 79 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 18 0 1 0/1 0/0 6.0
Y. Tielemans M 44 1 0 1 (1) 1 92% 25 2 0 0/0 0/1 8.0
O. Watkins F 26 0 0 0 (0) 0 33% 6 1 0 0/1 2/0 6.2
M. Rogers F 26 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 12 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.2
B. Kamara M 26 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 9 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
J. McGinn M 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.2

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.