HSK Zrinjski Mostar v Aston Villa Betting Tips [14 December 2023]

Aston Villa will hope to extend their adventurous season in the Conference League’s Group E match at Zrinjski Mostar on Thursday. These two are on opposite ends in the standings, Villa topping the group and Zrinjski Mostar bottom. The hosts started this competition on a high, beating AZ 4-3 on Match Day 1. They’ve however failed to add on to those three points in the subsequent four matches in Group E. in their last game in this group, Zrinjski Mostar lost 1-0 to AZ, confirming their elimination. That was the first of two straight defeats, a run that they ended in their most recent game, beating Siroki Brijeg 2-0. They lost 1-0 to Aston Villa in their Match Day 2 meeting and will hope to finish this on a high. With two clean sheets only in 10 matches, Zrinjski Mostar will have some work to do here. However, six wins in seven home matches will give them the needed confidence. In the Europa League though, they lost their last home game, falling 2-1 to Legia Warsaw.

While Zrinjski Mostar have lost all the last four matches in this group, the opposite is true for Villa. They have won four straight games after opening with a loss. Aston Villa come into this game needing one point to guarantee their slot in the last 16 of the competition. The Premier League side is on to a strong season under manager Unai Emery. While they might have started this season with lower ambitions, a good run in the Premier League has lifted their confidence. Villa are coming from back to back wins over Manchester City and Arsenal, lifting them to third in the standings. While they are well in the title race, Villa are also targeting a Champions League slot and to win the Conference League. They’ll believe they can achieve that but the job at hand is to avoid defeat to Zrinjski Mostar. Villa are unbeaten in their last seven matches, winning six. In the last 14 matches, Villa have lost just once, winning 11 of them.

Aston Villa will come into this game as favorites, based on their recent results, and also in this group. They have four straight wins in the Conference League while their hosts lost four straight. Our prediction for Zrinjski Mostar v Aston Villa is for Aston Villa to win.