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Giroud's Astonishing Streak vs. Villa
12 Mar
Summary
- Olivier Giroud's impressive scoring run against Aston Villa continues.
- Aston Villa struggles with away European matches in France.
- Villa aims to extend their longest-ever Europa League winning streak.
Olivier Giroud's scoring prowess against Aston Villa remains a striking feature, with the striker having found the net in each of his last eight matches against them. Giroud has accumulated 10 goals in these encounters between 2013 and 2020.
Aston Villa faces a significant hurdle in their away European games in France. Across six previous attempts, they have yet to secure a win, recording two draws and four losses, including their last three consecutive away fixtures.
Lille's performance in the first leg of major European knockout ties has been inconsistent, winning only once in their last seven. They lost the first leg of their recent play-off tie against Crvena Zvezda 1-0.
The English club, Aston Villa, is currently on an impressive five-game winning streak in the UEFA Europa League. This run matches their longest winning sequence in major European competitions. Arsenal was the last English side to achieve six consecutive wins in the competition, in late 2020.
