UEFA Europa League Gameweek 4
Aston Villa 2 - 0 FT Maccabi Tel Aviv
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Futmetrix Verdict
100
FT
Sun, Sep 20
Manchester City
5-3
Sunderland
⚡ Intensity
100
⚖️ Balance
91
🏆 Stakes
67
🎲 Upset
0
Eight goals, hat-trick heroics, pure chaos.
Futmetrix Verdict
100
FT
Sun, Sep 20
Atletico Madrid
2-1
Real Madrid
⚡ Intensity
86
⚖️ Balance
31
🏆 Stakes
100
🎲 Upset
60
A chaotic derby flips Madrid's hierarchy.
Futmetrix Verdict
58
FT
Sun, Sep 20
Deportivo La Coruna
1-1
Real Betis
⚡ Intensity
43
⚖️ Balance
44
🏆 Stakes
56
🎲 Upset
37
Late drama denies Betis away victory.
Match Statistics
Possession
Shots
Shots on Target
Expected Goals (xG)
Passes
Pass Accuracy
Corners
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Match Events
↓ M. Camara ↑Heitor 14'
Itamar Noy 29'
Issouf Sissokho 37'
45' I. Maatsen (M. Rogers)
HT
59' D. Malen
↓ O. Davida ↑S. Jehezkel 60'
↓ I. Noy ↑I. Shahar 60'
64' ↓ P. Torres ↑B. Kamara
64' ↓ M. Rogers ↑O. Watkins
75' ↓ J. Sancho ↑Y. Tielemans
75' ↓ E. Guessand ↑E. Buendia
75' ↓ A. Onana ↑J. McGinn
↓ H. Varela ↑I. Nicolaescu 78'
↓ D. Peretz ↑K. Andrade 78'
FT
Player Cards
Our take on every player in this match
Aston Villa
Goalkeepers
Emiliano Martínez 
PROVOCATEUR
1
Fouls Won
1
Fouls Won
1
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Defenders
Victor Lindelöf 
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ezri Konsa 
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
2
Tackles
75%
Duel Win %
Pau Torres
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
64
Total Mins
64
Entry
Ian Maatsen 
TRANSFORMER
1
Goals
1
Goals
6
Aerials Won
0
Tackles
Midfielders
Lamare Bogarde 
MAGNET
67
Activity
67
Activity
58
Passes
9
Duels
Amadou Onana
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
75
Total Mins
75
Entry
Evann Guessand
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
74
Total Mins
75
Entry
Morgan Rogers 
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
1
Assists
19%
Pass Acc
Jadon Sancho
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
20%
Pass Acc
Forwards
Donyell Malen 
FINISHER
1
Goals
1
Goals
5
Shots
7.3
Rating
BENCH
Marco Bizot 
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Russ Oakley
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Matty Cash
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lucas Digne
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ross Barkley
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
John McGinn
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
15
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Youri Tielemans
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
15
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Harvey Elliott
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Emiliano Buendía
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
16
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Boubacar Kamara
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
26
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Benjamin Broggio
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ollie Watkins
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
26
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Goalkeepers
Roi Mishpati
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Tyrese Asante
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Raz Shlomo
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Mohamed Ali Camara
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
14
Total Mins
14
Entry
Roy Revivo
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
0
Assists
21%
Pass Acc
Midfielders
Issouf Sissokho
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Itamar Noy
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
60
Total Mins
60
Entry
Osher Davida
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
60
Total Mins
60
Entry
Dor Peretz
PROVOCATEUR
4
Fouls Won
4
Fouls Won
6
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Hélio Varela
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
6
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Forwards
Elad Madmon 
FRIENDLY FIRE
Pen Given
Mistake
Pen Given
Mistake
7
Fouls
5.9
Rating
BENCH
Ofek Melika
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Yoav Gerafi
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Heitor
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
76
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Sagiv Yehezkel 
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Denny Gropper
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Noam Ben Harush
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Itay Ben Hamo
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Benjamin Lederman
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ido Shahar
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
30
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Kervin Andrade
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
12
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Saied Abu Farchi
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ion Nicolăescu
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
12
Total Mins
Started
Entry
League Standings
P: 4 GD: +8
P: 4 GD: +5
P: 4 GD: +4
P: 4 GD: +5
P: 4 GD: +4
P: 4 GD: +4
P: 4 GD: +3
P: 4 GD: +4
P: 4 GD: +4
P: 4 GD: +3
P: 4 GD: +3
P: 4 GD: +1
P: 4 GD: +1
P: 4 GD: 0
P: 4 GD: 0
P: 4 GD: +1
P: 4 GD: +1
P: 4 GD: +1
P: 4 GD: 0
P: 4 GD: 0
P: 4 GD: -1
P: 4 GD: -4
P: 4 GD: +1
P: 4 GD: 0
P: 4 GD: -2
P: 4 GD: -2
P: 4 GD: -3
P: 4 GD: -2
P: 4 GD: -3
P: 4 GD: -4
P: 4 GD: -4
P: 4 GD: -4
P: 4 GD: -5
P: 4 GD: -7
P: 4 GD: -5
League Standings
P: 8 GD: +13
P: 8 GD: +8
P: 8 GD: +10
P: 8 GD: +6
P: 8 GD: +6
P: 8 GD: +6
P: 8 GD: +6
P: 8 GD: +7
P: 8 GD: +4
P: 8 GD: +7
P: 8 GD: +6
P: 8 GD: +1
P: 8 GD: +8
P: 8 GD: +5
P: 8 GD: +1
P: 8 GD: +4
P: 8 GD: +3
P: 8 GD: +3
P: 8 GD: +3
P: 8 GD: +2
P: 8 GD: -2
P: 8 GD: -3
P: 8 GD: -4
P: 8 GD: -2
P: 8 GD: -6
P: 8 GD: -6
P: 8 GD: -7
P: 8 GD: -8
P: 8 GD: -4
P: 8 GD: -4
P: 8 GD: -5
P: 8 GD: -9
P: 8 GD: -8
P: 8 GD: -10
P: 8 GD: -11
Match previews and recaps to help you decide which games are worth watching
Aston Villa
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Aston Villa
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Win Probability
Futmetrix AI estimate
Villa Park Routine: Unbeaten Run Continues
Skip It Futmetrix Score: 29/100. A thoroughly professional job saw the hosts dismantle a deep defensive block, extending their phenomenal winning streak in Europe and cementing their contender status.
Breaking the Wall
The hosts set up camp in the opposition half immediately, treating the Villa Park faithful to a masterclass in how they dominated possession. Maccabi Tel Aviv arrived with a clear tactical plan to frustrate, absorbing wave after wave of sustained pressure from the very beginning. The Israeli outfit relied heavily on Roei Mashpati, whose early heroics between the sticks kept the visitors somewhat alive against a much superior attacking force. Despite firing off 14 shots over the evening and pinning their opponents back, Aston Villa initially struggled to find the clinical edge required to open the floodgates. The sheer Intensity of the home side's pressing suffocated any attempted counter-attacks, but the final ball frequently evaded them during the opening exchanges as the deep defensive low block held remarkably firm.
Crucial Breakthrough
Just as the visitors started to believe they might reach the interval entirely unscathed, the stubborn resistance finally crumbled. The Balance of the tie shifted irreversibly in the 45th minute when M. Rogers brilliantly carved open the backline, allowing I. Maatsen to slot home a vital opening strike. Snatching the lead right on the stroke of half-time changes team talks entirely, forcing the away side to eventually abandon their ultra-defensive shell. Once the second half commenced, the attacking momentum was completely with the English side. A clumsy foul in the box handed them a golden opportunity to put the tie to bed, and D. Malen made absolutely no mistake from the penalty spot in the 59th minute, ruthlessly killing off any lingering Upset Factor.
Professional Game Management
At 2-0 down, the match morphed into a highly controlled training exercise for the hosts. The Stakes for the home side were simply about preserving energy and maintaining their flawless form at the very top end of the standings. Whenever the weary visitors did manage a rare foray forward into the final third, Emiliano Martínez was fully alert, producing three genuinely sharp saves to ensure his valuable clean sheet remained completely intact. This totally routine result leaves the Birmingham outfit flying high in second place with a perfect run of domestic and European form, heavily cementing their status as clear tournament contenders. For the travelling side, the grim reality of sitting firmly near the bottom with a single solitary point reflects a truly brutal European campaign where they have consistently been outclassed.
Key Questions
Who scored the goals for Aston Villa?
I. Maatsen opened the scoring in the 45th minute, and D. Malen sealed the victory with a penalty in the 59th minute.
How did the goalkeepers perform?
Roei Mashpati was outstanding with six saves for Maccabi, while Emiliano Martínez secured a clean sheet with three crucial stops for Villa.
What is the Futmetrix Score?
The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.
Archive note: this preview was written after the match was played.
Villa Look to Cement Top-Eight Spot Against Ailing Maccabi
Worth Watching Futmetrix Score: 60/100. A massive mismatch on paper, this clash offers the hosts a golden ticket to solidify direct qualification while pushing their opponents closer to elimination.
The Setup
On November 06, 2025, Villa Park will host a genuine clash of extremes. Aston Villa are an unstoppable force right now. Their blistering Form features five straight wins, making their home ground an absolute fortress in Europe. Conversely, Maccabi Tel Aviv sit dead last in the standings. Their disastrous losing streak reflects a dire lack of tactical Balance. The Stakes revolve entirely around the league stage cut-offs. The home side want a top-eight finish to bypass the playoff round. The visitors are just desperately trying to reach the top-24 line to keep their continental dreams alive. The sheer volume of attacking Stars in the home camp, including M. Rogers and A. Onana, suggests a heavily one-sided affair.
Key Battle
With no standout names firing for the visitors, this tactical war boils down to the home midfield against a leaky away backline. B. Kamara will dictate the tempo centrally. Maccabi's low block must somehow withstand relentless waves of pressure without cracking early.
Our Prediction
Aston Villa to win comfortably, 3-0. The visitors lack the defensive solidity to handle the hosts' dynamic wide play. Expect the home side to wrap this up by halftime and safely rotate their squad.