Aston Villa’s start to the Premier League season has been far from ideal, with just one win on the board from their opening six fixtures.
After a streak of winless and goalless results, Villa finally got their first goal on the board against Sunderland before securing a statement 3-1 win over Fulham in their most recent league outing. Sandwiched between those results was their first match of the Europa League campaign. The Villans earned a 1-0 win over Bologna to join 13 other teams with their their first three points.
Focus now turns to Villa’s away clash with Feyenoord, who are yet to get off the mark in Europe after the first game-week.
Unai Emery will fancy his chances of starting a winning streak after the Dutch side lost 1-0 to Braga last time out. While the league phase is underway, Opta has predicted each of the 36 teams’ chances of reaching the round of 16 and and the likelihood of them winning the whole lot at the end of the campaign.
Using the latest figures provided by the predicted results, we’ve listed each Europa League club and their chances of lifting the trophy this season.
Take a look below at where Aston Villa rank compared to other European heavyweights, including the likes of Celtic and Rangers, who were both dealt nightmare eliminations from the Champions League qualifiers.
21. Fenerbahce: 1.19% chance of winning
Fenerbahce are yet to get off the mark and are currently 34th in the standings. They have a 10.93% chance of making it to the next round. | Middle East Images/AFP via Getty
22. Dinamo Zagreb: 1.31% chance of winning
Zagreb have a decent 27.93% chance of reaching the last 16 after their 3-1 win over Fenerbahce puts them second in the table. | AFP via Getty Images
23. Celtic: 1.47% chance of winning
Celtic failed to reach the Champions League knockouts last season and will be hoping to do better in the Europa League this time with a 14.49% likelihood. | Getty Images
24. Genk: 1.56% chance of winning
Genk enjoyed their first win of the campaign over Rangers and have been given a strong 40.38% chance of moving on to the next stage. | AFP via Getty Images