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One of the hottest matchups of the UEFA Europa League will be Thursday’s Rapid Vienna v Aston Villa where odds have Aston Villa paying US$12 for every US$10 bet and Vienna paying US$18.50 at BetCRIS.com.
Aston Villa comes into this one with many injuries including John Carew, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Carlos Cuellar and James Collins. Richard Dunne is suspended.
A number of youngsters join the squad including James Collins Jnr, Eric Lichaj, Shane Lowry and Andreas Weimann have been included.
"It is a very big game," MacDonald told BBC Sport. "Villa have had some outstanding nights in Europe, and it is very important to stay in the competition for the squad players to play games and for the youngsters to try to develop so we will do our utmost to do that.
"The players were outstanding [in the 3-0 home victory over West Ham] on Saturday and now some of the youngsters will get an opportunity."
Alistair Prescott, Gambling911.com
