Aston Villa's pre-season tune-up rolls on this Saturday as they travel to the iconic Stade Velodrome to face French heavyweights Marseille, in what promises to be another key test ahead of the 2025-26 Premier League campaign.
Unai Emery's men are gearing up for their August 16 opener against Newcastle United at Villa Park, while Marseille kick off their Ligue 1 season a day earlier on the road at Rennes.
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Marseille vs Aston Villa kick-off time
The friendly between Marseille and Aston Villa will be played at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille, France.
It will kick off at 10:00 am PT / 1:00 pm ET on Saturday, August 9, 2025.
Team news & squads
Marseille vs Aston Villa lineups
4-3-3
Formation
4-2-3-1
AVLOM-Line up
OMSubstitutes
AVL-Line up
AVLInjuries and Suspended players
Injuries and Suspensions
- No sidelined players
Injuries and Suspensions
- No sidelined players
Marseille team news
The hosts are expected to showcase a few of their fresh faces, with Rowe and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg penciled in to start. However, Paixao is sidelined through injury. Neal Maupay could make an impact off the bench, while loanees Facundo Medina and Timothy Weah are also expected to see minutes in the second half.
Other new arrivals, including Angel Gomes and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, should feature at some stage, possibly even from the first whistle.
Aston Villa team news
For Villa, John McGinn is likely to play despite ongoing transfer rumors linking him with Newcastle. Emiliano Martínez and Ollie Watkins, both starters in the recent clash with Roma, are set to retain their places in the XI.
One player to keep a close eye on is Morgan Rogers, the England international lit up last season and is primed for a starting role this time after making a substitute appearance in the last outing. Emery has a strong squad at his disposal, and Saturday's clash should offer further insight into how Villa are shaping up for the new campaign.
Form
OM-Form
OMMarseille
1
-
1
Sevilla
D
Valencia
1
-
1
Marseille
D
Girona
0
-
2
Marseille
W
Olympic de Charleroi
1
-
1
Marseille
D
Excelsior Maassluis
0
-
5
Marseille
W
- Goal Scored (Conceded)
- 10/3
- Games over 2.5 goals
- 1/5
- Both teams scored
- 3/5
AVL-Form
AVLAston Villa
4
-
0
Roma
W
Nashville SC
2
-
2
Aston Villa
D
St. Louis City
1
-
2
Aston Villa
W
Eintracht Frankfurt
2
-
2
Aston Villa
D
Hansa Rostock
3
-
1
Aston Villa
L
- Goal Scored (Conceded)
- 11/8
- Games over 2.5 goals
- 5/5
- Both teams scored
- 4/5