Aston Villa FC vs Bologna FC 1909, Europe 2025-26 QUARTER FINALS
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Overview
Match Preview
Aston Villa FC vs Bologna FC 1909 — Europe at Villa Park.
- Aston Villa FC 8 games · 21 pts (2025/26)
- Bologna FC 1909 8 games · 15 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Jose Sanchez Martinez (Spain)
- Assistant 1 Raul Cabanero Martinez (Spain)
- Assistant 2 Inigo Prieto Lopez (Spain)
24 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.3 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Apr Bologna FC 1909 H 4–0 W 12 Apr Nottingham Forest FC A 1–1 D 09 Apr Bologna FC 1909 A 3–1 W 22 Mar West Ham United FC H 2–0 W 19 Mar Lille OSC H 2–0 W 15 Mar Manchester United FC A 1–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Apr Aston Villa FC A 0–4 L 12 Apr US Lecce H 2–0 W 09 Apr Aston Villa FC H 1–3 L 05 Apr US Cremonese A 2–1 W 22 Mar SS Lazio H 0–2 L 19 Mar AS Roma A 4–3 W Season Stats
Aston Villa FC Bologna FC 1909 #2 Position #10 21 Points 15 8 Played 8 7 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 1 14 Scored 14 6 Conceded 7 +8 GD +7 2.63 PPG 1.88 88% Win % 50% Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history60% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season29% Clean Sheets
Bologna FC 1909 this seasonAston Villa FC are 2nd (21 pts). Bologna FC 1909 are 10th (15 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Aston Villa FC0-15–/–16-302/–31-455/–46-603/–61-75–/176+4/1■ Scored ■ ConcededBologna FC 19090-15–/–16-30–/231-45–/246-60–/161-75–/–76+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Aston Villa FC and Bologna FC 1909 has kicked off!
- 5' Bologna FC 1909 is showing some good football. However, Bologna FC 1909 are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' Federico Bernardeschi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 16' Ollie Watkins puts Aston Villa FC on the lead.
- 21' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with Aston Villa FC winning 100% of all matches.
- 26' GOAL! Emiliano Buendia scores on 26. Assisted by Lucas Digne
- 29' Bologna FC 1909 receives a card for a hard tackle on 29.
- 34' It looks like no one’s ball. Aston Villa FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 39' GOAL! Morgan Rogers scores on 39. Assisted by John McGinn
- 44' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 46' The whistle greets Federico Bernardeschi as he departs to be replaced by Riccardo Orsolini.
- 51' Bologna FC 1909 started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
- 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
- 61' Aston Villa FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 64' Aston Villa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Leon Bailey is hanging John McGinn on the field on 64 minute.
- 69' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bologna FC 1909 that had 480 games and scored 414 goals.
- 74' The Aston Villa FC manager makes a substitution. Youri Tielemans departs to be replaced by Douglas Luiz.
- 76' The supporters are chanting for Jens Odgaard. He replaces Santiago Castro on 76 minute.
- 78' Aston Villa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lamare Bogarde is hanging Amadou Onana on the field on 78 minute.
- 82' The Bologna FC 1909 manager makes a substitution. Nicolo Casale departs to be replaced by Torbjorn Heggem.
- 87' The travelling Bologna FC 1909 supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 89' Goal! Ezri Konsa scores his 16 goal in 344 matches.
- Another three points for Aston Villa FC.
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Lineups
Aston Villa FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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27
Morgan Rogers ↓ Jadon Sancho 74'
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- 10
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11
Ollie Watkins ↓ Tammy Abraham 64'
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John McGinn ↓ Leon Bailey 64'
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Youri Tielemans ↓ Douglas Luiz 74'
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24
Amadou Onana ↓ Lamare Bogarde 78'
Bench
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Tammy Abraham ↑ 64'
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31
Leon Bailey ↑ 64'
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19
Jadon Sancho ↑ 74'
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Douglas Luiz ↑ 74'
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Lamare Bogarde ↑ 78'
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Coach Unai EmeryBologna FC 1909 Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Remo Freuler ↓ Simon Sohm 46'
- 19
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17
Joao Mario Lopes ↓ Nadir Zortea 46'
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16
Nicolo Casale ↓ Torbjorn Heggem 82'
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- 41
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Santiago Castro ↓ Jens Odgaard 76'
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Bench
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Riccardo Orsolini ↑ 46'
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21
Jens Odgaard ↑ 76'
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Torbjorn Heggem ↑ 82'
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Simon Sohm ↑ 46'
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Nadir Zortea ↑ 46'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ollie Watkins 3 Ezri Konsa 2 Jonathan Rowe 1 Morgan Rogers 1 Emiliano Buendia 1 John McGinn 1 Jhon Duran 1 Head to Head
Aston Villa FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.08 Aston Villa FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.76 Bologna FC 1909 xGI would bet for: Aston Villa FC to win 67%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Aston Villa FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.84Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 77% 23% ± 2.5 53% 47% ± 3.5 32% 68% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
Aston Villa FC or Draw 87%Draw or Bologna FC 1909 33%Aston Villa FC or Bologna FC 1909 79%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Aston Villa FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 12.4%1 – 0 11.6%1 – 1 9.9%2 – 1 9.3%3 – 0 8.4%0 – 0 7.5%3 – 1 6.5%4 – 0 Actual0 – 1 3.7%2 – 2 3.5%4 – 1 3.5%1 – 2 3.4%Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC
Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Bologna FC 1909 covers -2.5 22% — 78% -2 22% 20% 57% -1.5 43% — 57% -1 43% 24% 33% -0.5 67% — 33% +0.5 88% — 12% +1 88% 8% 3% +1.5 97% — 3% +2 97% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet 47% ✗Bologna FC 1909 keeps clean sheet 13% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.