Saturday , 14 November 2026

Aston Villa FC vs Bologna FC 1909, Champions League 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2024-25
Aston Villa FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Bologna FC 1909
Tue 22 Oct 2024 · 19:00 UTC Villa Park 41,847 HT 45' · FT 45'
John McGinn 55' 1–0
Jhon Duran 64' 2–0
Y 19' Riccardo Orsolini
Y 45' Stefan Posch
Y 47' Babis Lykogiannis
Ross Barkley 50' Y
Y 53' Remo Freuler

Overview

Match Preview

Aston Villa FC vs Bologna FC 1909 — Champions League at Villa Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro
  • Assistant 1 Bruno Jesus (Portugal)
  • Assistant 2 Luciano Maia
10 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 10.2 goals/game 🟥 3 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern Munchen 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

4
Aston Villa FC 4 games · Avg 2.8 goals Bologna FC 1909
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-22 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Bologna FC 1909

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Bologna FC 1909 H 2–0 W
19 Oct Fulham FC A 3–1 W
06 Oct Manchester United FC H 0–0 D
02 Oct FC Bayern Munchen H 1–0 W
29 Sep Ipswich Town FC A 2–2 D
21 Sep Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 3–1 W
Bologna FC 1909
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Aston Villa FC A 0–2 L
19 Oct Genoa CFC A 2–2 D
06 Oct Parma Calcio 1913 H 0–0 D
02 Oct Liverpool FC A 0–2 L
28 Sep Atalanta BC H 1–1 D
22 Sep AC Monza A 2–1 W

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Aston Villa FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
2/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Aston Villa FC
Ross Barkley 3 G 1 A
Nicolas Jackson 3 G
Emiliano Buendia 2 G
John McGinn 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Aston Villa FC host Bologna FC 1909 — let the battle begin!
  • 5' It’s high time Vincenzo Italiano made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Bologna FC 1909 come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' It looks surprising Bologna FC 1909 does not make any changes. John McGinn has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 19' A moment of madness from Riccardo Orsolini on 19 minutes earns him a card. Bologna FC 1909 will be frustrated.
  • 24' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 29' 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.
  • 34' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 39' Pau Torres has been relatively quiet despite scoring 18 goals in his last 423 appearances.
  • 44' Aston Villa FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Stefan Posch on 45 minutes.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Ross Barkley. He replaces Amadou Onana on 46 minute.
  • 47' A meaty challenge results in booking for Babis Lykogiannis on 47.
  • 50' Ross Barkley picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 53' That is a card for Bologna FC 1909. Remo Freuler will be fuming at that decision.
  • 55' The Scotland John McGinn breaks the deadlock on 55 minutes. 1-0!
  • 60' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 64' The deadlock is broken! Jhon Duran gets on the scoresheet on 64 minutes.
  • 66' Aston Villa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ollie Watkins is hanging Jhon Duran on the field on 66 minute.
  • 67' A change in the Bologna FC 1909 ranks — Kacper Urbanski exits the field as Nikola Moro enters on 67.
  • 72' 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.
  • 77' Bologna FC 1909 manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Samuel Iling-Junior is hanging Dan Ndoye on the field on 77 minute.
  • 78' A change in the Aston Villa FC ranks — Youri Tielemans exits the field as Boubacar Kamara enters on 78.
  • 83' Babis Lykogiannis needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 88' It is a cagey affair so far. Aston Villa FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Bologna FC 1909's compact 4-3-3.
  • The points are shared — Aston Villa FC 2-0 Bologna FC 1909. Honours even.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

Bologna FC 1909 Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vincenzo Italiano

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ollie Watkins 3
Ezri Konsa 2
John McGinn 1
Jhon Duran 1
Jonathan Rowe 1
Morgan Rogers 1
Emiliano Buendia 1

Head to Head

2024-10-22 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Bologna FC 1909

Aston Villa FC Form

2024-10-22 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Bologna FC 1909 W 2024-10-19 Fulham FC 1–3 Aston Villa FC W 2024-10-06 Aston Villa FC 0–0 Manchester United FC D 2024-10-02 Aston Villa FC 1–0 FC Bayern Munchen W 2024-09-29 Ipswich Town FC 2–2 Aston Villa FC D 2024-09-21 Aston Villa FC 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W

Bologna FC 1909 Form

2024-10-22 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Bologna FC 1909 L 2024-10-19 Genoa CFC 2–2 Bologna FC 1909 D 2024-10-06 Bologna FC 1909 0–0 Parma Calcio 1913 D 2024-10-02 Liverpool FC 2–0 Bologna FC 1909 L 2024-09-28 Bologna FC 1909 1–1 Atalanta BC D 2024-09-22 AC Monza 1–2 Bologna FC 1909 W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.57 Aston Villa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.7 Bologna FC 1909 xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC58% Draw26% Bologna FC 190916%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.27
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw
84%
Draw or Bologna FC 1909
42%
Aston Villa FC or Bologna FC 1909
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC38% Draw49% Bologna FC 190913%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.3%
0 – 0
12.5%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
8.7%
3 – 0
6.3%
0 – 1
6.1%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 2
3.8%
2 – 2
3.1%
4 – 0
2.5%
0 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Bologna FC 1909 covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 18% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 26% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 11% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
50% ✓
Bologna FC 1909 keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.