Sunday , 16 August 2026

Aston Villa FC vs Bologna FC 1909, Europe 2025-26 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2025-26
Aston Villa FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Bologna FC 1909
Thu 25 Sep 2025 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Aston Villa FC vs Bologna FC 1909 — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Jesus Gil Manzano (Spain)
8 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 3.9 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 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 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 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 Fenerbahçe 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

4
Aston Villa FC 4 games · Avg 2.8 goals Bologna FC 1909
Last 5 meetings
2025-09-25 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Bologna FC 1909 2024-10-22 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Bologna FC 1909

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Sep Bologna FC 1909 H 1–0 W
21 Sep Sunderland AFC A 1–1 D
13 Sep Everton FC A 0–0 D
31 Aug Crystal Palace FC H 0–3 L
23 Aug Brentford FC A 0–1 L
16 Aug Newcastle United FC H 0–0 D
Bologna FC 1909
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Sep Aston Villa FC A 0–1 L
20 Sep Genoa CFC H 2–1 W
14 Sep AC Milan A 0–1 L
30 Aug Como 1907 H 1–0 W
23 Aug AS Roma A 0–1 L
24 May Genoa CFC H 1–3 L

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 history
60% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season
29% Clean Sheets
Bologna FC 1909 this season

Aston Villa FC are 2nd (21 pts). Bologna FC 1909 are 10th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Aston Villa FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
5/–
46-60
3/–
61-75
–/1
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Bologna FC 1909
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/2
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Aston Villa FC
Ollie Watkins 5 G 2 A
John McGinn 5 G 1 A
Emiliano Buendia 4 G 5 A
Bologna FC 1909
Federico Bernardeschi 5 G
Jonathan Rowe 4 G 2 A
Thijs Dallinga 3 G 2 A
Riccardo Orsolini 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Aston Villa FC get us underway at .
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Bologna FC 1909 Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2025-09-25 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Bologna FC 1909 2024-10-22 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Bologna FC 1909

Aston Villa FC Form

2025-09-25 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Bologna FC 1909 W 2025-09-21 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2025-09-13 Everton FC 0–0 Aston Villa FC D 2025-08-31 Aston Villa FC 0–3 Crystal Palace FC L 2025-08-23 Brentford FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC L 2025-08-16 Aston Villa FC 0–0 Newcastle United FC D

Bologna FC 1909 Form

2025-09-25 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Bologna FC 1909 L 2025-09-20 Bologna FC 1909 2–1 Genoa CFC W 2025-09-14 AC Milan 1–0 Bologna FC 1909 L 2025-08-30 Bologna FC 1909 1–0 Como 1907 W 2025-08-23 AS Roma 1–0 Bologna FC 1909 L 2025-05-24 Bologna FC 1909 1–3 Genoa CFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.19 Aston Villa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.62 Bologna FC 1909 xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 73% + Under — clean sheet likely 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC51% Draw31% Bologna FC 190918%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 1.81
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 54%
46%
± 2.5 27%
73%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Bologna FC 1909
49%
Aston Villa FC or Bologna FC 1909
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Aston Villa FC31% Draw56% Bologna FC 190913%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
18.8%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.9%
2 – 0
11.1%
0 – 1
8.7%
2 – 1
7.1%
3 – 0
4.4%
1 – 2
3.6%
3 – 1
2.9%
0 – 2
2.8%
2 – 2
2.3%
4 – 0
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Bologna FC 1909 covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 27% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 13% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
54% ✓
Bologna FC 1909 keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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