The kick off for the match between Aston Villa and Bologna will take place at 20:00 (UK time) - Thursday, 04/16 - at the Villa Park. This clash of the 2025/26 Europa League looks very promising!
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APWin predictions for Aston Villa vs Bologna
With odds already released by major bookmakers, our experts have crunched the numbers and dissected the key match data. Find our value-packed prediction for this encounter below:
Aston Villa Win
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Aston Villa Preview
Aston Villa has played 11 matches in the Europa League so far, with 10 wins, 0 draws, and 1 losses. This results in an average of 2.73 points per match.
In the 2025/26 season, the team has recorded 27 wins, 8 draws, and 11 losses. Aston Villa's attack has scored 67 goals, 20 of them in the league, which gives an average of 1.82 goals per league match and 1.46 goals per match across the entire season.
Ollie Watkins is the team’s top scorer with 9 goals, while Morgan Rogers leads the team in assists with 5. Defensively, AVFC has conceded 7 goals in the league (an average of 0.64) and 50 goals throughout the entire season (an average of 1.09 over 46 matches).
Bologna preview
In 13 Europa League matches, Bologna has recorded 7 wins, 4 draws, and 2 losses, with an average of 1.92 points per game.
In the 2025/26 season, the team has 22 wins in 49 matches. The team has scored 68 goals, 22 of them in the Europa League (an average of 1.69 goals per match), with Riccardo Orsolini being the team's top scorer with 8 goals and Nicolò Cambiaghi providing 4 assists.
Defensively, The Rossoblu has conceded 14 goals in the league and 56 in the 2025/26 season overall, resulting in an average of 1.14 goals conceded per match.
Head to head: Aston Villa vs Bologna
Review the head-to-head record between the teams, featuring key data to support your match prediction.
Aston Villa
Europe - UEFA Europa League
| Form | Last 5 | PPG |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | D W W W L |
2 |
| Home | W W L D L |
1.4 |
| Away | D W L W L |
1.4 |
| Stats | Overall | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Win % | 91% | 100% | 83% |
| Goals | 2.45 | 2.6 | 2.33 |
| Scored | 1.82 | 2 | 1.67 |
| Conceded | 0.64 | 0.6 | 0.67 |
| Both Teams to Score | 45% | 40% | 50% |
| Without Conceding | 55% | 60% | 50% |
| Failed To Score | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 1st to Score | 91% | 80% | 100% |
|
xG
|
1.42 | 1.65 | 1.23 |
|
xGA
|
1.3 | 1.14 | 1.42 |
Bologna
Europe - UEFA Europa League
| Form | Last 5 | PPG |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | W L W L W |
1.8 |
| Home | W L L D L |
0.8 |
| Away | W W W W W |
3 |
| Stats | Overall | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Win % | 54% | 29% | 83% |
| Goals | 2.77 | 2.57 | 3 |
| Scored | 1.69 | 1.43 | 2 |
| Conceded | 1.08 | 1.14 | 1 |
| Both Teams to Score | 62% | 71% | 50% |
| Without Conceding | 31% | 29% | 33% |
| Failed To Score | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 1st to Score | 91% | 57% | 50% |
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xG
|
2.06 | 2.19 | 1.92 |
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xGA
|
1.03 | 0.99 | 1.08 |
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