Aston Villa FC vs Bologna FC 1909, Europe 2025-26 QUARTER FINALS
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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)
Standings
# 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 history54% 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).
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Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Villa Park will turn into a battlefield for Aston Villa FC and Bologna FC 1909.
- 5' Aston Villa FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Aston Villa FC that had 337 games and scored 384 goals.
- 15' Federico Ravaglia needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 16' What a strike from Ollie Watkins! The score is 1-0.
- 21' It’s high time Vincenzo Italiano made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 26' GOAL! Emiliano Buendia scores on 26. Assisted by Lucas Digne
- 29' It’s a booking for Bologna FC 1909 player. Federico Bernardeschi gets a card.
- 34' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 34 minutes.
- 39' GOAL! Morgan Rogers scores on 39. Assisted by John McGinn
- 44' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Federico Bernardeschi made 506 appearances and scored 30 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 46' Another change for Bologna FC 1909 made on 46 minute. Federico Bernardeschi leaves to be changed by Riccardo Orsolini.
- 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 56' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bologna FC 1909 needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 64' It is a substitution in Aston Villa FC team. John McGinn is replaced by Leon Bailey on 64 minute.
- 69' Lucas Digne has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 35 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 74' It is a substitution in Aston Villa FC team. Youri Tielemans is replaced by Douglas Luiz on 74 minute.
- 76' The whistle greets Santiago Castro as he departs to be replaced by Jens Odgaard.
- 78' Another change for Aston Villa FC made on 78 minute. Amadou Onana leaves to be changed by Lamare Bogarde.
- 82' The supporters are chanting for Torbjorn Heggem. He replaces Nicolo Casale on 82 minute.
- 87' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Remo Freuler suffering a number of foals already.
- 89' GOAL! Ezri Konsa scores on 89. Assisted by Tammy Abraham
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Aston Villa FC and Bologna FC 1909 (для сухой ничьи).
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Aston Villa FC
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Morgan Rogers ↓ Jadon Sancho 74'
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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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Amadou Onana ↓ Lamare Bogarde 78'
Bench- 40
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Tammy Abraham ↑ 64'
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Leon Bailey ↑ 64'
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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
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Remo Freuler ↓ Simon Sohm 46'
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Joao Mario Lopes ↓ Nadir Zortea 46'
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Nicolo Casale ↓ Torbjorn Heggem 82'
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Santiago Castro ↓ Jens Odgaard 76'
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Bench- 22
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Riccardo Orsolini ↑ 46'
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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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Coach Vincenzo Italiano -
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