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Aston Villa v Viking : Champions League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Wed 21st Oct, 20:00 BST, Villa Park, Birmingham

We’ve Champions League action to enjoy on Wednesday night, as Unai Emery Etxegoien and his Aston Villa side host Morten Jensen’s Viking at the Villa Park. Statistics power the predictions below for 17 individual betting markets, and flipping between them will display bespoke analysis, including head to head (H2H), form and much more besides. The best odds are also provided. Hit the tabs below to see it all.


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In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
A Villa
54%
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Draw
22%
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Viking
23%
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Draw 1-1
10%
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A Villa 2-1
10%
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A Villa 1-0
9%
--
A Villa 2-0
8%
--
A Villa 3-1
6%
--
Viking 2-1
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Viking 1-0
6%
--
A Villa 3-0
5%
--
Draw 0-0
5%
--
A Villa 3-2
4%
--
Viking 2-0
3%
--
A Villa 4-1
3%
--
A Villa 4-0
3%
--
Viking 3-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
59%
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Under 2.5 Goals
41%
--
Home 1st Goal
54%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
58%
--
BTTS - No
42%
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BTTS - Home Win
28%
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BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
13%
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Home/draw
77%
--
Away/draw
46%
--
Home/away
78%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
36%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
64%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
19%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
81%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
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Over 0.5 Goals
95%
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Under 0.5 Goals
5%
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Home DNB
70%
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Away DNB
39%
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A Villa win to nil
27%
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Viking win to nil
10%
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Win / draw / win form
A Villa 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
47
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
8 / 20
Clean sheets
12 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
18
D
1
L
1
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
A Villa4 - 0Nottm Forest
A Villa4 - 0Bologna
A Villa2 - 0Lille
A Villa3 - 2Salzburg
A Villa2 - 1Young Boys
A Villa2 - 0M. Tel-Aviv
A Villa1 - 0Bologna
A Villa3 - 2PSG
A Villa3 - 0Brugge
A Villa4 - 2Celtic
A Villa0 - 0Juventus
A Villa2 - 0Bologna
A Villa1 - 0Bayern
A Villa2 - 4Olympiakos
A Villa2 - 1Lille
A Villa4 - 0Ajax
A Villa2 - 1L. Warsaw
A Villa2 - 1AZ Alkmaar
A Villa1 - 0Hsk Zrinjski Mostar
A Villa3 - 0Hibernian
Goals: Scored
44
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
17
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AA Villa3 - 2Brugge
AA Villa3 - 0Freiburg
HA Villa4 - 0Nottm Forest
AA Villa0 - 1Nottm Forest
HA Villa4 - 0Bologna
AA Villa3 - 1Bologna
HA Villa2 - 0Lille
AA Villa1 - 0Lille
HA Villa3 - 2Salzburg
AA Villa1 - 0Fenerbahce
AA Villa2 - 1Basel
HA Villa2 - 1Young Boys
HA Villa2 - 0M. Tel-Aviv
AA Villa1 - 2GA Eagles
AA Villa2 - 0Feyenoord
HA Villa1 - 0Bologna
HA Villa3 - 2PSG
AA Villa1 - 3PSG
HA Villa3 - 0Brugge
AA Villa3 - 1Brugge
Viking 30TH
7 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
11
Conceded
11
Games: Scored
5 / 7
Conceded
6 / 7
Clean sheets
1 / 7
Failed to score
2 / 7
Won
2
Draw
3
Lost
2
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Stuttgart3 - 1Viking
D. Zagreb2 - 2Viking
Istanbul1 - 1Viking
Koper3 - 5Viking
FCSB1 - 2Viking
Sligo1 - 0Viking
Sparta0 - 0Viking
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
11 / 14
Conceded
12 / 14
Clean sheets
2 / 14
Failed to score
3 / 14
Won
6
Draw
3
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AViking1 - 3Stuttgart
HViking3 - 1D. Zagreb
AViking2 - 2D. Zagreb
AViking1 - 1Istanbul
HViking1 - 3Istanbul
AViking5 - 3Koper
HViking7 - 0Koper
HViking1 - 3FCSB
AViking2 - 1FCSB
AViking0 - 1Sligo
HViking5 - 1Sligo
HViking2 - 1Sparta
AViking0 - 0Sparta
HViking0 - 2Aberdeen
Goal Statistics

Aston Villa's fans will be hoping for goals on Wednesday night, not least because Viking have conceded in each of their last 6 Champions League outings. A PG of 1.9 for U. Emery Etxegoien's side suggests that run should continue.

A Villa 11th Viking 30th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
15%
1
29%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
12%
There is a 85% probability that A Villa will score 1 or more goals
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Viking will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+23
A Villa have scored 23% more goals at home than predicted
=0
Viking’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.4
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Champions League - 2026/2027 season
A Villa
PG (predicted goals)
Viking
1.9
1.2
Attack rating
AVL
VIK
21%
better
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Games scored15
19
Failed to score5
1
Scored first10
12
Goals scored40
48
Avg. goals scored2
2.4
Avg. shots per game10
12
Avg. shots per goal5
5
Conversion rate for21
20
Avg. XG for1.5
2.2
KickOff rating
+21%
Defence rating
AVL
VIK
16%
better
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Games conceded16
15
Clean sheets4
5
Conceded first9
8
Goals conceded28
21
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded11
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
11
Conversion rate against13%
10%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.6
KickOff rating
+16%

The line-ups for the Champions League match between A Villa v Viking will show here when available.

A Villa Champions League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1121
Z SuzukiE BuendíaP TorresI Maatsen
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Z Suzuki GLK1
-
I Maatsen DEF1
1
-
V Lindelöf DEF1
-
A Wan-Bissaka DEF1
-
P Torres DEF12
-
J Gomes MID11
1
-
R Barkley MID1
-
E Buendía MID11
-
J McGinn MID11
1
-
L Bogarde MID1
-
B Kamara MID1
-
N Jackson FWD11
-
G. Hemmings FWD1
-
T Abraham FWD1
-
A. da Rocha dos Santos FWD1
-
Viking Champions League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3323
A ÖstböZ TripicT. Séne MoiJ Bell
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Östbö GLK3
-
H Haugen DEF3
-
H Heggheim DEF3
1
-
G Stensness DEF3
-
K Haugen DEF3
-
H Falchener DEF31
-
S Kvia-Egeskog MID3
-
T. Séne Moi MID312
-
J Bell MID3
3
-
K Askildsen MID31
2
-
Z Tripic FWD33
1
-
P Christiansen FWD31
1
-
S Björshol DEF2
-
J Daland DEF2
-
V Vevatne DEF1
-
V. Auklend DEF1
1
-
H Björdal MID11
-
J. Hansen MID1
-
E Botheim FWD1
-
R Postema FWD1
-