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Aston Villa v Bologna : Europa League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 25th Sep, 20:00 BST, Villa Park, Birmingham

Aston Villa and their boss Unai Emery will be aiming to beat Vincenzo Italiano and his Bologna side on Thursday night, as the pair clash at the Villa Park in the Europa League. We want you to make a smart bet on this match, so we've delved into our expansive database and found the statistics that will help you do exactly that. Head to head (H2H) and recent form is included, and it all goes into our algorithmic predictions. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are there to ensure you get the best price.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We are making over 1.5 goals our top tip on this one, meaning that the teams will score 2 goals or more between them during 90 minutes. Both A Villa and Bologna's current form stats suggest it's likely, while their head-to-head (H2H) record adds further weight to the argument. The bookies make it the most probable outcome in this market too, available at 1.25.

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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think A Villa are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 57% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.67.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
A Villa
57%
7/107/10
Draw
23%
27/10
3%
29/10
Bologna
20%
4/1
5%
19/5
A Villa 1-0
11%
13/2
6%
6/1
7%
Draw 1-1
11%
6/1
7%
6/1
A Villa 2-0
10%
7/1
6%
7/1
A Villa 2-1
10%
15/27/1
A Villa 3-0
6%
12/111/1
A Villa 3-1
6%
12/111/1
Draw 0-0
6%
10/1
8%
9/1
Bologna 1-0
6%
14/111/1
Bologna 2-1
5%
16/1
13%
12/1
Draw 2-2
5%
14/112/1
A Villa 3-2
3%
22/118/1
Bologna 2-0
3%
25/120/1
A Villa 4-0
3%
25/120/1
A Villa 4-1
3%
25/1
13%
20/1
11%
Bologna 3-1
2%
40/128/1
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
10/11
4%
4/5
1%
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
10/11
5%
10/11
2%
Home 1st Goal
55%
8/1511/20
Away 1st Goal
41%
13/8
1%
9/5
2%
No 1st Goal
3%
10/1
8%
17/2
BTTS - Yes
53%
4/5
3%
5/6
3%
BTTS - No
47%
19/20
3%
10/11
3%
BTTS - Home Win
26%
13/5
3%
12/5
2%
BTTS - Draw
17%
15/4
5%
19/5
BTTS - Away Win
10%
8/1
12%
7/1
7%
Home/draw
80%
1/62/11
Away/draw
43%
11/1011/10
Home/away
77%
2/7
3%
1/4
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
2/7
2%
1/4
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
11/4
8%
5/2
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
32%
11/5
16%
2/1
5%
Under 3.5 Goals
68%
4/11
6%
7/20
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
5/1
10%
9/2
5%
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
1/8
3%
1/8
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
12/110/1
5%
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/251/33
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/20
1%
1/25
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/1
15%
17/2
9%
Home DNB
73%
1/42/7
Away DNB
36%
11/412/5
A Villa win to nil
31%
2/1
8%
-
Bologna win to nil
10%
8/1
11%
-
A Villa / A Villa
31%
13/88/5
A Villa / Bologna
3%
33/128/1
A Villa / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / A Villa
18%
7/217/5
4%
Draw / Bologna
8%
9/18/1
Draw / Draw
14%
5/117/4
4%
Bologna / A Villa
4%
20/118/1
Bologna / Bologna
11%
7/1
6%
6/1
7%
Bologna / Draw
6%
14/112/1
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Win / draw / win Europa League table
Won
Draw
Lost
A Villa
Bologna
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
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Dec 11
2
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3
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4
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5
Porto000000 
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6
Feyenoord000000 
-
Oct 2
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-
7
Rangers000000 
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-
-
-
8
Lille000000 
-
-
-
-
9
D. Zagreb000000 
-
-
-
-
10
Salzburg000000 
Jan 29
-
Nov 27
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11
Braga000000 
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-
-
-
12
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-
Jan 22
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13
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14
PAOK000000 
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15
Real Betis000000 
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16
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Nov 6
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-
Jan 29
17
Celtic000000 
-
-
Jan 22
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18
Plzen000000 
-
-
-
-
19
Ferencvaros000000 
-
-
-
-
20
Young Boys000000 
Nov 27
-
-
-
21
Basel000000 
-
Dec 11
-
-
22
A Villa000000 
-
-
-
Sep 25
23
Lyon000000 
-
-
-
-
24
Midtjylland000000 
-
-
-
-
25
Freiburg000000 
-
-
Oct 2
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26
Ludogorets000000 
-
-
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27
Sturm Graz000000 
-
-
-
-
28
Nice000000 
-
-
-
-
29
FCSB000000 
-
-
-
Oct 23
30
Bologna000000 
Sep 25
-
-
-
31
Stuttgart000000 
-
-
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-
32
Malmö000000 
-
-
-
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33
GA Eagles000000 
-
Oct 23
-
-
34
Panathinaikos000000 
-
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35
Genk000000 
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36
Brann000000 
-
-
Nov 6
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Next round
Play Off
Win / draw / win form
A Villa
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
13
D
4
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
A Villa2 - 3Rapid Wien
A Villa2 - 1Rapid Wien
A Villa1 - 1CSKA M
A Villa1 - 2Zilina
A Villa2 - 1Ajax
A Villa1 - 1Litex Lovech
A Villa1 - 1Litex
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HA Villa3 - 2PSG
AA Villa1 - 3PSG
HA Villa3 - 0Brugge
AA Villa3 - 1Brugge
HA Villa4 - 2Celtic
AA Villa0 - 1Monaco
AA Villa3 - 2RB Leipzig
HA Villa0 - 0Juventus
AA Villa0 - 1Brugge
HA Villa2 - 0Bologna
HA Villa1 - 0Bayern
AA Villa3 - 0Young Boys
AA Villa0 - 2Olympiakos
HA Villa2 - 4Olympiakos
AA Villa1 - 2Lille
HA Villa2 - 1Lille
HA Villa4 - 0Ajax
AA Villa0 - 0Ajax
AA Villa1 - 1Hsk Zrinjski Mostar
HA Villa2 - 1L. Warsaw
Bologna
4 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
1
Conceded
5
Games: Scored
1 / 4
Conceded
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
Failed to score
3 / 4
Draw
2
Lost
2
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
S. Lisbon1 - 1Bologna
Benfica0 - 0Bologna
A Villa2 - 0Bologna
Liverpool2 - 0Bologna
Goals: Scored
4
Conceded
9
Games: Scored
3 / 8
Conceded
6 / 8
Clean sheets
2 / 8
Failed to score
5 / 8
W
1
Draw
3
Lost
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABologna1 - 1S. Lisbon
HBologna2 - 1Dortmund
ABologna0 - 0Benfica
HBologna1 - 2Lille
HBologna0 - 1Monaco
ABologna0 - 2A Villa
ABologna0 - 2Liverpool
HBologna0 - 0Shakhtar
Goal Statistics

Aston Villa have been reliable in front of goal of late, scoring in 5 consecutive Europa League games. Their PG of 1.8 against Bologna on Thursday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

A Villa Bologna
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
16%
1
29%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
12%
There is a 84% probability that A Villa will score 1 or more goals
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of Bologna scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
=0
A Villa’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
=0
Bologna’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.0
average goals scored
0.3
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Europa League - 2025/2025 season
A Villa
PG (predicted goals)
Bologna
1.8
1
Attack rating
8%
better
AVL
BOL
view stats
Games scored14
14
Failed to score6
4
Scored first12
8
Goals scored31
25
Avg. goals scored1.6
1.3
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for16
14
Avg. XG for1.5
1.4
KickOff rating
+8%
Defence rating
22%
better
AVL
BOL
view stats
Games conceded10
12
Clean sheets10
6
Conceded first6
9
Goals conceded19
20
Avg. goals conceded1
1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
5
Avg. shots/goal conceded10
5
Conversion rate against10%
20%
Avg. XG against1.2
0.9
KickOff rating
+22%

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

A Villa Europa League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
0000
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Martínez GLK
-
M Bizot GLK
-
I Maatsen DEF
-
A García DEF
-
M Cash DEF
-
V Lindelöf DEF
-
L Digne DEF
-
L Bogarde DEF
-
T Mings DEF
-
E Konsa DEF
-
P Torres DEF
-
A Onana MID
-
R Barkley MID
-
Y Tielemans MID
-
H Elliot MID
-
E Buendía MID
-
B Kamara MID
-
M Rogers MID
-
J McGinn MID
-
O Watkins FWD
-
E Guessand FWD
-
J Sancho FWD
-
D Malen FWD
-
Bologna Europa League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
0000
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Ravaglia GLK
-
M. Pessina GLK
-
L Skorupski GLK
-
N Casale DEF
-
J Lucumí DEF
-
J Miranda DEF
-
E Holm DEF
-
N Zortea DEF
-
C Lykogiannis DEF
-
L Silvestri  DEF
-
K Bonifazi  DEF
-
M Vitík DEF
-
T Heggem DEF
-
J Odgaard MID
-
R Freuler MID
-
N Moro MID
-
G Fabbian MID
-
L Ferguson MID
-
T Pobega MID
-
I Sulemana MID
-
S Castro FWD
-
C Immobile FWD
-
J Rowe FWD
-
R Orsolini FWD
-
T Dallinga FWD
-
B Domínguez FWD
-
N Cambiaghi FWD
-
F Bernardeschi FWD
-