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

Thu 16th Apr, 20:00 BST, Villa Park, Birmingham

Unai Emery Etxegoien and Vincenzo Italiano meet in the Europa League on Thursday night, as Aston Villa face Bologna at the Villa Park. You'll see statistics supporting our top of below, but don't forget to explore 16 other markets we cover too. Each has been designed to give you as full a picture as possible, with Europa League performances and head-to-heads included, so that you feel able to make a well-informed bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from one of the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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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
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Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
A Villa
46%
--
Draw
26%
--
Bologna
28%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
A Villa 1-0
11%
--
A Villa 2-1
9%
--
A Villa 2-0
8%
--
Bologna 1-0
8%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Bologna 2-1
7%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
A Villa 3-1
5%
--
Bologna 2-0
5%
--
A Villa 3-0
4%
--
A Villa 3-2
3%
--
Bologna 3-1
2%
--
Bologna 3-2
2%
--
A Villa 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
52%
--
BTTS - No
48%
--
BTTS - Home Win
21%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
13%
--
Home/draw
72%
--
Away/draw
54%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
--
Home DNB
64%
--
Away DNB
46%
--
A Villa win to nil
26%
--
Bologna win to nil
15%
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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
Lyon87011321 
-
-
-
-
2
A Villa8701821 
-
-
Apr 9
l
 
1-0A
3
Midtjylland86111019 
-
-
-
-
4
Real Betis8521617 
-
-
-
-
5
Porto8521617 
-
-
-
-
6
Braga8521617 
-
-
-
-
7
Freiburg8521617 
-
-
d
 
1-1F
-
8
Roma8512716 
-
-
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-4F
9
Genk8512416 
-
-
-
-
10
Bologna8431715 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 9
-
-
11
Stuttgart8503615 
-
-
-
-
12
Ferencvaros8431115 
-
-
-
-
13
Nottm Forest8422814 
-
-
-
-
14
Plzen8350514 
-
-
-
-
15
Red Star Bel.8422114 
-
-
-
-
16
Celta8413413 
-
-
-
w
 
1-2A
17
PAOK8332312 
-
-
-
-
18
Lille8404312 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
-
-
19
Fenerbahce8332312 
-
w
 
0-1F
-
-
20
Panathinaikos8332212 
-
-
-
-
21
Celtic8323-211 
-
-
d
 
2-2A
-
22
Ludogorets8314-310 
-
-
-
-
23
D. Zagreb8314-410 
-
-
-
-
24
Brann8233-29 
-
-
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
25
Young Boys8305-69 
w
 
2-1F
-
-
-
26
Sturm Graz8215-67 
-
-
-
-
27
FCSB8215-77 
-
-
-
w
 
1-2F
28
GA Eagles8215-87 
-
l
 
2-1F
-
-
29
Feyenoord8206-46 
-
w
 
0-2F
-
-
30
Basel8206-46 
-
w
 
1-2F
-
-
31
Salzburg8206-56 
w
 
3-2A
-
w
 
4-1F
-
32
Rangers8116-94 
-
-
-
-
33
Nice8107-83 
-
-
-
-
34
Utrecht8017-101 
-
-
-
-
35
Malmö8017-111 
-
-
-
-
36
M. Tel-Aviv8017-201 
w
 
2-0F
-
-
w
 
0-3F
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Play Off
Win / draw / win form
8
A Villa have won 8 consecutive home european games
11
A Villa have not lost in 11 consecutive home european games
5
Bologna have not lost in 5 consecutive away european games
A Villa 2ND
20 league games
Home
8
Overall
Goals: Scored
43
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
17
D
1
L
2
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
A Villa2 - 3Rapid Wien
A Villa2 - 1Rapid Wien
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
15
D
1
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HA Villa4 - 2Celtic
AA Villa0 - 1Monaco
AA Villa3 - 2RB Leipzig
HA Villa0 - 0Juventus
AA Villa0 - 1Brugge
HA Villa2 - 0Bologna
Bologna 10TH
10 league games
Away
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
12
Conceded
11
Games: Scored
6 / 10
Conceded
7 / 10
Clean sheets
3 / 10
Failed to score
4 / 10
Won
4
Draw
3
Lost
3
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Roma3 - 3Bologna
Brann0 - 1Bologna
M. Tel-Aviv0 - 3Bologna
Celta1 - 2Bologna
FCSB1 - 2Bologna
A Villa1 - 0Bologna
S. Lisbon1 - 1Bologna
Benfica0 - 0Bologna
A Villa2 - 0Bologna
Liverpool2 - 0Bologna
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABologna3 - 3Roma
HBologna1 - 1Roma
HBologna1 - 0Brann
ABologna1 - 0Brann
ABologna3 - 0M. Tel-Aviv
HBologna2 - 2Celtic
ABologna2 - 1Celta
HBologna4 - 1Salzburg
HBologna0 - 0Brann
ABologna2 - 1FCSB
HBologna1 - 1Freiburg
ABologna0 - 1A Villa
ABologna1 - 1S. Lisbon
HBologna2 - 1Dortmund
ABologna0 - 0Benfica
HBologna1 - 2Lille
HBologna0 - 1Monaco
ABologna0 - 2A Villa
ABologna0 - 2Liverpool
HBologna0 - 0Shakhtar
Goal Statistics

Aston Villa have been consistent in attack of late, finding the net in 15 consecutive Europa League matches. Their PG of 1.5 against Bologna on Thursday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Goals have been an issue for Bologna of late. It has been 5 Europa League matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.1 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Thursday night against Aston Villa.

A Villa 2nd Bologna 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that A Villa will score 1 or more goals
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Bologna will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+7
A Villa’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-3
Bologna’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.2
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Europa League - 2025/2025 season
A Villa
PG (predicted goals)
Bologna
1.5
1.1
Attack rating
AVL
BOL
2%
better
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Games scored16
16
Failed to score4
4
Scored first11
13
Goals scored25
25
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.3
Avg. shots per game9
11
Avg. shots per goal8
9
Conversion rate for13
12
Avg. XG for1.4
1.5
KickOff rating
+2%
Defence rating
6%
better
AVL
BOL
view stats
Games conceded13
14
Clean sheets7
6
Conceded first8
7
Goals conceded25
26
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded9
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
5
Conversion rate against14%
18%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.2
KickOff rating
+6%

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
8332
L BogardeJ McGinnE BuendíaV Lindelöf
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Buendía MID1013
1
-
M Rogers MID1012
1
-
O Watkins FWD1011
-
L Bogarde MID9
1
-
J Sancho FWD911
-
I Maatsen DEF81
1
-
V Lindelöf DEF8
2
-
A Onana MID8
1
-
M Cash DEF71
2
-
E Konsa DEF7
1
-
P Torres DEF7
-
J McGinn MID73
2
-
E Guessand FWD72
1
-
E Martínez GLK6
1
-
L Digne DEF6
2
-
B Kamara MID61
-
D Malen FWD63
-
M Bizot GLK4
1
-
Y Tielemans MID411
1
-
H Elliot MID4
-
T Mings DEF31
-
A García DEF1
-
R Barkley MID1
-
Bologna Europa League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10533
L FergusonF BernardeschiN CambiaghiM Vitík
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Ferguson MID12
2
-
R Orsolini FWD113
1
-
T Dallinga FWD1132
-
F Bernardeschi FWD115
2
-
N Cambiaghi FWD1013
1
-
S Castro FWD1022
-
J Rowe FWD1032
1
-
L Skorupski GLK9
2
-
J Lucumí DEF9
2
-
N Zortea DEF92
1
-
M Vitík DEF9
3
-
J Odgaard MID921
1
-
N Moro MID91
-
J Miranda DEF81
3
-
R Freuler MID8
1
-
T Pobega MID81
-
C Lykogiannis DEF7
1
T Heggem DEF6
1
-
N Casale DEF5
1
-
E Holm DEF5
2
-
G Fabbian MID5
-
F Ravaglia GLK3
-
B Domínguez FWD3
-