Line-ups
Aston Villa (4-4-2)
Playing:
23
Emiliano Martinez
Guard
2
Matty Cash
Defender
4
Ezri Konsa
Defender
14
Pau Torres
Defender
12
Lucas Digne
Defender
7
John McGinn
Midfielder
24
Amadou Onana
Midfielder
8
Youri Tielemans
Midfielder
10
Emiliano Buendia
Midfielder
11
Ollie Watkins
Forward
27
Morgan Rogers
Forward
Not playing:
21
Douglas Luiz
Midfielder
19
Jadon Sancho
Forward
9
Harvey Elliott
Midfielder
31
Leon Bailey
Forward
22
Ian Maatsen
Defender
64
James Wright
Guard
40
Marco Bizot
Guard
16
Andres Garcia
Midfielder
3
Victor Lindelof
Defender
26
Lamare Bogarde
Midfielder
5
Tyrone Mings
Defender
18
Tammy Abraham
Forward
Bologna (4-3-3)
Playing:
13
Federico Ravaglia
Guard
17
Joao Mario
Defender
41
Martin Vitik
Defender
16
Nicolo Casale
Defender
33
Juan Miranda
Defender
6
Nikola Moro
Midfielder
8
Remo Freuler
Midfielder
19
Lewis Ferguson
Midfielder
10
Federico Bernardeschi
Forward
9
Santiago Castro
Forward
11
Jon Rowe
Forward
Not playing:
73
Francesco Castaldo
Forward
25
Massimo Pessina
Guard
22
Charalampos Lykogiannis
Defender
23
Simon Sohm
Midfielder
28
Nicolo Cambiaghi
Midfielder
4
Tommaso Pobega
Midfielder
14
Torbjorn Heggem
Defender
20
Nadir Zortea
Defender
7
Riccardo Orsolini
Forward
21
Jens Odgaard
Forward
82
Matteo Franceschelli
Guard
Latest matches
Aston Villa | 04/12/2026 | England Premier League | Nottm Forest |
1:1
|
Aston Villa |
| 04/09/2026 | UEFA Europa League | Bologna |
1:3
|
Aston Villa |
| 03/27/2026 | Elite Club Friendlies | Aston Villa |
1:2
|
Elche |
| 03/22/2026 | England Premier League | Aston Villa |
2:0
|
West Ham |
| 03/19/2026 | UEFA Europa League | Aston Villa |
2:0
|
Lille |
| 03/15/2026 | England Premier League | Man Utd |
3:1
|
Aston Villa |
| 03/12/2026 | UEFA Europa League | Lille |
0:1
|
Aston Villa |
| 03/04/2026 | England Premier League | Aston Villa |
1:4
|
Chelsea |
| 02/27/2026 | England Premier League | Wolverhampton |
2:0
|
Aston Villa |
| 02/21/2026 | England Premier League | Aston Villa |
1:1
|
Leeds |
Bologna | 04/12/2026 | Italy Serie A | Bologna |
2:0
|
Lecce |
| 04/09/2026 | UEFA Europa League | Bologna |
1:3
|
Aston Villa |
| 04/05/2026 | Italy Serie A | Cremonese |
1:2
|
Bologna |
| 03/22/2026 | Italy Serie A | Bologna |
0:2
|
Lazio |
| 03/19/2026 | UEFA Europa League | Roma |
3:3
|
Bologna |
| 03/15/2026 | Italy Serie A | Sassuolo |
0:1
|
Bologna |
| 03/12/2026 | UEFA Europa League | Bologna |
1:1
|
Roma |
| 03/08/2026 | Italy Serie A | Bologna |
1:2
|
Verona |
| 03/02/2026 | Italy Serie A | Pisa |
0:1
|
Bologna |
| 02/26/2026 | UEFA Europa League | Bologna |
1:0
|
SK Brann |
Head-to-Head
Aston Villa
3
Winning
0
Draw
0
Losses
Bologna | 04/09/2026 | UEFA Europa League |
Bologna
|
1 : 3
|
Aston Villa
|
| 09/25/2025 | UEFA Europa League |
Aston Villa
|
1 : 0
|
Bologna
|
| 10/22/2024 | UEFA Champions League |
Aston Villa
|
2 : 0
|
Bologna
|
Tournament table
| № | Squad | P | W | D | L | Goals | Points | Form |
| 1 |
Lyon |
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
18 : 5
|
21 |
|
| 2 |
Aston Villa |
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
14 : 6
|
21 |
|
| 3 |
Midtjylland |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
18 : 8
|
19 |
|
| 4 |
Real Betis |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
13 : 7
|
17 |
|
| 5 |
FC Porto |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
13 : 7
|
17 |
|
| 6 |
Braga |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
11 : 5
|
17 |
|
| 7 |
SC Freiburg |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
10 : 4
|
17 |
|
| 8 |
Roma |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
13 : 6
|
16 |
|
| 9 |
Genk |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
11 : 7
|
16 |
|
| 10 |
Bologna |
8 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
14 : 7
|
15 |
|
| 11 |
VfB Stuttgart |
8 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
15 : 9
|
15 |
|
| 12 |
Ferencvarosi TC |
8 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
12 : 11
|
15 |
|
| 13 |
Nottm Forest |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
15 : 7
|
14 |
|
| 14 |
Viktoria Plzen |
8 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
8 : 3
|
14 |
|
| 15 |
Crvena Zvezda |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
7 : 6
|
14 |
|
| 16 |
Celta Vigo |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
15 : 11
|
13 |
|
| 17 |
PAOK Salonika |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
17 : 14
|
12 |
|
| 18 |
Lille |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
12 : 9
|
12 |
|
| 19 |
Fenerbahce |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
10 : 7
|
12 |
|
| 20 |
Panathinaikos |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
11 : 9
|
12 |
|
| 21 |
Celtic |
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
13 : 15
|
11 |
|
| 22 |
Ludogorets Razgrad |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
12 : 15
|
10 |
|
| 23 |
Dinamo Zagreb |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
12 : 16
|
10 |
|
| 24 |
SK Brann |
8 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
9 : 11
|
9 |
|
| 25 |
Young Boys |
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
10 : 16
|
9 |
|
| 26 |
SK Sturm Graz |
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
5 : 11
|
7 |
|
| 27 |
FCSB |
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
9 : 16
|
7 |
|
| 28 |
Go Ahead Eagles |
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
6 : 14
|
7 |
|
| 29 |
Feyenoord |
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
11 : 15
|
6 |
|
| 30 |
Basel |
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
9 : 13
|
6 |
|
| 31 |
FC Salzburg |
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
10 : 15
|
6 |
|
| 32 |
Rangers |
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
5 : 14
|
4 |
|
| 33 |
Nice |
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
7 : 15
|
3 |
|
| 34 |
FC Utrecht |
8 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
5 : 15
|
1 |
|
| 35 |
Malmo FF |
8 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
4 : 15
|
1 |
|
| 36 |
Maccabi Tel Aviv |
8 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
2 : 22
|
1 |
|
Aston Villa vs. Bologna on 2026/04/16: Who wins the clash?
Aston Villa and Bologna will lock horns this Thursday (16 April) in the Europa League. The match begins in 22:00 (Moscow time). Aston Villa enter the match with 7 wins, 0 draws, and a whopping 1 loses, currently sitting dead last (2) on the table. On the other hand, Bologna comes with 4 wins behind its name as well as 3 draws and 1 defeats. Bologna is currently 10 on the PL table.
Bookies are adamant about the favourite – Aston Villa should win the clash. Bologna has a small 16% chance of winning this match compared to Aston Villa’s 65% Bologna’s odds are 6.41 at 1xBet – betting on those odds will bring you a net profit of 541%, but it’s a risky bet. If you put your money on Aston Villa’s 6.41 odds (1xBet), your net profit is 541%, which clearly makes the Aston Villa outfit an overwhelming favourite
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