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by Simon Day in Europa League Picks
Aston Villa will attempt to put their miserable Premier League form behind them when they begin their Europa League campaign with a tricky home fixture against Bologna on Thursday evening. Sunday's 1-1 draw at ten-man Sunderland means that Unai Emery's side have picked up just three points from their opening five games. Despite another disappointing result, one small crumb of comfort for Villa was that they did find the net for the first time this season, thanks to Matty Cash's superb second half strike. However, huge improvements are needed if Villa are to turn their season around and mount a serious challenge for a Champions League place.
Bologna's 2-1 victory over Genoa on Saturday was their second success of the season and moved them up to 11th in the Serie A standings. Picking up points on the road has been the big problem for Vincenzo Italiano's team over recent months. Early season losses at Roma and AC Milan mean that Bologna have picked up just one point form their last six away games.
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Aston Villa vs Bologna Form
Aston Villa and Bologna Latest Matches
0/6 (0%)
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Sep 21, 2025 - Premier League
Sep 16, 2025 - Carabao Cup
Sep 13, 2025 - Premier League
Aug 31, 2025 - Premier League
Aug 23, 2025 - Premier League
Aug 16, 2025 - Premier League
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Aug 31, 2025 - Premier League
Aug 16, 2025 - Premier League
Aug 6, 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
May 16, 2025 - Premier League
May 3, 2025 - Premier League
Apr 19, 2025 - Premier League
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Sep 21, 2025 - Premier League
Sep 16, 2025 - Carabao Cup
Sep 13, 2025 - Premier League
Aug 23, 2025 - Premier League
Aug 10, 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
Aug 9, 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Sep 20, 2025 - Serie A
Sep 14, 2025 - Serie A
Aug 30, 2025 - Serie A
Aug 23, 2025 - Serie A
Aug 16, 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
Aug 9, 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Sep 20, 2025 - Serie A
Aug 30, 2025 - Serie A
Aug 16, 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
Aug 2, 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
Jul 20, 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
May 24, 2025 - Serie A
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Sep 14, 2025 - Serie A
Aug 23, 2025 - Serie A
Aug 9, 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
Jul 17, 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
May 18, 2025 - Serie A
May 9, 2025 - Serie A
Aston Villa against Bologna : Head to Head (H2H)
Oct 22, 2024 - Champions League
Bologna v Aston Villa last Lineups
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Missing players
L. Digne
MidfielderA. Garcia
R. Barkley
Y. Tielemans
N. Casale
MidfielderT. Pobega
Sulemana
ForwardC. Immobile
Most goals and assists
Aston Villa
Bologna
M. Cash
(1 Goals)
, 
H. Elliott
(1 Goals)
R. Orsolini
(2 Goals)
B. Kamara
(1 Assists)
N. Cambiaghi
(1 Assists)
, 
S. Castro
(1 Assists)
Aston Villa - Bologna Key Points
- Villa have scored just 1 goal in their last 6 league games
- Bologna have scored 3 goals in their first 4 Serie A matches
- There have been under 1.5 goals in 3 of Bologna's 4 games this season
- There have been under 1.5 goals in 3 of Villa's 5 league games this season
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Our Aston Villa vs Bologna Prediction
These two teams met in the Champions League last season, with Villa emerging as comfortable 2-0 victors. However, a lot has changed since that 2024 encounter, and Villa look a shadow of the side that went all the way to the quarter finals. The simple truth is that Bologna rarely score on the road and Villa rarely score full stop. That all points towards a low scoring contest at Villa Park, so we are taking the 3.55 on the game featuring less than two goals. Our prediction for Aston Villa vs Bologna is: Under 1.5 goals.
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