In the Knockout of the 2025-2026 UEFA Europa League, Aston Villa and Bologna lock horns on 2026-04-16 at 20:00 GMT.
In the last 3 clashes, head-to-head was 3-0 in favor of Unai Emery, with no draws against V. Italiano.
Aston Villa report 6 missing players: Alysson (Injury), B. Kamara (Knee Injury), B. Madjo (Inactive), E. Martinez (Calf Injury), T. Mings (Injury), J. Sancho (Shoulder Injury) while Bologna report 8 missing players: K. Bonifazi (Inactive), L. De Silvestri (Inactive), B. Dominguez (Hip Injury), E. Fauske Helland (Inactive), J. Lucumi (Yellow Cards), L. Skorupski (Muscle Injury), T. Dallinga (Injury), C. Lykogiannis (Thigh Injury).
Our forecast has Aston Villa in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Bologna set to counter in 4-2-3-1.
Contrast in results: Aston Villa had to share the points 1-1 with Nottingham Forest, whereas Bologna claimed victory 2-0 vs. Lecce.
Aston Villa (3-1-1) and Bologna (3-0-2) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
Aston Villa have clearly got the edge H2H: in 3 meetings, they've beaten Bologna 3 times, with 0 draws and only 0 losses.
A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 1-1 draw, reflecting Aston Villa's 5-0-0 home form and Bologna's 5-0-1 away record.
Aston Villa is going head to head with Bologna on 16/4/2026 19:00 GMT for the Eurocups UEFA Europa League. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Aston Villa v Bologna H2H statistics!