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Aston Villa vs Bologna — result, stats & head-to-head, 25 Sep 2025

Aston Villa vs BolognaEuropa League · Round 1 · Villa Park1–0
Matches
Aston Villa 1–0 Full time Bologna

Team news injuries and suspensions, as reported before kick-off

Bologna1 out
Ciro ImmobileInjurysince 21 Feb · 77 matches missed

Starting XI

Timeline

  1. 13'
    John McGinn · 1–0Left foot shot
  2. 42'
    Matty Cashyellow card
  3. 58'
    Emiliano Buendía ↑ Jadon Sancho ↓substitution
  4. 58'
    Donyell Malen ↑ Ollie Watkins ↓substitution
  5. 66'
    Jhon Lucumíyellow card
  6. 66'
    Martin Vitíkyellow card
  7. 68'
    Ollie Watkinspenalty missed
  8. 70'
    Federico Bernardeschi ↑ Riccardo Orsolini ↓substitution
  9. 70'
    Nicolò Cambiaghi ↑ Jonathan Rowe ↓substitution
  10. 70'
    Nadir Zortea ↑ Emil Holm ↓substitution
  11. 71'
    John McGinnyellow card
  12. 75'
    Ian Maatsen ↑ Lucas Digne ↓substitution
  13. 83'
    Jens Odgaard ↑ Giovanni Fabbian ↓substitution
  14. 83'
    Santiago Castro ↑ Thijs Dallinga ↓substitution

Aston Villa left · Bologna right

Periods

Aston Villa
1st half1
2nd half0
Extra time0
Bologna
1st half0
2nd half0
Extra time0

Match statistics

12Shots17
4Shots on target7
8Corners3
16Fouls14
16Tackles28
2Yellow cards2

Match information

Europa LeagueCompetition
1Round
Thu 25 Sep · 19:00 UTCKickoff
Villa ParkVenue
42,640Capacity
30,909 (72% full)Attendance
Jesús Gil ManzanoReferee
17°C · sky is clearWeather

Possession

Possession
47% · 53%
Duels won
44% · 56%
Pass accuracy
80% · 83%

Breakdown

Shooting
9Shots inside box11
2Shots outside box6
3Shots blocked3
0Hit woodwork1
1Big chances created2
1Big chances missed2
Passing
338Passes373
14Crosses26
3Accurate crosses10
42Long passes57
17Accurate long passes29
Defence
5Interceptions15
7Keeper saves3
Duels & dribbles
54Duels won68
14Dribble attempts20
7Successful dribbles9

Goalscorers

John McGinn 5Aston Villa
Ollie Watkins 5Aston Villa
Federico Bernardeschi 5Bologna
Emiliano Buendía 4Aston Villa

Bench

Aston Villa · bench

3LindelöfDF
5MingsDF
9ElliotMF
11Watkins6.8↑ 58'
12Digne6.5↑ 75'
16RobledoDF
19Sancho6.8↑ 58'
26BogardeDF
52ProctorGK
83BurrowsMF
95OakleyGK

Bologna · bench

2Holm7.0↑ 70'
6MoroMF
7Orsolini6.6↑ 70'
11Rowe6.6↑ 70'
13RavagliaGK
14HeggemDF
24Dallinga6.7↑ 83'
25PessinaGK
33GonzálezDF
80Fabbian6.5↑ 83'

Managers

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Previous meetings

In 3 recorded meetings, Aston Villa have won 3 and Bologna 0 — 0 ended level.

2026 · Europa LeagueAston Villa vs Bologna 4–0 2026 · Europa LeagueBologna vs Aston Villa 1–3 2024 · Champions LeagueAston Villa vs Bologna 2–0 All 3 meetings →

Recent form

Aston Villa LLDLD
Bologna LWLW

Europa League

#Team PWDLGFGAGD Pts
1Olympique Lyonnais8701185+1321
2Aston Villa8701146+821
3FC Midtjylland8611188+1019
4Real Betis8521137+617
5Porto8521137+617
6Sporting Braga8521115+617
7SC Freiburg8521104+617
8Roma8512136+716
9Genk8512117+416
10Bologna8431147+715
11VfB Stuttgart8503159+615
12Ferencvárosi84311211+115
13Nottingham Forest8422157+814
14Viktoria Plzeň835083+514
15Crvena Zvezda842276+114
16Celta de Vigo84131511+413
17PAOK83321714+312
18LOSC Lille8404129+312
19Fenerbahçe8332107+312
20Panathinaikos8332119+212
21Celtic83231315-211
22Ludogorets83141215-310
23Dinamo Zagreb83141216-410
24Brann8233911-29
25Young Boys83051016-69
26Sturm Graz8215511-67
27FCSB8215916-77
28Go Ahead Eagles8215614-87
29Feyenoord82061115-46
30Basel8206913-46
31Salzburg82061015-56
32Rangers8116514-94
33Nice8107715-83
34FC Utrecht8017515-101
35Malmö FF8017415-111
36Maccabi Tel Aviv8017222-201

Form and ranking

#TeamLast 5RatingPts
2
Aston Villa
LLDLD
 6.91 21
10
Bologna
LWLW
 6.90 15
Market

No market on record.

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Form
Aston VillaLLDLD
BolognaLWLW
Match stats
47Possession53
12Shots17
4On target7
8Corners3
2Yellow cards2