UEFA Europa League · League Stage - 1
Friday, 26 September 2025 · 03:00 · Villa Park, Birmingham · Referee: Jesus Gil Manzano, Spain
Aston Villa1 : 0
Full-time
BolognaHalf-time: 1-0
Match Events
- 13'J. McGinnNormal Goal
- 42'Matty CashYellow Card
- 58'D. Malen (assist: O. Watkins)Substitution 1
- 58'E. Buendia (assist: J. Sancho)Substitution 2
- 66'Jhon LucumíYellow Card
- 66'Martin VitíkYellow Card
- 70'N. Zortea (assist: E. Holm)Substitution 1
- 70'F. Bernardeschi (assist: R. Orsolini)Substitution 2
- 70'N. Cambiaghi (assist: J. Rowe)Substitution 3
- 71'John McGinnYellow Card
- 74'I. Maatsen (assist: L. Digne)Substitution 3
- 83'S. Castro (assist: T. Dallinga)Substitution 4
- 83'J. Odgaard (assist: G. Fabbian)Substitution 5
Statistics
4Shots on Goal7
5Shots off Goal7
12Total Shots17
3Blocked Shots3
10Shots insidebox11
2Shots outsidebox6
16Fouls14
8Corner Kicks3
2Offsides9
47%Ball Possession53%
2Yellow Cards2
-Red Cards-
7Goalkeeper Saves3
341Total passes376
271Passes accurate310
79%Passes %82%
1.24expected_goals1.10
0.21goals_prevented0.21
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 40M. Bizot(G)
- 2M. Cash(D)
- 4E. Konsa(D)
- 14P. Torres(D)
- 22I. Maatsen(D)
- 7J. McGinn(M)
- 44B. Kamara(M)
- 29E. Guessand(M)
- 27M. Rogers(M)
- 10E. Buendia(M)
- 17D. Malen(F)
Substitutes
- 52S. Proctor(G)
- 95R. Oakley(G)
- 3V. Lindelof(D)
- 5T. Mings(D)
- 9H. Elliott(M)
- 11O. Watkins(F)
- 12L. Digne(D)
- 16A. Garcia(D)
- 19J. Sancho(F)
- 26L. Bogarde(D)
- 83B. Burrowes(M)
Bologna4-4-2
Starting XI
- 1L. Skorupski(G)
- 20N. Zortea(D)
- 41M. Vitik(D)
- 26J. Lucumi(D)
- 22C. Lykogiannis(D)
- 10F. Bernardeschi(M)
- 19L. Ferguson(M)
- 8R. Freuler(M)
- 28N. Cambiaghi(M)
- 9S. Castro(F)
- 21J. Odgaard(F)
Substitutes
- 13F. Ravaglia(G)
- 25M. Pessina(G)
- 2E. Holm(D)
- 6N. Moro(M)
- 7R. Orsolini(F)
- 11J. Rowe(F)
- 14T. Heggem(D)
- 24T. Dallinga(F)
- 33J. Miranda(D)
- 80G. Fabbian(M)
Head-to-Head
- Aston Villa 4 - 0 BolognaFriday, 17 April 2026
- Bologna 1 - 3 Aston VillaFriday, 10 April 2026
- Aston Villa 1 - 0 BolognaFriday, 26 September 2025
- Aston Villa 2 - 0 BolognaWednesday, 23 October 2024
League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Aston Villa | 8 | 8 | 21 |
| 10 | Bologna | 8 | 7 | 15 |