Aston Villa vs. Bologna FC Preview: Host’s Searching First Win in All Competitions (Sep 25)
Aston Villa host Bologna in the Europa League as both sides kick off their respective European campaigns.
The hosts are hunting their first win this season whilst the away side are trying to back up their 2-1 win over Genoa at the weekend.
Odds
| Match Result | Odds |
| Aston Villa | 4/5 |
| Bologna | 18/5 |
| Draw | 8/3 |
The odds favour Aston Villa in this one, but with the home team’s form it might be worth a punt on the underdogs if you want to cash in on this game. Whether you want more football odds, or other ways to wager and get that cash up pokies online can do just that.
Aston Villa Take the Win in Only Meeting with Bologna
Aston Villa and Bologna have only met once in the past, with the pair facing off in last year’s Champions League.
Villa would walk away 2-0 winners, thanks to goals from John McGinn and Jon Duran as the Birmingham side made it out of the league phase.
Key Stats
- Aston Villa haven’t won a game in six attempts.
- Bologna have won two of their last five games, losing the other three.
- Aston Villa have score just one goal this season in all competitions.
- Bologna have scored five goals in their last five fixtures.
Aston Villa Team News
Unai Emery’s side finally got their first goal through Harvey Elliott on the weekend but will need more than that to get three points in this game.
They will be without four players for this game.
Andres Garcia, Amadou Onana, Ross Barkley and Youri Tielemans all remain out.
Aston Villa Possible Lineup
Emiliano Martinez (GK), Lucas Digne, Tyrone Mings, Ezri Konsa, Matty Cash, Boubacar Kamara, John McGinn, Emi Buendia, Morgan Rogers, Evann Guessand, Ollie Watkins
Bologna Team News
Bologna head into this in better form than their opponents having won their last game. They will be hoping they can utilise that to get a result in Birmingham.
They will be without three players for this matchup.
Nicolo Casale, Tommaso Pobega and Ciro Immobile all miss out through injury.
Possible Lineup
Lukasz Skorupski (GK), Juan Miranda, Torbjoern Lysaker Heggem, Martin Vitik, Lorenzo De Silvestri, Nikolo Moro, Remo Freuler, Benjamin Dominguez, Federico Bernadeschi, Riccardo Orsolini, Santiago Castro
Aston Villa vs. Bologna Picks
The bookies fancy Aston Villa in this game but their form has been nothing short of abysmal. A team short on confidence, if they can’t find the net early, it could be a long night.
Whilst Bologna don’t have the best form, they are hitting the back of the net and that could be key with a leaky defence.
I’m taking Bologna in this one as Villa’s woes continue.
Other markets include John McGinn to have two or more shots on target, Santiago Castro to score and Federico Berndeschi to score and assist.
