Aston Villa vs Bologna

UEFA Europa League - League Phase 25 Sep 2025, 19:00
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
1–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Bologna
Bologna
🏟 Villa Park Round 1

Match report

Aston Villa edged past Bologna 1-0 in the UEFA Europa League - League Phase on 25 September 2025.

Bologna had 17 shots to Aston Villa's 12.

The match was played at Villa Park.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 56% - 44% Shots 12 - 17 On target 4 - 7 Corners 8 - 3 Fouls 16 - 14 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Marco Bizot
Aston Villa · 7 saves
8 John McGinn 1 goal
8 Pau Torres captained the side
8 Łukasz Skorupski 3 saves
8 Charalampos Lykogiannis captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–8 5–9
Shots On Goal 3–1 1–6
Ball Possession 46–54 —
Corners 6–2 2–1
Attacks 28–53 24–40
Match statistics
8 Corners 3
13 Throw In 20
22 Free Kick 17
11 Goal Kick 4
1 Penalty 0
3 Substitution 5
52 Attacks 93
33 Dangerous Attacks 37
4 On Target 6
8 Off Target 10
56% Ball Possession 44%
12 Shots Total 17
4 Shots On Goal 7
5 Shots Off Goal 7
3 Shots Blocked 3
10 Shots Inside Box 11
2 Shots Outside Box 6
16 Fouls 14
8 Corners 3
2 Offsides 9
47% Ball Possession 53%
2 Yellow Cards 2
7 Saves 3
341 Passes Total 376
271 Passes Accurate 310
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Aston Villa · 4-2-3-1
40 M. Bizot
2 M. Cash 4 E. Konsa 14 P. Torres 22 I. Maatsen
7 J. McGinn 44 B. Kamara
29 E. Guessand 27 M. Rogers 10 E. Buendía
17 D. Malen
Bologna · 4-4-2
1 Ł. Skorupski
20 N. Zortea 41 M. Vitík 26 J. Lucumí 22 C. Lykogiannis
10 F. Bernardeschi 19 L. Ferguson 8 R. Freuler 28 N. Cambiaghi
9 S. Castro 21 J. Odgaard
Aston Villa
Coach
Unai Emery Etxegoien
Substitutes
  • 19 Jadon Sancho
  • 11 Ollie Watkins
  • 12 Lucas Digne
  • 52 Sam Proctor
  • 95 Rhys Oakley
  • 26 Lamare Bogarde
  • 16 Andrés García
  • 5 Tyrone Mings
  • 3 Victor Lindelöf
  • 9 Harvey Elliott
  • 83 Bradley Burrowes
Bologna
Coach
Vincenzo Italiano
Substitutes
  • 2 Emil Holm
  • 7 Riccardo Orsolini
  • 11 Jonathan Rowe
  • 80 Giovanni Fabbian
  • 24 Thijs Dallinga
  • 13 Federico Ravaglia
  • 25 Massimo Pessina
  • 33 Juan Miranda
  • 14 Torbjørn Heggem
  • 6 Nikola Moro
Substitutions
  • 58' ↑ O. Watkins ↓ D. Malen Aston Villa
  • 58' ↑ J. Sancho ↓ E. Buendia Aston Villa
  • 70' ↑ E. Holm ↓ N. Zortea Bologna
  • 70' ↑ R. Orsolini ↓ F. Bernardeschi Bologna
  • 70' ↑ J. Rowe ↓ N. Cambiaghi Bologna
  • 74' ↑ L. Digne ↓ I. Maatsen Aston Villa
  • 83' ↑ T. Dallinga ↓ S. Castro Bologna
  • 83' ↑ G. Fabbian ↓ J. Odgaard Bologna
Cards
  • 42' M. Cash Aston Villa
  • 67' M. Vitik Bologna
  • 67' J. Lucumi Bologna
  • 71' J. McGinn Aston Villa
Head-to-head
Aston Villa 3 1 draws 0 Bologna
2026-04-16 Aston Villa vs Bologna 0 - 0
2026-04-09 Bologna vs Aston Villa 1 - 3
2025-09-25 Aston Villa vs Bologna 1 - 0
2024-10-22 Aston Villa vs Bologna 2 - 0
Recent form
Aston Villa D D D D D
Bologna D D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Aston Villa vs Bologna?
Aston Villa won 1-0 against Bologna on 25 September 2025.
Who won Aston Villa vs Bologna?
Aston Villa won the match 1-0.
Where was Aston Villa vs Bologna played?
The match was played at Villa Park.
Who had more possession in Aston Villa vs Bologna?
Aston Villa had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.