Bologna vs Aston Villa

UEFA Europa League - Quarter-finals 9 Apr 2026, 19:00
Bologna
Bologna
1–3
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
👤 S. Scharer Round Quarter-finals

Match report

Aston Villa beat Bologna 3-1 in the UEFA Europa League - Quarter-finals on 9 April 2026. It was 0-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Aston Villa dominated possession with 68% of the ball, while Bologna had 19 shots to Aston Villa's 8.

The referee was S. Scharer.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 32% - 68% Shots 19 - 8 On target 4 - 4 Corners 4 - 3 Fouls 18 - 15 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Ollie Watkins
Aston Villa · 2 goals
9 Jonathan Rowe 1 goal
8 Ezri Konsa 1 goal
8 Youri Tielemans 2 assists
7 Juan Miranda captained the side
First half vs second half
Bologna stepped it up after the break, with 14 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–2 14–6
Shots On Goal 1–1 3–3
Ball Possession 61–39 —
Corners 2–2 2–1
Attacks 49–24 46–33
Match statistics
4 Corners 3
12 Throw In 9
16 Free Kick 25
7 Goal Kick 6
4 Substitution 3
95 Attacks 57
51 Dangerous Attacks 18
4 On Target 4
15 Off Target 4
32% Ball Possession 68%
19 Shots Total 8
4 Shots On Goal 4
5 Shots Off Goal 4
10 Shots Blocked 0
10 Shots Inside Box 3
9 Shots Outside Box 5
18 Fouls 15
4 Corners 3
7 Offsides 1
58% Ball Possession 42%
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 3
489 Passes Total 359
438 Passes Accurate 284
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Bologna · 4-3-3
13 F. Ravaglia
17 J. Mário 14 T. Heggem 26 J. Lucumí 33 J. Miranda
19 L. Ferguson 8 R. Freuler 4 T. Pobega
10 F. Bernardeschi 9 S. Castro 11 J. Rowe
Aston Villa · 4-2-3-1
23 E. Martínez
2 M. Cash 4 E. Konsa 14 P. Torres 12 L. Digne
24 A. Onana 8 Y. Tielemans
7 J. McGinn 27 M. Rogers 10 E. Buendía
11 O. Watkins
Bologna
Coach
Vincenzo Italiano
Substitutes
  • 7 Riccardo Orsolini
  • 6 Nikola Moro
  • 21 Jens Odgaard
  • 28 Nicolò Cambiaghi
  • 25 Massimo Pessina
  • 20 Nadir Zortea
  • 73 Francesco Castaldo
  • 82 Matteo Franceschelli
  • 23 Simon Sohm
  • 16 Nicolò Casale
Aston Villa
Coach
Unai Emery
Substitutes
  • 26 Lamare Bogarde
  • 22 Ian Maatsen
  • 31 Leon Bailey
  • 16 Andrés García
  • 18 Tammy Abraham
  • 64 James Wright
  • 3 Victor Lindelöf
  • 40 Marco Bizot
  • 21 Douglas Luiz
  • 5 Tyrone Mings
  • 9 Harvey Elliott
Substitutions
  • 67' ↑ N. Moro ↓ T. Pobega Bologna
  • 67' ↑ R. Orsolini ↓ L. Ferguson Bologna
  • 80' ↑ L. Bogarde ↓ A. Onana Aston Villa
  • 82' ↑ J. Odgaard ↓ S. Castro Bologna
  • 88' ↑ L. Bailey ↓ E. Buendia Aston Villa
  • 88' ↑ I. Maatsen ↓ M. Rogers Aston Villa
  • 90' ↑ N. Cambiaghi ↓ R. Freuler Bologna
Cards
  • 14' J. Lucumi Bologna
  • 65' T. Pobega Bologna
  • 85' M. Rogers Aston Villa
Head-to-head
Bologna 0 1 draws 3 Aston Villa
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
Bologna D D D D L
Aston Villa W D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Bologna vs Aston Villa?
Bologna lost 1-3 against Aston Villa on 9 April 2026.
Who won Bologna vs Aston Villa?
Aston Villa won the match 3-1.
Who had more possession in Bologna vs Aston Villa?
Aston Villa had 68% of possession, compared to 32% for the other side.