Europa League: Aston Villa vs Bologna – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League round 1 match between Aston Villa and Bologna and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Aston Villa start the season as favourites to land the Europa League crown. They launch their title bid this coming Thursday at home in an opening day fixture with Bologna at Villa Park.

Form: Aston Villa vs Bologna

Aston Villa Form

Having collected three draws in their previous three matches, Aston Villa are on the lookout for a win again. Against Everton it finished 0-0, before a draw with Brentford in a 1-1 match. In their latest match, they once again had to settle for a tie after drawing 1-1 against Sunderland. Aston Villa claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Europa League, which also saw them drawing two and losing two matches, in which they scored seven and conceded eight goals.

Bologna Form

Their past three matches saw Bologna beating Como 1-0, losing 1-0 against AC Milan, and beating Genoa by 2-1. Bologna managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Europa League. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing two, while scoring four time and letting in five.

Betting facts for Aston Villa and Bologna

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Aston Villa and Bologna played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Aston Villa vs Bologna

It is the beginning of a new Europa League campaign, and both Aston Villa and Bologna will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Betting markets: Aston Villa vs Bologna

Full-time result

Aston Villa won seven of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Villa Park. They drew one and lost two as well, while Bologna won four of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost five.

Both teams to score

Aston Villa scored first in six of their last ten home games. Bologna scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Aston Villa managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Aston Villa, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Bologna, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.9 times goals per game themselves.