Ace Football previews the Europa League game between Bologna and Aston Villa who meet up this coming Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Bologna enjoy home advantage, when visitors Aston Villa swing by on Thursday for a clash in the Europa League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Team form: Bologna vs Aston Villa
Bologna Form
Bologna hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Roma resulted in a 3-3 draw, followed by a 0-2 defeat against Lazio, before beating Cremonese by 1-2. Bologna claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Europa League. They also drew four and lost zero, scored nine goals and conceded five.
Aston Villa Form
Aston Villa won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 3-1 against Manchester United, before beating Lille 2-0. Another win followed, this time by 2-0 against West Ham. Aston Villa recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Europa League, in which they banged in seven goals, whilst conceding five. They recorded no draws but in stead suffered defeat twice.
Betting stats and facts for Bologna and Aston Villa
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 Bologna and Aston Villa played across all tournaments.
- In 12 of the last 14 Bologna matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Bologna home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Bologna matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Bologna home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Bologna home matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Aston Villa matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Aston Villa have won 8 of the last 10 matches in the Europa League while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Aston Villa have won 8 of the last 10 matches in the Europa League and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Aston Villa away matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Aston Villa have won the last 3 away matches in a row in the Europa League while scoring less than 2.5 goals
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Full-time result
Bologna won two of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing five as well. Aston Villa won five from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost three in this run.
Both teams to score
Bologna scored first in six of their last ten home games. Aston Villa scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Bologna managed to open the scoreline in no less than ten of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Aston Villa performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in seven of their last 10 games.
Total goals
Bologna saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Aston Villa’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.
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