UEFA Europa League Quarter-finals Thu, Apr 16 2026 · 20:00 Villa Park, Birmingham
Aston Villa
First leg3–1 4–0 Full time · HT 3–0 xG 2.23 – 1.09
Bologna
  • O. Watkins 16’
  • E. Buendía 26’
  • M. Rogers 39’
  • E. Konsa 89’
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Aston Villa cruise past Bologna

Aston Villa entered as clear favourites and won 4–0 through goals from Watkins, Buendía, Rogers and Konsa. Aston Villa finished with the higher xG (2.23 vs 1.09).

Aston Villa ✓63%
Draw22%
Bologna15%

Model vs reality

Aston Villa goals
4
Model 1.97 · xG 2.23
Bologna goals
0
Model 0.86 · xG 1.09
Total goals
4
Model 2.84 · xG 3.32
Score 4–0
4%
Most likely 2–0 (11%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 54%
Both scored
No
Model 50%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchM. RogersAston Villa · 1 goal · 1 assist
8.2
  • RefereeJose Maria Sanchez Martinez
  • VenueVilla Park
  • Table before kick-offAston Villa 2nd · Bologna 7th

Timeline

  1. O. Watkins 1–0Assist M. Rogers
    16’
  2. ✕ M. RogersMissed penalty
    25’
  3. E. Buendía 2–0Assist L. Digne
    26’
  4. F. BernardeschiYellow card
    29’
  5. M. Rogers 3–0Assist J. McGinn
    39’
  6. Half time · 3–0
  7. ⇄ R. OrsoliniFor F. Bernardeschi
    46’
  8. ⇄ S. SohmFor R. Freuler
    46’
  9. ⇄ N. ZorteaFor João Mário
    46’
  10. ⇄ L. BaileyFor J. McGinn
    64’
  11. ⇄ T. AbrahamFor O. Watkins
    64’
  12. ⇄ J. SanchoFor M. Rogers
    74’
  13. ⇄ Douglas LuizFor Y. Tielemans
    74’
  14. ⇄ J. OdgaardFor S. Castro
    76’
  15. ⇄ L. BogardeFor A. Onana
    78’
  16. ⇄ T. HeggemFor N. Casale
    82’
  17. E. Konsa 4–0Assist T. Abraham
    89’
  18. Full time · 4–0

Team stats

Aston Villa13 shots · 11 in box, 2 outside
Bologna11 shots · 6 in box, 5 outside
Aston VillaBologna
46% Possession 54%
2.23 Expected goals (xG) 1.09
2.09 Expected points (xPts) 0.72
13 Shots 11
7 Shots on target 4
1 Shots off target 3
5 Blocked shots 4
11 Shots inside the box 6
2 Shots outside the box 5
320 Passes 379
80% Pass accuracy 87%
4 Corners 2
3 Goalkeeper saves 3
13 Fouls 17
0 Offsides 1
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
7.12 Team rating 6.40

Line-ups

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1

236.9 E. Martínez(G)
126.9 L. Digne A 146.3 Pau Torres 46.9 E. Konsa 27.2 M. Cash
86.9 Y. Tielemans ↓74’ 247.3 A. Onana ↓78’
107.9 E. Buendía 278.2★ M. Rogers A↓74’ 77.0 J. McGinn A↓64’
117.5 O. Watkins ↓64’
  • 23E. Martínez (G)6.9
  • 12L. DigneA6.9
  • 14Pau Torres6.3
  • 4E. Konsa6.9
  • 2M. Cash7.2
  • 8Y. Tielemans↓74’6.9
  • 24A. Onana↓78’7.3
  • 10E. Buendía7.9
  • 27M. Rogers ★A↓74’8.2
  • 7J. McGinnA↓64’7.0
  • 11O. Watkins↓64’7.5

Substitutes used

  • 31L. Bailey↑64’6.9
  • 18T. AbrahamA↑64’6.9
  • 26L. Bogarde↑78’6.6
  • 21Douglas Luiz↑74’6.7
  • 19J. Sancho↑74’6.5

Unused: M. Bizot, J. Wright, Andrés García, I. Maatsen, T. Mings, V. Lindelöf, H. Elliott

Bologna 4-2-3-1

136.7 F. Ravaglia(G)
175.3 João Mário ↓46’ 166.5 N. Casale ↓82’ 416.7 M. Vitík 335.9 Juan Miranda
67.2 N. Moro 86.6 R. Freuler ↓46’
116.0 J. Rowe 196.0 L. Ferguson 106.5 F. Bernardeschi ↓46’
96.3 S. Castro ↓76’
  • 13F. Ravaglia (G)6.7
  • 17João Mário↓46’5.3
  • 16N. Casale↓82’6.5
  • 41M. Vitík6.7
  • 33Juan Miranda5.9
  • 6N. Moro7.2
  • 8R. Freuler↓46’6.6
  • 11J. Rowe6.0
  • 19L. Ferguson6.0
  • 10F. Bernardeschi↓46’6.5
  • 9S. Castro↓76’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 20N. Zortea↑46’6.2
  • 7R. Orsolini↑46’6.9
  • 23S. Sohm↑46’6.7
  • 14T. Heggem↑82’
  • 21J. Odgaard↑76’6.7

Unused: M. Pessina, Matteo Franceschelli, C. Lykogiannis, T. Pobega, N. Cambiaghi, Francesco Castaldo

Player stats

Top rated
M. RogersAston Villa8.2
2nd
E. BuendíaAston Villa7.9
3rd
O. WatkinsAston Villa7.5

Aston Villa

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
E. Martínez G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 68% 41 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
L. Digne D 90 0 1 1 (1) 2 80% 25 0 2 0/0 3/1 6.9
Pau Torres D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 82% 38 0 0 0/1 3/0 6.3
E. Konsa D 90 1 0 0 (0) 0 91% 33 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.9
M. Cash D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 20 3 0 0/0 0/2 7.2
Y. Tielemans M 74 0 0 0 (0) 1 89% 36 1 1 0/0 1/1 6.9
A. Onana M 78 0 0 0 (0) 1 92% 24 3 1 0/0 2/3 7.3
E. Buendía M 90 1 0 1 (1) 1 67% 21 1 1 0/1 0/2 7.9
M. Rogers F 74 1 1 3 (3) 3 80% 20 0 0 0/1 2/1 8.2
J. McGinn M 64 0 1 0 (0) 1 67% 15 3 0 0/0 1/2 7.0
O. Watkins F 64 1 0 1 (1) 1 92% 12 0 0 1/1 0/2 7.5
L. Bailey M 26 0 0 0 (0) 1 75% 4 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.9
T. Abraham F 26 0 1 0 (0) 0 50% 4 2 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
L. Bogarde M 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
Douglas Luiz M 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 6 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.7
J. Sancho F 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 7 0 0 0/2 0/0 6.5

Bologna

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
F. Ravaglia G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 76% 21 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
João Mário D 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 64% 14 0 0 0/1 2/1 5.3
N. Casale D 82 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 48 0 1 0/0 1/1 6.5
M. Vitík D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 89% 44 4 4 0/0 2/0 6.7
Juan Miranda D 90 0 0 1 (0) 3 84% 38 2 1 0/0 1/0 5.9
N. Moro M 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 96% 57 0 0 0/1 0/1 7.2
R. Freuler M 46 0 0 0 (0) 1 93% 15 0 1 0/0 0/1 6.6
J. Rowe F 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 27 1 1 0/2 3/0 6.0
L. Ferguson M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 35 0 0 0/0 4/0 6.0
F. Bernardeschi F 46 0 0 2 (2) 0 76% 17 0 0 1/2 1/4 6.5
S. Castro F 76 0 0 2 (0) 1 75% 8 0 0 0/0 1/3 6.3
N. Zortea M 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 14 0 0 0/1 1/0 6.2
R. Orsolini F 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 13 2 1 0/1 0/0 6.9
S. Sohm M 44 0 0 0 (0) 1 76% 17 2 0 0/0 1/0 6.7
T. Heggem D 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 6 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
J. Odgaard F 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.7

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