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Aston Villa 1-0 Bologna · Europa League

Aston Villa beat Bologna 1-0 in the Europa League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Aston Villa and Bologna met in the Europa League at Villa Park in Birmingham on Thursday, 25 September 2025.

Goalscorers

Aston Villa: J. McGinn 13'. Bologna did not score.

How the match went

Bologna saw more of the ball, 53% of it. Aston Villa had 12 shots with 4 on target, Bologna 17 with 7 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 8 to Aston Villa and 3 to Bologna. Aston Villa conceded 16 fouls, Bologna 14. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for Aston Villa, 2 for Bologna).

Line-ups

Aston Villa started in a 4-2-3-1: M. Bizot, M. Cash, E. Konsa, P. Torres, I. Maatsen, J. McGinn, B. Kamara, E. Guessand, M. Rogers, E. Buendía, D. Malen.

Bologna started in a 4-2-2-2: L. Skorupski, N. Zortea, M. Vitík, J. Lucumí, C. Lykogiannīs, L. Ferguson, R. Freuler, F. Bernardeschi, N. Cambiaghi, S. Castro, J. Odgaard.

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Minute by minute

  1. 13'Goal! Aston Villa 1-0 Bologna. J. McGinn (Aston Villa) scores.
  2. 45'Half-time. Aston Villa 1-0 Bologna.
  3. 68'Penalty missed! O. Watkins (Aston Villa), saved.
  4. 90'Full-time. Aston Villa 1-0 Bologna.
Full commentary (47 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Aston Villa vs Bologna.
  2. 6'Attempt saved. E. Guessand (Aston Villa), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  3. 13'Goal! Aston Villa 1-0 Bologna. J. McGinn (Aston Villa) scores.
  4. 13'Attempt missed. M. Rogers (Aston Villa), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.17.
  5. 16'Attempt blocked. I. Maatsen (Aston Villa), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  6. 19'Attempt saved. D. Malen (Aston Villa), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  7. 23'Attempt missed. L. Ferguson (Bologna), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  8. 25'Attempt missed. E. Buendía (Aston Villa), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  9. 31'Attempt missed. J. Lucumí (Bologna), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  10. 33'Attempt saved. F. Bernardeschi (Bologna), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  11. 38'Attempt missed. F. Bernardeschi (Bologna), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  12. 41'Attempt missed. N. Cambiaghi (Bologna), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  13. 42'Yellow card for M. Cash (Aston Villa).
  14. 43'Attempt missed. N. Zortea (Bologna), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  15. 43'Attempt blocked. L. Ferguson (Bologna), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  16. 44'Attempt missed. M. Cash (Aston Villa), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  17. 45'1 minute of added time.
  18. 45+2'Attempt missed. S. Castro (Bologna), header. xG 0.15.
  19. 45'Half-time. Aston Villa 1-0 Bologna.
  20. 46'The second half is under way.
  21. 47'Attempt saved. F. Bernardeschi (Bologna), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  22. 53'Attempt blocked. L. Ferguson (Bologna), header. xG 0.08.
  23. 58'Substitution, Aston Villa: J. Sancho comes on for E. Buendía.
  24. 58'Substitution, Aston Villa: O. Watkins comes on for D. Malen.
  25. 62'Attempt blocked. R. Freuler (Bologna), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  26. 66'Yellow card for J. Lucumí (Bologna).
  27. 66'Yellow card for M. Vitík (Bologna).
  28. 68'Penalty missed! O. Watkins (Aston Villa), saved.
  29. 70'Substitution, Bologna: R. Orsolini comes on for F. Bernardeschi.
  30. 70'Substitution, Bologna: J. Rowe comes on for N. Cambiaghi.
  31. 70'Substitution, Bologna: E. Holm comes on for N. Zortea.
  32. 71'Yellow card for J. McGinn (Aston Villa).
  33. 71'Off the woodwork! S. Castro (Bologna), header. xG 0.24.
  34. 72'Attempt saved. J. Odgaard (Bologna), header from a set piece. xG 0.24.
  35. 75'Substitution, Aston Villa: L. Digne comes on for I. Maatsen.
  36. 81'Attempt saved. E. Holm (Bologna), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
  37. 83'Substitution, Bologna: T. Dallinga comes on for S. Castro.
  38. 83'Substitution, Bologna: G. Fabbian comes on for J. Odgaard.
  39. 85'Attempt missed. J. Sancho (Aston Villa), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  40. 86'Attempt blocked. L. Digne (Aston Villa), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  41. 90'Attempt saved. M. Vitík (Bologna), header from a set piece. xG 0.07.
  42. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  43. 90+1'Attempt saved. T. Dallinga (Bologna), header from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  44. 90+3'Attempt missed. O. Watkins (Aston Villa), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
  45. 90+3'Attempt blocked. O. Watkins (Aston Villa), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
  46. 90+6'Attempt saved. M. Vitík (Bologna), header from a set piece. xG 0.01.
  47. 90'Full-time. Aston Villa 1-0 Bologna.
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