UEFA Europa League

League Stage - 1• 25 Sept 2025

Aston Villa 1–0 Bologna

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Goals

13'

J. McGinn

68'

O. Watkins

Assist: O. Watkins

Match Recap

Aston Villa beat Bologna 1–0 in the UEFA Europa League (League Stage - 1) on 25 September 2025. Bologna saw more of the ball with 53% possession, and Aston Villa had 12 shots (4 on target) to Bologna's 17 (7 on target). The expected-goals (xG) figures read 1.24 for Aston Villa and 1.10 for Bologna. The goal came from J. McGinn 13', O. Watkins 68'. Relive the Aston Villa vs Bologna UEFA Europa League highlights on Daily Goal: watch every goal and the full match below, free, with each strike timestamped so you can jump straight to the moment it happened.

Match Statistics

Aston Villa

VS

Bologna

47% Ball Possession 53%

1.24 Expected goals (xG) 1.10

12 Total Shots 17

4 Shots on target 7

5 Shots off target 7

3 Blocked Shots 3

10 Shots inside box 11

2 Shots outside box 6

8 Corner Kicks 3

2 Offsides 9

16 Fouls 14

2 Yellow Cards 2

— Red Cards —

7 Goalkeeper Saves 3

341 Total passes 376

271 Accurate passes 310

79% Pass accuracy 82%

0.21 Goals prevented 0.21

Lineups

Aston Villa

Unai Emery Etxegoien 4-2-3-1

VS

Bologna

Vincenzo Italiano 4-4-2

40Bizot

22Maatsen 14Torres 4Konsa 2Cash

44Kamara 7McGinn

10Buendia 27Rogers 29Guessand

17Malen

21Odgaard

9Castro

28Cambiaghi 8Freuler

19Ferguson

10Bernardeschi

22Lykogiannis

41Vitik

20Zortea

1Skorupski

Substitutes — Aston Villa

52S. Proctor 95R. Oakley 3V. Lindelof 5T. Mings 9H. Elliott 11O. Watkins 12L. Digne 16A. Garcia 19J. Sancho 26L. Bogarde 83B. Burrowes

Substitutes — Bologna

13F. Ravaglia 25M. Pessina 2E. Holm 6N. Moro 7R. Orsolini 11J. Rowe 14T. Heggem 24T. Dallinga 33J. Miranda 80G. Fabbian