UEFA Europa League·Quarter-finalsFull time
VenueRenato Dall'Ara
RefereeS. Scharer
Kickoff
Cortex Pick
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Match winnerWith confidence ring & reasoning
Player propsUp to 6 prop edges, scored
Period markets1H/2H goals, 75′+ goal
Risk AlertLines the AI thinks are traps
Reads fixture + h2h + form + injuries + odds + standings
Match timeline
Bologna0′—90′Match timelineAston Villa
44'
51'
90'
90'
Home goalAway goalYellowRed
- 90'
- 90'
- 90'O. Watkinsassist Y. Tielemans
- 88'
- 88'
- 85'Morgan RogersYellow
- 82'
- 80'
- 67'
- 67'
- 65'Tommaso PobegaYellow
- 51'O. Watkinsassist E. Buendia
- 44'E. Konsaassist Y. Tielemans
- 28'Ezri KonsaVAR · Goal cancelled
- 14'Jhon LucumíYellow
Match statistics
Match statistics
17 stats58%
Possession
Bologna58|42Aston Villa
Shots on goal
4goals
Bologna
4goals
Aston Villa
Total shots
19shots
Bologna
8shots
Aston Villa
- 19Total shots8
- 4Shots on goal4
- 5Shots off goal4
- 10Shots inside box3
- 489Total passes359
- 90%Pass accuracy80%
- 4Corners3
- 19Fouls15
- 2Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 7Offsides1
- 10Blocked shots0
- 9Shots outside box5
- 1Goalkeeper saves3
- 439Passes accurate286
- 0.85Expected goals (xG)1.57
- -0.19Goals prevented-0.19
Cortex Quick Read
Market & statistical baselineHeadline read
Double chance : draw or Aston Villa
Match outcome splitAPI model · implied %
Bologna10%
Draw45%
Aston Villa45%
Statistical comparisonfrom market & model
Form
46%
54%
Attack
53%
47%
Defense
43%
57%
Goals model
38%
62%
Head-to-head
0%
100%
Bologna · league form
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Aston Villa · league form
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Lineups
4-3-3 vs 4-2-3-1
Bologna4-3-3Vincenzo Italiano
vs
Aston Villa4-2-3-1Unai Emery
Bologna bench
10
M. PessinaGoalkeeper25
M. FranceschelliGoalkeeper82
N. MoroMidfielder6
R. OrsoliniForward7
N. ZorteaDefender20
N. CambiaghiForward28
F. CastaldoForward73
J. OdgaardForward21
N. CasaleDefender16
S. SohmMidfielder23
Aston Villa bench
11
M. BizotGoalkeeper40
J. WrightGoalkeeper64
V. LindelofDefender3
T. MingsDefender5
L. BaileyForward31
Douglas LuizMidfielder21
I. MaatsenDefender22
H. ElliottMidfielder9
L. BogardeMidfielder26
T. AbrahamForward18
A. GarciaDefender16
Recent form
Last 5 matches
BolognaL1-3
W2-0
L0-4
L0-2
L0-2
Aston VillaL0-1
L0-1
W4-3
W4-0
D1-1
Head-to-head
4 previous meetings4 previous meetingsAston Villa leads 4-0
Bologna0wins
Drawn
0draws
Aston Villa4wins
0%0%100%
Aggregate goals4 matches
1
10
Recent meetings
4- 16 Apr 26Aston Villa4–0BolognaUEFA Europa League
- 09 Apr 26Bologna1–3Aston VillaUEFA Europa League
- 25 Sept 25Aston Villa1–0BolognaUEFA Europa League
- 22 Oct 24Aston Villa2–0BolognaUEFA Champions League
Injuries & suspensions
11 reportedBologna
8
K. BonifaziInactiveOut
T. DallingaInjuryOut
L. De SilvestriInactiveOut
B. DominguezHip InjuryOut
E. Fauske HellandInactiveOut
C. LykogiannisThigh InjuryOut
L. SkorupskiMuscle InjuryOut
M. VitikYellow CardsOut
Aston Villa
3
Standings
UEFA Europa League 2025Europa League
| # | Team | P | W-D-L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lyon | 8 | 7-0-1 | +13 | 21 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 8 | 7-0-1 | +8 | 21 |
| 3 |  FC Midtjylland | 8 | 6-1-1 | +10 | 19 |
| 4 |  Real Betis | 8 | 5-2-1 | +6 | 17 |
| 5 |  FC Porto | 8 | 5-2-1 | +6 | 17 |
| 6 |  SC Braga | 8 | 5-2-1 | +6 | 17 |
| 7 |  SC Freiburg | 8 | 5-2-1 | +6 | 17 |
| 8 | AS Roma | 8 | 5-1-2 | +7 | 16 |
| 9 |  Genk | 8 | 5-1-2 | +4 | 16 |
| 10 | Bologna | 8 | 4-3-1 | +7 | 15 |
| 11 |  VfB Stuttgart | 8 | 5-0-3 | +6 | 15 |
| 12 |  Ferencvarosi TC | 8 | 4-3-1 | +1 | 15 |