Aston Villa vs Bologna

22 October 2024 · Champions League · Matchday 3 · 2024/25

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

John McGinn 55’
Jhon Durán 64’

Match summary

Aston Villa saw off Bologna 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

John McGinn put Aston Villa ahead with a direct free kick in the 55th minute and Jhon Durán made it 2-0 in the 64th minute.

The chances backed that up: Aston Villa created 1.24 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Bologna's 0.86 from 12.

Key events

Aston Villa Bologna

Kick-off

7’

Thijs DallingaShot on target

11’

Riccardo OrsoliniShot on target

19’

Riccardo OrsoliniFoul

Jhon DuránShot on target

21’

John McGinnShot on target

23’

28’

Thijs DallingaShot on target

45’

Stefan PoschPersistent fouling

Half-time0-0

46’

Jens OdgaardRiccardo Orsolini

Ross BarkleyAmadou Onana

46’

Morgan RogersShot on target

46’

47’

Charalampos LykogiannisFoul

Second half underway

Ross BarkleyFoul

49’

53’

Remo FreulerFoul

John McGinnFree Kick

1-0

55’

Jhon DuránLeft foot shot

2-0

64’

Jaden Philogene-BidaceJohn McGinn

65’

Ollie WatkinsJhon Durán

65’

Jacob RamseyLeon Bailey

65’

66’

Santiago CastroThijs Dallinga

66’

Nikola MoroKacper Urbański

71’

Nikola MoroShot on target

77’

Samuel Iling JuniorDan Ndoye

Boubacar KamaraYouri Tielemans

78’

Jacob RamseyShot on target

90+4’

Full-time2-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Aston Villa 1.24 xGBologna 0.86 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Bologna attacking Aston Villa attacking

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Lineups

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Bologna 4-3-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Emiliano Martínez	90′	4	0	44	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Ezri Konsa	90′	–	–	1	4	2	37	1	–	–	–
Diego Carlos	90′	1	1	–	1	–	59	1	–	–	–
Pau Torres	90′	–	–	–	–	–	58	1	–	–	–
Ian Maatsen	90′	3	2	–	9	3	42	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Amadou Onana Taken off	45′	–	–	23	–	–	2	–	5	1	–	–
Youri Tielemans Taken off	78′	–	–	47	1	–	2	–	6	–	1	–
Leon Bailey Taken off	65′	–	–	17	1	–	–	–	1	2	1	–
Morgan Rogers	90′	–	1	34	4	–	1	–	9	1	1	–
John McGinn Taken off	66′	1	–	23	1	–	–	–	2	1	1	–
Ross Barkley Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	23	1	–	1	–	1	–	–
Jacob Ramsey Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	8	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–
Boubacar Kamara Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	12	–	–	–	1	1	1	–	–

Forwards3 players


Jhon Durán Taken off	65′	1	–	5	2	0.40	–	1	5	1	14	–
Jaden Philogene-Bidace Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	1		0.04	–	–				–
Ollie Watkins Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	2	–	3	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Łukasz Skorupski	90′	4	2	29	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Stefan Posch	90′	5	2	–	5	–	34	3	–	–
Sam Beukema	90′	–	2	2	4	2	64	1	–	–	–
Jhon Lucumí	90′	3	1	3	5	2	60	1	–	–	–
Charalampos Lykogiannis	90′	2	1	–	7	1	29	1	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Kacper Urbański Taken off	66′	–	–	22	–	–	–	–	2	–	2	–
Remo Freuler	90′	–	–	60	–	–	6	–	9	1	2
Giovanni Fabbian	90′	–	–	12	–	–	1	–	4	–	2	–
Jens Odgaard Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	12	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	–
Nikola Moro Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	18	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Samuel Iling Junior Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Riccardo Orsolini Taken off	45′	–	–	1	1	0.05	–	–	7	–	10
Thijs Dallinga Taken off	66′	–	–	2	2	0.42	–	–	1	–	8	–
Dan Ndoye Taken off	77′	–	–	1	–	0.05	–	4	5	1	22	–
Santiago Castro Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	1	–	0.02	–	–	1	1	4	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Form going into the game

Aston Villa W W

Bologna D L

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Previous and next meeting

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