Aston Villa vs Bologna Prediction & Betting Tips (22 October)

Aston Villa was one of the surprises among the clubs qualified for this new formula of the Champions League. And the Villans quickly confirmed that they were up to the event, at least after the first two days. At the start of the campaign, they crushed the Young Boys of Berne 0-3 and above all brought down a major European team, Bayern Munich 1-0. 6th in the standings, the Birmingham-based club will be keen to continue their momentum. As for his career in the Premier League, he is in 5th place in the rankings. Aston Villa remained in draws against Ipswich 2-2 and Manchester United 0-0 before traveling to Fulham on Saturday, to mark the return of club competitions after the international break. This match is rather atypical in the Champions League because Bologna also surprised everyone by qualifying for the competition. On the other hand, the Italian club has a much harder time proving itself on the European scene.

He was held to a draw by Shakhtar Donetsk 0-0 before suffering the law of Liverpool 2-0 on the first days of the league phase. Its start to the season is sluggish, also considering its results in Serie A. The Rossoblu had a single victory for 5 draws and a defeat before the international break in October. They traveled to Genoa on Saturday to face Genoa. A meeting which then followed their draws against Atalanta Bergamo 1-1 and Parma 0-0. Bologna are 13th in Serie A after 7 days. 

The locals are not sure of being able to count on starting midfielder Onana, already absent before the break against Manchester United and forced to withdraw recently from Belgium's two matches due to injury. Defender Mings and French midfielder Kamara, injured for many months, recently returned with the reserve team but still seem too short to apply for a place in the first team. It remains to be seen whether captain McGinn (midfielder) and potential starter Ramsey will be able to return from injury. Among the executives, Unai Emery will rely on Emiliano Martinez in goal, the French international Digne on the left defensive side, the Belgian Tielemans (1 goal in the Champions League) in midfield or even Duran (1 goal in C1 ) on the front of the attack.

 For Bologna, the midfield sector should find summer recruit Pobega, injured for a month, but the Scot Ferguson who has been missing for many months will still be absent until November. Midfielder El Azzouzi and offensive player Cambiaghi, still in the infirmary, are not included on the list of players for the Champions League anyway. Vincenzo Italiano will trust several senior elements like Freuler in midfield but also Ndoye, Dallinga and Orsolini (1 goal in the league) up front to allow Bologna to score for the first time in the Champions League .