Bologna vs Aston Villa: Europa League Preview, Predictions and Bet Builder Tips

8th April 2026

Aston Villa arrive in Bologna having won their last five in a row – five from five, clinical and in form. Bologna have done well to get here but they face a Villa side that looks unstoppable right now. The Renato Dall’Ara is a tough place to go, but Villa have been beating tough places all season.

Form and Lineups

Bologna head in on D-W-W-D-W – three wins and two draws from their last five. Unbeaten but not convincingly consistent. Aston Villa are W-W-W-W-W – five straight wins. They are joint-2nd in the Europa League table this season and they are not slowing down.

Statz has predicted lineups confirmed for both sides. Bologna line up in a 4-2-3-1: Ravaglia; Miranda, Heggem, Lucumi, J. Mario; Freuler, Moro; Rowe, Ferguson, Bernardeschi; S. Castro.

Villa set up in a 4-2-3-1: E. Martinez; Digne, P. Torres, Konsa, M. Cash; Tielemans, A. Onana; M. Rogers, E. Buendia, J. McGinn; O. Watkins.

Check the Bologna vs Aston Villa lineups page on Statz for any late changes.

Projections

No team projections are available on Statz for this fixture at time of writing. See the Europa League fixture projections page for any updates.

Referee

No referee has been assigned on Statz at time of writing. Check the Bologna vs Aston Villa H2H page before kick-off for the latest.

Bet Builder Tips

Four legs from the Statz bet builder, combining to 4.22:

• Federico Bernardeschi – 2+ Shots – 100% hit rate, last 5: 3, 2, 2, 5, 3. Consistent from the wide attacking role – rarely fails to register. @1.25 bet365
• Amadou Onana – 1+ Shots – 100% hit rate, last 5: 1, 1, 3, 1, 1. Villa’s midfield powerhouse gets into the box regularly. @1.50 bet365
• Lewis Ferguson – 1+ Tackles – 100% hit rate, last 5: 1, 1, 3, 2, 1. The Bologna midfielder never stops working – guaranteed to contribute defensively. @1.25 bet365
• Santiago Castro – 2+ Fouls – 80% hit rate, last 5: 3, 3, 2, 0, 3. Four from five – the only blank was a one-off. @1.80 bet365

Combined: @4.22 bet365 – Place this bet builder on bet365

The Angle

Villa’s five-game winning run is the story here and it should make them favourites at the Renato Dall’Ara. Ollie Watkins is leading the line, Onana is powering through midfield, and the full squad is firing. On the Bologna side, Bernardeschi and Ferguson are reliable bet builder legs – three 100% hit rates in the combined give this 4.22 builder a strong foundation. Castro’s foul-drawing habits at 80% complete it nicely. Back Villa to cause problems and let the data do the work.

Run your own angles on the Statz bet builder tool or browse the Europa League competition page for full standings and stats.