Comments and predictions for Aston Villa vs Bologna: 3 hard-won points

Latest Aston Villa vs Bologna team information

After a number of injuries before the international break, Unai Emery has welcomed back some key players, although there are still a few long-term absentees. Boubacar Kamara and Tyrone Mings are available after lengthy recoveries, while captain John McGinn returned from a hamstring injury with a brief appearance in the last game.

Emery will likely continue to rotate his squad, but Ollie Watkins remains the frontrunner for a starting spot, leaving Jhon Duran on the bench. Morgan Rogers, in fine form, is almost impossible to replace. Both players scored on Saturday, and Rogers has made more dribbles than any other player in the Champions League this season.

Bologna will be hoping to recover a number of players who missed the draw with Genoa. Dan Ndoye and Michel Aebischer have joined the injury list, along with Samuel Iling-Junior and Martin Erlic. Nicolo Cambiaghi and Oussama El Azzouzi are also out, although Lewis Ferguson is back in training.

Up front, young striker Santiago Castro could replace Thijs Dallinga, while captain Riccardo Orsolini is likely to feature on the right flank after scoring his first away goal in Serie A since January.

Aston Villa vs Bologna latest expected lineup

Aston Villa:

Martinez; Konsa, Carlos, Torres, Digne; Onana, Tielemans; McGinn, Rogers, Ramsey; Watkins

Bologna:

Skorupski; Posch, Beukema, Lucumi, Miranda; Freuler, Moro; Orsolini, Fabbian, Karlsson; Castro

Latest football commentary on Aston Villa vs Bologna

Aston Villa recreated their 1982 European Cup triumph by beating Bayern Munich in their Champions League opener. An impressive defensive display, combined with a moment of brilliance from substitute Jhon Duran, secured a commanding victory for the club. Duran’s perfect strike, after a superb pass from Pau Torres, sealed the game.

Villa had earlier won 3-0 against Young Boys and another win would take Unai Emery's Champions League tally to 25 wins. They also have the chance to become only the third team to keep three clean sheets in their opening three games of the competition, after Malaga and Leicester City. Emery has been in fine form, with his side in the top six of the Premier League.

Although Villa had to come from behind against Fulham with goals from Ollie Watkins and Morgan Rogers, along with a penalty save from Emi Martinez, they have made their best start since 1998. Their next test will be against Bologna, who are 13th in Serie A.

Bologna, managed by Vincenzo Italiano, have only won one of their last 10 games and were held to a disappointing draw with Genoa. They dropped two points in the final minutes of the game. With their poor form, Bologna could become the first team to fail to score in their opening three Champions League games. Therefore, scoring at least one goal and getting a point in the next game would be considered a success for Italiano and his players.

While Aston Villa still have some defensive weaknesses, Bologna often fail to capitalize on their chances, and their lack of attacking power could cost them again in this clash.

Aston Villa vs Bologna score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Aston Villa vs Bolognaas follows:

• Sportsmole:Aston Villa 1-0 Bologna

• WhoScore:Aston Villa 2-1 Bologna
• Our newspaper predicts:Aston Villa 1-0 Bologna

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