Aston Villa-Bologna is a match valid for the third day of the Champions League and is played on Tuesday at 9 p.m.: live TV, probable formations, prediction.
Among the teams that are on full points after the first two days of the Champions League championship stage is Unai Emery’s Aston Villa. The Villans first downed the Swiss side Young Boys (0-3) in the opener and then, against all odds, got the better of Bayern Munich (1-0), bent by a Duran goal with ten minutes left. A very heavy success.
And things are going well in the Premier League as well, where the only defeat remains the one with Arsenal (0-2) last August. Since then Aston Villa has not lost, still recording two draws (the one that left the most bitter taste in the mouth was the 2-2 draw with newly promoted Ipswich Town). On Saturday, however, McGinn and his teammates were unleashed on a hostile field like Craven Cottage, beating Fulham (1-3) in a comeback in a match characterized by no less than two expulsions: a victory that skyrocketed the Villans to fourth place in the standings, on 17 points, the same as Arsenal, which was stopped by surprise by Bournemouth. In short, it is not shaping up to be an easy evening at Villa Park for Vincenzo Italiano’s Bologna, who recently landed on “planet Champions.” The Emilians, back to play the first continental event after 60 years, have so far scraped together one point: 0-0 with Shakhtar Donetsk and defeat (2-0) at Anfield Road against Liverpool.
Bologna too erratic
All in all, the Emiliani’s performance against the team that is at the top of the Premier League standings was positive, however, too much discontinuity is penalizing the Rossoblù. Especially in the league.
Last Saturday, in fact, came yet another draw of the season. Leading 2-0 in Marassi against Genoa, Bologna collapsed in the last 20 minutes, pierced twice by Pinamonti. It was the third draw in a row for the Felsinei, whose only victory this season remains the one with Monza. Italiano hopes to recover Ndoye and Aebischer for the trip to Birmingham (both absent in Genoa), while in attack Castro will again prevail over Dallinga. No formation problems instead for Emery: in attack Watkins is favored over Duran.
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The Prediction
Victory likely for an Aston Villa that hasn’t lost in 9 games and also beat Bayern Munich on this pitch without conceding a goal. Another tricky night lies ahead for Bologna.
The probable lineups of Aston Villa-Bologna
ASTON VILLA (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Konsa, Diego Carlos, Pau Torres, Digne; Onana, Tielemans; McGinn, Rogers, Ramsey; Watkins.
BOLOGNA (4-2-3-1): Skorupski; Holm, Beukema, Lucumi, Lykogiannis; Freuler, Moro; Orsolini, Odgaard, Iling-Junior; Castro.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-0
