Overview
- The first leg kicks off at 21:00 CEST on Thursday at Bologna’s Stadio Renato Dall’Ara, with coverage on Sky Sport Uno and Sky Sport Calcio and streaming on Now.
- Major bookmakers price an Aston Villa win around 2.45, with the draw near 3.30 and a Bologna victory about 3.10.
- Markets point to goals, with both teams to score around 1.78 and at least one goal listed near 1.10, and some operators promoting boosted sign-up odds.
- Aston Villa ride a seven-match Europa League winning run, while Bologna are unbeaten in 11 European games, and recent meetings went Villa’s way 2-0 and 1-0.
- This is a two-legged tie, so tonight’s result sets up the return at Villa Park next Thursday with a place in the semifinals at stake.