Bologna vs Aston Villa Tips & Preview - Villans to maintain impressive European run

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Bologna struggling at home, winning 2 of the last 10 matches.
Aston Villa are in strong form, unbeaten in the last seven Europa League games.
Bologna progressed after a narrow win over Roma in the round of 16.

Bologna vs Aston Villa

A place in the last four is up for grabs as Bologna host Aston Villa in the UEFA Europa League quarter-final first leg.

The Villans are enjoying a fine run in Europe and remain the favourites to lift the trophy. They have done some good work on their recent travels and can hold their own against the Italians, who are unconvincing at home.

Bologna News

Bologna needed penalties before claiming a 5-4 aggregate victory over fellow Serie A side Roma in the round of 16. Having battled to a 1-1 home draw in the first meeting, they claimed a 4-3 victory in the second leg to progress to the last eight.

The Italians have been decent lately and are unbeaten in eight of their last 10 matches across all competitions, earning a 2-1 victory at Cremonese in a domestic fixture last weekend. However, home form remains a problem, having failed to win eight of their last 10 fixtures in front of their fans.

Bologna often struggle to keep things tight at the back and are without a clean sheet in eight of their last 10 matches at Stadio Renato Dall’Ara. However, Vincenzo Italiano’s team have found the net in seven of those 10 fixtures.

Aston Villa News

Aston Villa did the double over Lille to progress to the quarter-finals with a 3-0 aggregate victory. They followed up a 1-0 away win in the first leg with a 2-0 triumph at home in the second meeting.

Things have been pretty solid for Aston Villa in Europe, having won their last seven Europa League matches while also winning four of their last six away fixtures in the competition. Unai Emery's team have led at some point in five of their last seven away matches across all competitions and have also won at least one half in all five fixtures.

Aston Villa are solid going forward and have scored in nine of their last 10 matches across all competitions. However, they have failed to keep a clean sheet in six of the last nine fixtures in this run.

Head to Head

Aston Villa have won the two previous matches against Bologna, with both fixtures coming at Villa Park. The Villans claimed a 2-0 win in the league phase of last season's Champions League and earned a 1-0 win this term back in September.

Verdict

Bologna v Aston Villa

Aston Villa have been quite dominant in this competition and will be feeling confident heading into this clash. Having taken the lead at some point in five of their last seven away matches across all competitions, a repeat could be on the cards here.

The Villans have also won at least one half in five of their last eight away matches, and a similar outcome could be considered. With neither defence looking convincing at the moment, both teams could be backed to score here.

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