Aston Villa vs Bologna Prediction, Odds and Lineups: Jhon Duran backed to break the deadlock
Aston Villa go in search of their third straight Champions League win tonight when they take on Bologna at Villa Park, live on TNT Sports 1 at 8pm.
Below we bring you our best fancies for the game, which includes a bet on Jhon Duran who starts for the hosts.
Aston Villa vs Bologna Predictions
Aston Villa continue to thrive under the expert eye of Unai Emery, who is enjoying a nine-game unbeaten run across all competitions. This run includes seven wins, two of which have been carded in the Champions League: a comprehensive 3-0 win at Young Boys, followed by a memorable 1-0 victory at home to Bayern Munich.
In contrast, Tuesday's opponents Bologna have only carved out one win in 10 matches this season. However, they have suffered just two defeats - both away to Liverpool and Napoli - indicating that they can be a tough nut to crack despite their lack of victories.
Villa, who have impressively won 28 of their last 38 home games, are priced at just 13/20 to claim the three points but I like the added value of a home win and under 3.5 goals at 27/20 with Midnite. Goals have been a key feature in many of Villa's matches this term, yet this particular bet has proven successful in both of their European games so far and five times in total in all competitions.
Emery is known to take a slightly less attacking approach to big home games as evidenced in Villa's 1-0 wins over the likes of Bayern Munich, Arsenal and Man City in the last 10 months. Eight of Bologna's 10 games have gone under 3.5 goals and, while they aren't quite on the same level as the aforementioned teams, they are expected to provide a stern test for the hosts, as was the case in the defeat to Liverpool earlier this month.
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I will also be backing Jhon Duran at 9/2 to open the scoring tonight, with a £10 bet offering potential returns of £55 for Midnite customers.
Duran has netted six goals this season, despite having started only one match in the Carabao Cup victory over Wycombe. Five of his goals have come from the bench, including a stunning winner against Bayern Munich which will go down in Villa folklore. The striker was also unfortunate to have a goal controversially disallowed in the 3-0 win at Young Boys.
Emery has placed his faith in Duran against Bologna by giving him the nod ahead of Ollie Watkins in attack and the in-form striker appeals at 9/2 to break the deadlock on home turf.
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Aston Villa vs Bologna Starting Lineups
# | Starting XI | Fouls | Goals | Shots | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23 | Damián Emiliano Martínez Romero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Ian Ethan Maatsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Pau Francisco Torres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Diego Carlos Santos Silva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Ezri Konsa Ngoyo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Youri Marion Tielemans | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Amadou Ba Zeund Georges Mvom Onana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
7 | John McGinn | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
27 | Morgan Elliot Rogers | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
31 | Leon Patrick Bailey Butler | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Jhon Jader Durán Palacio | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
# | Substitutes | Fouls | Goals | Shots | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | Ross Barkley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
26 | Lamare Trenton Chansey Bogarde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Emiliano Buendía Stati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Matthew Stuart Cash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Lucas Digne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
44 | Boubacar Bernard Kamara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Tyrone Deon Mings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Kosta Nedeljković | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | Robin Patrick Olsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Jaden Philogene-Bidace | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
41 | Jacob Matthew Ramsey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Oliver George Arthur Watkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
# | Starting XI | Fouls | Goals | Shots | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Łukasz Skorupski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Charalampos Lykogiannis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
26 | Jhon Janer Lucumí Bonilla | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
31 | Sam Beukema | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Stefan Posch | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
80 | Giovanni Fabbian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Remo Marco Freuler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
82 | Kacper Urbański | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Dan Assane Ndoye | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Thijs Dallinga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Riccardo Orsolini | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
# | Substitutes | Fouls | Goals | Shots | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23 | Nicola Bagnolini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Nicolò Casale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Santiago Thomas Castro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Tommaso Corazza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Emil Alfons Holm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Samuel Iling-Junior | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | Juan Miranda González | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Nikola Moro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Jens Odgaard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Tommaso Pobega | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | Federico Ravaglia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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