UEFA Champions League · 2024

Aston Villa 2–0 Bologna · UEFA Champions League

2–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Aston Villa won 2–0.

Shots
1612
Shots on target
64
Expected goals
1.180.86
Possession
53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

Aston Villa beat Bologna 2–0. Recorded in this match (Aston Villa – Bologna): shots 16–12, shots on target 6–4, expected goals 1.18–0.86, possession 53%–47%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots12 shotsAston Villa 16 shots, Bologna 12 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots4 shotsAston Villa 6 shots, Bologna 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.18 xG0.86 xGAston Villa 1.18 xG, Bologna 0.86 xG
  • Possession53%47%Aston Villa 53%, Bologna 47%
  • Corners5 corners4 cornersAston Villa 5 corners, Bologna 4 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls9 foulsAston Villa 13 fouls, Bologna 9 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Jhon Durán · Aston Villa · 9′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedCharalampos Lykogiannis · Bologna · 77′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAmadou Onana · Aston Villa · 11′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJhon Durán · Aston Villa · 25′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSantiago Castro · Bologna · 75′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJens Odgaard · Bologna · 84′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMorgan Rogers · Aston Villa · 45′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJohn McGinn · Aston Villa · 55′ · 0.03 xG · goalJhon Lucumí · Bologna · 76′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJohn McGinn · Aston Villa · 23′ · 0.04 xG · on targetMorgan Rogers · Aston Villa · 67′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJaden Philogene-Bidace · Aston Villa · 68′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedNikola Moro · Bologna · 71′ · 0.04 xG · on targetDan Ndoye · Bologna · 8′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRiccardo Orsolini · Bologna · 11′ · 0.05 xG · on targetYouri Tielemans · Aston Villa · 33′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMorgan Rogers · Aston Villa · 81′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedKacper Urbański · Bologna · 2′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedJhon Durán · Aston Villa · 4′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedLeon Bailey · Aston Villa · 48′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedSam Beukema · Bologna · 86′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedJhon Durán · Aston Villa · 21′ · 0.08 xG · on targetStefan Posch · Bologna · 49′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedMorgan Rogers · Aston Villa · 45′ · 0.10 xG · on targetThijs Dallinga · Bologna · 28′ · 0.14 xG · on targetJhon Durán · Aston Villa · 64′ · 0.22 xG · goalThijs Dallinga · Bologna · 7′ · 0.29 xG · on targetJacob Ramsey · Aston Villa · 90′ · 0.40 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
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Aston Villa: 16 shots, 6 on target, 1.27 xG. Bologna: 12 shots, 4 on target, 0.88 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.751.50′HT90′John McGinn · Aston Villa · 55′Jhon Durán · Aston Villa · 64′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Aston Villa 1.27 xG · Bologna 0.88 xG.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Aston Villa favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Bologna in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Aston Villa3 matchesBologna3 matches
2 goals/match ▲Goals scored3/30 goals/match
0 goals/match ▲Goals allowed3/31.33 goals/match
1.21 xG/match ▲Expected goals3/30.87 xG/match
13.7 shots/matchShots3/313.7 shots/match
5 shots/match ▲Shots on target3/33.33 shots/match
45.3%Possession3/3● 48%
4 corners/matchCorners3/3● 5 corners/match
11 fouls/matchFouls3/310 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples3 / 3home / away teams
Recent samples3 / 3last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Tue, 22 Oct 2024, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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