Aston Villa 2-0 Bologna Stats: Unai Emery's Men Continue ...

Unai Emery’s continue to look at home in the UEFA Champions League. Re-live their latest win with the best facts and Opta data in our Aston Villa vs Bologna stats page.

Aston Villa equalled a club record of three successive wins in the European Cup/Champions League as their 100% start to the 2024-25 European campaign continued with a 2-0 win over Bologna.

In front of an expectant Villa Park crowd on Tuesday, Unai Emery’s men became only the third side in Champions League history to win each of their first three games in the competition without conceding.

It took them a while to break the Bologna resistance, however, and they needed a hint of fortune as John McGinn’s right-wing free-kick evaded everyone and went all the way in with 55 minutes on the clock.

An instinctive Jhon Dúran finish nine minutes later ultimately sealed victory, with the Colombian’s goal just his second of the season as a starter.

The victory also ensured Emery became only the fifth Spanish coach to reach 25 wins in the Champions League.

Our Opta match centre delivers you all the Aston Villa vs Bologna stats from their UEFA Champions League meeting at Villa Park.

The match centre below includes team and player stats, expected goals data, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and more. It gives you everything you need to do your own post-match analysis.

Underneath the match centre you can find the official Opta stats on the game as well. 

Aston Villa vs Bologna: Key Post-Match Facts Aston Villa’s Jhon Durán became the first player to score in successive games for the club in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League since Gary Shaw scored in both legs of their last 16 tie with Dinamo Bucuresti in 1982- 83. Bologna have lost four consecutive away matches in major European competition for the very first time in their history. Aston Villa have won all 12 of their UEFA Champions League/European Cup matches in which they have opened the scoring – the most of any side with a 100% record in such games. Bologna have failed to score in three successive games in major European competition for the very first time. Meanwhile, they are the first side to fail to score in their first three games in the UEFA Champions League since FK Austria Wien in 2013-14 (a run of four).

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