Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Aston Villa
Match Time & Date:
25 September 2025
20:00
Prediction: 2-0
Bologna
Aston Villa and Bologna square off against each other at Villa Park in what promises to be one of the most exciting games of Thursday’s program. Aston Villa have yet to hit top gear in the opening rounds, with the impact of key summer departures still evident in their performances. Liverpool loanee Harvey Elliott is pushing for a start as well as former Borussia Dortmund forward Donyell Malen, while experienced midfielder Youri Tielemans is a major doubt.
The Rossoblu, on the other hand, quickly bounced back from a 1-0 loss to AC Milan, with the team beating Genoa 2-1 at their Stadio Renato Dall’Ara at the weekend. Bologna, though, have been struggling on the road in the new Serie A campaign and with key player Dan Ndoye joining Nottingham Forest in the summer transfer window, home win should be considered. All Tommaso Pobega, Nicolo Casale and Ciro Immobile remain in the recovery room for the visiting side.
Highlighted Player (Youri Tielemans):
Youri Tielemans is a product of Anderlecht football academy. The prolific midfielder was born on May 7, 1997 in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw and he is regarded as one of the most talented Belgian players. Tielemans signed his first professional contract with Anderlecht at the age of 16 and in 2013 he made his first-team debut for the club.
The Belgian starlet came as a substitute in a 3-2 loss to Lokeren in the national championship. Youri Tielemans was making progress week by week and he quickly established himself as a first-team regular. The 176-cm-tall footballer scored 26 goals in 139 appearances in the league for Anderlecht and in 2017 he signed a five-year deal with Ligue 1 side Monaco.
Tielemans joined les Rouges et Blancs for a fee of around €25 million. Speaking of his international career, the Monaco midfielder made his senior debut for Belgium in a 1-1 draw with Netherlands (9.9.2016.). He came as a substitute ten minutes before the final whistle, replacing Steven Defour.
Highlighted Team (Bologna):
Bologna FC 1909 is an Italian football club founded in 1909 and playing in the Serie A. The club hosts its games in the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara which holds a capacity of 40500 seats. The stadium is named after their former chairman. The club plays its home games in the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara since 1927.
The club colors of Bologna are blue and red and is one of the most successful football clubs in Italy winning the Serie A 7times and the Coppa Italia 2 times in the clubs history. Lately Bologna is not performing like their glory times anymore. The club is often relegated to the Serie B but manages to get back to the Serie A on and off. Another important person in the club is Joey Saputo, Canadian but with Italian roots, which is owner of Bologna.
Well known football players that wore the blue red colors of Bologna in their career are: Falcone, Dokovic, Nakata, Gillet, Pagliuca, Vieri and Zagorakis.
Newcastle 
Bradford 
Tottenham 
Doncaster
Betis 
Nottingham Forest 
Crvena Zvezda
Celtic
Dinamo Zagreb 
Fenerbahce
Nice 
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