Aston Villa hold a commanding lead from the first leg; however, Unai Emery's side will still need to complete a professional job at home to Bologna to progress into the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League. The Villains recorded a 3-1 victory in Bologna and could set up an all-English semi-final with Nottingham Forest if Forest progress against FC Porto.
Aston Villa head into this fixture with three wins in their last four matches, remaining unbeaten. The Villains were impressive in the first leg, securing the victory through goals from Ollie Watkins (x2) and Ezri Konsa. Aston Villa then were held to a 1-1 draw in the aftermath of their travel from Italy in their last Premier League fixture against Nottingham Forest. The two sides have met three times in the last two seasons, twice in this competition and the Villains have won all three meetings, scoring six and conceding only once. Aston Villa's home form has certainly improved as they have won their last two home games without conceding and prior to this, Villa had gone without a win in three games at Villa Park.
Bologna have lost two of their previous four matches in all competitions with the defeat to Aston Villa and a home defeat to Lazio. The visitors have been strong away from home with five straight wins on their travels but in Europe the Italian side have only picked up one win in their last three games.
Emiliano Buendía is likely to make an impact in this fixture. The Argentine midfielder has five goal contributions to his name in the Europa League and provided an assist last time out against Bologna.
Aston Villa 2-0 Bologna
