Champions League WON 3–1
Wed, Oct 21 · 21:00 · Villa Park
Aston Villa Home
VS
Viking Away
Aston Villa vs Viking — UEFA Champions League
Tipster's pick Viking Over 0.5 Goals
Confidence Medium
Odds 1.57 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

Viking Attack Poised to Test Villa Defence

Viking have scored in every one of their four league games so far this season while averaging 2.8 goals per match overall. Their recent run includes four wins and a draw with consistent attacking output that matches Aston Villa’s own 3.0 goals scored per game. Villa sit third after two matches and have kept a clean sheet in one of those but conceded at a rate of one goal per game on average. Viking also saw both teams score in all four of their league fixtures and netted 1.5 goals per away game. Villa Park offers a tough setting yet the visitors’ pattern of finding the net even in tight contests stands out. The main risk lies in whether Viking can break through against a side that has yet to concede at home in league action.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 68.5% win rate
Result
3–1 WON

Our pick “Viking Over 0.5 Goals” at odds 1.57 won — final score 3–1.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Ross Barkley assist Ibrahim Mbaye 23'
  3. Emiliano Buendía Penalty 37'
  4. Second half
  5. Henrik Heggheim Own goal 62'
  6. Henrik Bjørdal ↓ Tobias Moi 63'
  7. Simen Kvia Egeskog ↓ Erik Botheim 63'
  8. Leon Goretzka ↓ Ross Barkley 70'
  9. Tammy Abraham ↓ Nicolas Jackson 70'
  10. Matty Cash ↓ João Gomes 70'
  11. Alejandro Garnacho ↓ Ibrahim Mbaye 72'
  12. George Hemmings ↓ Alysson Edward Franco da Rocha 75'
  13. Amin Cosic ↓ Jesper Daland 75'
  14. Vetle Auklend ↓ Zlatko Tripić 75'
  15. Peter Christiansen assist Kristoffer Askildsen 84'
  16. Essien Bassey ↓ Herman Haugen 86'
This season
Aston Villa Viking
Over 2.5 goals — 100%
Clean sheet 50% 0%
Failed to score 0% 0%
Scored per game 4.5 2.3
Conceded per game 1.0 2.3
Scored home / away 6.0 / 3.0 3.0 / 1.5

Across 2 and 4 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
2 BAR Barcelona 2 2 0 0 6
3 AST Aston Villa ▲ 2 2 0 0 6
4 VFB VfB Stuttgart 2 2 0 0 6
5 LIV Liverpool 2 2 0 0 6
6 SPO Sporting CP 2 2 0 0 6
7 ARS Arsenal 2 2 0 0 6
8 REA Real Madrid 2 2 0 0 6
9 REA Real Betis 2 2 0 0 6
10 BAY Bayern München 2 1 1 0 4
11 SHA Shakhtar Donetsk 2 1 1 0 4
12 COM Como 2 1 0 1 3
13 MAN Manchester United 2 1 0 1 3
14 VIL Villarreal 2 1 0 1 3
15 ATL Atletico Madrid 2 1 0 1 3
16 CLU Club Brugge KV 2 1 0 1 3
17 MAN Manchester City 2 1 0 1 3
18 BOR Borussia Dortmund 2 1 0 1 3
19 LEN Lens 2 1 0 1 3
20 AEK AEK Athens FC 2 1 0 1 3
21 RBL RB Leipzig 2 1 0 1 3
22 SAB Sabah FA 2 1 0 1 3
23 FEY Feyenoord 2 1 0 1 3
24 BOD Bodo/Glimt 2 1 0 1 3
25 ASR AS Roma 2 0 1 1 1
26 PSV PSV Eindhoven 2 0 1 1 1
27 VIK Viking ▲ 2 0 1 1 1
28 FEN Fenerbahçe 2 0 1 1 1
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Aston Villa WWDWW
W @ Tottenham 3–2 Sep 19
W @ Sevilla 3–1 Oct 2
D vs Brentford 2–2 Oct 10
W vs Fenerbahçe 6–0 Oct 14
W @ Newcastle 1–0 Oct 17
Viking WWWDW
W vs Lillestrom 3–0 Sep 20
W @ Madla 3–0 Oct 1
W @ Brann 2–0 Oct 9
D vs Bayern München 3–3 Oct 13
W vs Fredrikstad 3–2 Oct 17
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Aston Villa
Scored 3.0 avg
3 3 2 6 1
Conceded 1.0 avg
2 1 2 0 0
Viking
Scored 2.8 avg
3 3 2 3 3
Conceded 1.0 avg
0 0 0 3 2
Confirmed lineups
Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
  • 1 Z. Suzuki G
  • 35 João Gomes D
  • 3 V. Lindelöf D
  • 14 Pau Torres D
  • 5 T. Mings D
  • 7 J. McGinn M
  • 6 R. Barkley M
  • 47 Alysson Edward M
  • 10 E. Buendía M
  • 19 I. Mbaye M
  • 11 N. Jackson F
Bench M. Bizot, L. Bogarde, M. Cash, A. Garnacho, L. Goretzka, T. Harwood-Bellis, George Hemmings, B. Kamara, I. Maatsen, J. Wright, T. Abraham

Unai Emery

Viking 4-3-3
  • 1 A. Østbø G
  • 2 H. Haugen D
  • 27 J. Daland D
  • 6 G. Stensness D
  • 5 H. Heggheim D
  • 7 K. Askildsen M
  • 8 J. Bell M
  • 29 T. Moi M
  • 20 P. Christiansen F
  • 22 E. Botheim F
  • 10 Z. Tripić F
Bench Vetle Auklend, E. Bassey, Ľ. Belko, H. Bjørdal, A. Cosic, K. Haugen, V. Vevatne, N. Fuglestad, S. Kvia-Egeskog, R. Postema, J. Hansen, H. Falchener

B. Aarsheim

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Aston Villa
  • OUT M. Cisse Off the roster
  • OUT B. Madjo Off the roster
  • OUT J. Manzambi Calf Injury
  • OUT A. Onana Knee Injury
  • OUT M. Ruggeri Muscle Injury
  • OUT A. Wan-Bissaka Muscle Injury
  • OUT M. Cisse Off the roster
  • OUT B. Madjo Off the roster
  • OUT J. Manzambi Calf Injury
  • OUT A. Onana Knee Injury
  • OUT M. Ruggeri Muscle Injury
  • OUT A. Wan-Bissaka Muscle Injury
Viking
  • OUT A. Baertelsen Foot Injury
  • OUT V. Berisha Thigh Injury
  • OUT S. Bjorshol Knee Injury
  • OUT N. D'Agostino Leg Injury
  • OUT K. Frimpong Off the roster
  • OUT M. Roseth Knee Injury
  • DOUBT H. Falchener Knee Injury
  • DOUBT K. Haugen Leg Injury
  • OUT A. Baertelsen Foot Injury
  • OUT V. Berisha Thigh Injury
  • OUT S. Bjorshol Knee Injury
  • OUT N. D'Agostino Leg Injury
  • OUT K. Frimpong Off the roster
  • OUT M. Roseth Knee Injury
  • DOUBT H. Falchener Knee Injury
  • DOUBT K. Haugen Leg Injury