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Aston Villa Aston Villa
3 - 1 Match Finished HT 2 - 0
Viking Viking

Aston Villa 3-1 Viking: Match Report, Result & Stats

Wednesday, 21 October 2026 · 20:00 Villa Park, Birmingham Referee: Sebastian Gishamer

Our tip Home or Draw (1X)
Odds 1.05
Result Won

Match report

Aston Villa beat Viking 3-1 in the UEFA Champions League.

It was 2-0 at half-time.

Goals: Ross Barkley (23'), Emiliano Buendía (37' pen.), Henrik Heggheim (62' own goal), Peter Christiansen (84').

Aston Villa had more of the ball (54%), shots on target finished Aston Villa 10, Viking 3, and the expected-goals count was 2.75 to 0.81.

Our tip, Home or Draw (1X), was a winner.

Key moments

  • 23' Ross Barkley assist: Ibrahim Mbaye
  • 37' Emiliano Buendía (pen.)
  • 62' Henrik Heggheim (own goal)
  • 84' Peter Christiansen assist: Kristoffer Askildsen

Match stats

Aston VillaViking
54%
Possession
46%
2.75
Expected goals (xG)
0.81
21
Shots
10
10
Shots on target
3
8
Corners
6
7
Fouls
14
2
Offsides
3
0
Yellow cards
0
0
Red cards
0
2
Saves
8

Line-ups

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1

  1. 1 Z. Suzuki
  2. 35 João Gomes
  3. 3 V. Lindelöf
  4. 14 Pau Torres
  5. 5 T. Mings
  6. 7 J. McGinn
  7. 6 R. Barkley
  8. 47 Alysson Edward
  9. 10 E. Buendía
  10. 19 I. Mbaye
  11. 11 N. Jackson

Coach: Unai Emery

Viking 4-3-3

  1. 1 A. Østbø
  2. 2 H. Haugen
  3. 6 G. Stensness
  4. 27 J. Daland
  5. 5 H. Heggheim
  6. 29 T. Moi
  7. 8 J. Bell
  8. 7 K. Askildsen
  9. 20 P. Christiansen
  10. 22 E. Botheim
  11. 10 Z. Tripić

Coach: B. Aarsheim

Pre-match preview

Aston Villa and Viking meet in the UEFA Champions League (League Stage - 3), kicking off on Wednesday 21 October at 20:00 at Villa Park, Birmingham.

Over their last 4 league games, Aston Villa won 2, drew 0 and lost 0, while Viking won 1, drew 2 and lost 1.

In the league this season Aston Villa scored 4.5 and conceded 1.0 goals per game on average; Viking scored 2.3 and conceded 2.3.

The statistical model gives Aston Villa a 45% chance of winning, 45% for a draw and 10% for Viking.

Win probability

Aston Villa 45% Draw 45% Viking 10%

Team comparison

Aston VillaViking
55%
Form
45%
50%
Attack
50%
82%
Defence
18%
100%
Goal model
0%
0%
Head to head
0%
0%
Goals
0%
62%
Overall
38%

Form and goals (league)

Aston Villa Viking
Last 5 WW DWLD
Games played 2 4
Goals scored per game 4.5 2.3
Goals conceded per game 1.0 2.3
Clean sheets 1 0
Failed to score 0 0

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