SlipsTips examines the Bet Builder market ahead of Aston Villa’s clash with Bologna in the Champions League on Tuesday night.
Aston Villa vs Bologna (Tuesday, 20:00)
Aston Villa will be bidding to make it three wins on the bounce in this season's Champions League by getting the better of Bologna at Villa Park on Tuesday night.
Unai Emery’s side eased themselves back into Europe’s premier club competition with a 3-0 win over Young Boys before pulling off a stunning 1-0 success against Bayern Munich.
As for Bologna, they were held to a 0-0 draw at home to Shakhtar Donetsk before putting up a spirited display when losing 2-0 to Liverpool at Anfield.
Over 0 Goals for Aston Villa
I’ll get the Bet Builder underway by backing Aston Villa to score a minimum of one goal on Tuesday night. Emery’s side have struck four times across their opening two games of this season’s Champions League, not to mention they have only failed to fire twice in 11 outings across all competitions this term.
Thus, Villa look well placed to breach a Bologna backline that have failed to silence their opponents in seven of their eight Serie A assignments this season so far. It’s also worth noting that the Red and Blues' rearguard have shipped multiple goals in four of their last five road games across all competitions.
Stefan Posch – Over 0.5 Fouls Committed
For the first of two player-based selections, look to Stefan Posch to commit at least one foul on Tuesday night. The Austrian right-back regularly finds himself getting reprimanded by referees. Posch has totted up a combined total of 13 fouls across his seven appearances in Serie A this season so far, committing multiple offences in a sizeable five of those fixtures.
The Bologna defender has stayed true to form on the continental stage from a fouls perspective, racking up seven offences over his side’s games with both Shakhtar Donetsk and Liverpool respectively. Foul-based backers will also be familiar with Posch from Euro 2024, where he sinned 10 times over Austria’s four outings at the summer showpiece.
Remo Freuler – Over 0.5 Fouls Committed
Moving over to the middle of the park, I’ll round off the Bet Builder with Bologna’s Remo Freuler to also get himself on the wrong side of the referee. The Swiss midfield schemer has committed a foul once or more in six of his eight Serie A outings this season, and that was also the case in the aforementioned stalemate with Shakhtar Donetsk.
Freuler was another player who was a frequent offender at Euro 2024 earlier this summer, clocking up 10 fouls for Switzerland en-route to the quarter-final stage. The Bologna midfield enforcer will likely be assigned a shackling job on Aston Villa’s Morgen Rogers, who has been fouled at least once in nine of his 10 outings this term.
Recommended Bet
- Over 0 Aston Villa Goals
- Stefan Posch Over 0.5 Fouls Committed
- Remo Freuler Over 0.5 Fouls Committed
- Bet Builder – 11/10 (Bet 365)
Over 1 Goals for Aston Villa, Stefan Posch Over 1.5 Fouls Committed & Remo Freuler Over 1.5 Fouls Committed – 8/1 (Bet 365)
If you fancy taking it one step further, then increasing each respective selection of the above-mentioned Bet Builder by one will bolster the odds up to 8/1 on Bet 365. Given the amount of goals Bologna have been conceding on their travels of late, coupled with the frequency that both Posch and Freuler have been committing fouls this season, the long shot option could also be worthy of interest at Villa Park on Tuesday night.
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