Match summary
Aston Villa beat Viking 3-1 in the Champions League, League Stage.
Goals came from Ross Barkley (23'), Emiliano Buendía (37') and Henrik Heggheim (62' og) for Aston Villa and Peter Christiansen (84') for Viking.
Aston Villa vs Viking
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H
2026/2027Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Match Statistics
Statistics of the Game
Viking
55%Ball Possession45%
21Shots Total10
10Shots On Target3
8Corners6
7Fouls14
2Offsides3
2Saves8
529Passes433
7Shots Off Target0
95Attacks103
55Dangerous Attacks42
17Shots Inside Box4
4Shots Outside Box6
3Goals1
14Free Kicks9
4Shots Blocked7
5Substitutions5
1Hit Woodwork1
7Tackles15
1Assists1
471Accurate Passes377
1Injuries0
12Total Crosses18
6Accurate Crosses4
4Interceptions7
37Duels Won35
8Big Chances Created1
6Big Chances Missed0
Team Lineups
Manager: Unai Emery
Starting XI
Substitutes
42
53
Manager: Morten Jensen
Starting XI
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alysson MF | 75' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 36(89%) | - | 6/10 | |
| 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 73(93%) | 2 | 4/5 | ||
| 70' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 40(95%) | - | 2/5 | ||
| 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 71(94%) | 2 | 4/5 | ||
| 72' | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 23(91%) | 1 | 2/9 | ||
| 70' | 0 | 0 | - | 69(91%) | 2 | 5/8 | ||
| 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 71(97%) | - | 3/3 | ||
| 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 25(69%) | - | - | ||
| 90' | 1 | 0 | 3/7 | 38(68%) | - | 1/10 | ||
| 20' | 0 | 0 | - | 12(100%) | - | 1/1 | ||
| 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 39(82%) | - | 2/2 | ||
| 70' | 0 | 0 | 3/4 | 12(92%) | - | 5/9 | ||
| 20' | 0 | 0 | - | 7(67%) | - | 1/2 | ||
George Hemmings MF | 15' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(67%) | - | - | |
| 18' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 6(80%) | - | 0/1 | ||
| 20' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(100%) | - | 1/2 |
Aston Villa vs Viking H2H, Form & Key Stats
| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 15 | W2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 13/15 | 15-5 |
| Viking | 15 | W1 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 13/15 | 14-5 |
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| Team | Games | Avg goals | Over 1.5 | Over 2.5 | Over 3.5 | BTTS | Clean sheets | Failed to score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 15 | 3.33 | 80% | 80% | 53% | 67% | 20% | 20% |
| Viking | 15 | 3.87 | 100% | 87% | 47% | 73% | 27% | 0% |
| Team | Where | Pld | W | D | L | Goals | PPG | Over 2.5 | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | Home | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9-5 | 1 | 75% | 25% |
| Viking | Away | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16-9 | 1.75 | 75% | 38% |
| Team | Games | 1H goals | 2H goals | 2H share | 1H Over 0.5 | HT W-D-L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 15 | 14-11 | 14-11 | 50% | 73% | 6-6-3 |
| Viking | 15 | 20-12 | 20-6 | 50% | 87% | 6-4-5 |
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | WW | 4 | 0 |
| Viking | 30 | 2 | 1 | -2 | LD | 30 | 0 |
- Points gap
- 5 ptsAston Villa 6 · Viking 1
- Positions
- #4 vs #30
- Goals per game
- 4.5/1 vs 2/3scored/conceded per game · league average 2.11
Champions League Standings
Champions League · 2026/2027
| # | Team | P | GD | PTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | +9 | 9 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | +9 | 9 | |||||
| 3 | 3 | +5 | 9 | |||||
| 4 | 3 | +5 | 9 | |||||
| ··· | ||||||||
| 31 | 3 | -6 | 2 | |||||
| 32 | 3 | -3 | 1 | |||||
| 33 | 3 | -4 | 1 | |||||
| 34 | 3 | -4 | 0 | |||||
| 35 | 3 | -6 | 0 | |||||
| 36 | 3 | -12 | 0 | |||||
10 / 36Full standings →
Statistical Comparison
Aston Villa vs Viking — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection
Poisson goal model computed from recent form (3 vs 3 matches) & H2H history
1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityAston Villa 79% · X · Draw 12% · Viking 9%
1 · Home Win
79%
X · Draw
12%
2 · Away Win
9%
Projected Goals (xG Model)
3.68 vs 1.27
Projected Total: 4.94
Over 1.5 Goals
95%
Over 2.5 Goals
86%
Over 3.5 Goals
70%
Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
70%
Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)
28% / 5%
Aston Villa / Viking
Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):
3 - 1(8.1%)4 - 1(7.5%)2 - 1(6.6%)
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