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Aston Villa vs Young Boys Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 2–02 – 1

Donyell Malen 27′, 42′6th

22ndJoël Monteiro 90′

Player of the matchDonyell MalenAVL · 2 goals · 66′ played · 3 shots (3 on target) · 3 recoveries · 2 duels won

8.1
Possession
60%40%
Shots · on target in brackets
19 (8)6 (1)
Corners
70
Table · 12 v 6 pts
6th → 2nd22nd → 24th

Europa LeagueMatchday 5Villa ParkRef G. Kabakov

Events

AVL 2–1 YBO · 2–1 yellow
  1. Full time 2–1
  2. Ian MaatsenYellow card
  3. Joël Monteiro2–1Goal · right foot · assist Gregory Wüthrich
  4. Gregory Wüthrichfor Tanguy Zoukrou
  5. Boubacar Kamarafor Amadou Onana
  6. Joël Monteirofor Christian Fassnacht
  7. Chris Bediafor Sergio Córdova
  8. Alvyn Sanchesfor Rayan Raveloson
  9. Alan Virginiusfor Darian Males
  10. Amadou OnanaYellow card
  11. Ollie Watkinsfor Youri Tielemans
  12. Ezri Konsafor Pau Torres
  13. Emiliano Buendíafor Morgan Rogers
  14. Ross Barkleyfor Donyell Malen
  15. Sandro LauperYellow card
  16. Half-time 2–0
  17. Donyell Malen2–0Goal · right foot · assist Morgan Rogers
  18. Donyell Malen1–0Goal · header · assist Youri Tielemans

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Jadon SanchoAVL5 (2)
  2. Donyell MalenAVL3 (3)
  3. Ollie WatkinsAVL3 (2)

Big chances created

  1. Morgan RogersAVL3
  2. Amadou OnanaAVL1
  3. Ross BarkleyAVL1

Passes

  1. Victor LindelöfAVL67/68
  2. Amadou OnanaAVL59/62
  3. Loris BenitoYBO56/67

Progressive passes

  1. Victor LindelöfAVL64 (94%)
  2. Loris BenitoYBO63 (94%)
  3. Amadou OnanaAVL53 (85%)

Final-third passes

  1. Pau TorresAVL8
  2. Morgan RogersAVL7
  3. Amadou OnanaAVL7

Ball recoveries

  1. Lamare BogardeAVL9
  2. Jaouen HadjamYBO8
  3. Marvin KellerYBO7

Duels won

  1. Amadou OnanaAVL7/11
  2. Sergio CórdovaYBO6/9
  3. Ian MaatsenAVL5/8

Dribbles

  1. Morgan RogersAVL2/2
  2. Donyell MalenAVL1/1
  3. Amadou OnanaAVL1/1

Saves

  1. Marvin KellerYBO6

Table after full time

Europa League 2025/2026
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1FC Midtjylland54-0-112:5+7121st
2Aston Villa54-0-18:3+5126th ▲4
3SC Freiburg53-2-08:3+5112nd ▼1
4Ferencvárosi53-2-09:5+4113rd ▼1
22Go Ahead Eagles42-0-24:5-1621st ▼1
23Ludogorets52-0-38:11-3630th ▲7
24Young Boys52-0-37:12-5622nd ▼2
25Nottingham Forest41-2-16:5+1523rd ▼2
26Bologna41-2-13:30524th ▼2
36Nice50-0-54:12-8035th ▼1
Aston Villa
6th → 2nd9 → 12 pts
Young Boys
22nd → 24th6 → 6 pts

Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Referee

G. Kabakov
Cards / match
5.49this match 3 (-2.49)
Yellows / match
5.12this match 3
Reds / match
0.37
Penalties / match
0.3026% of matches
Fouls / match
22.8this match 23

2.37Home 2.37 vs Away 2.75 yellows/match · +0.38 away · 18–19 red · 4 coach cards2.75

38%Results in 100 recent matches · draw 27%35%

home winsaway wins
With Aston Villa
1-0-0 in 1 · 1 yellows/game
With Young Boys
0-0-2 in 2 · 3 yellows/game

Analysed latest 100 of 126 career matches.

What stands out

  • 2ndfrom 6th

    Aston Villa moved from 6th to 2nd in the Europa League table with this result.9 → 12 points after 5 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 24thfrom 22nd

    Young Boys moved from 22nd to 24th in the Europa League table with this result.6 → 6 points after 5 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

Team stats

42 figures
Aston Villafull timeYoung Boys
  1. 60%Possession40%
  2. 19Shots6
  3. 8Shots on target1
  4. 6Big chances1
  5. 7Corners0
  6. 569Passes376
  7. 11Fouls12
  8. 2Yellow cards1
All 42 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 4Accurate crosses1
  3. 90Attacks58
  4. 5Big chances missed0
  5. 14Crosses4
  6. 76Dangerous attacks22
  7. 11Dribble attempts9
  8. 1Offsides6
  9. 42%Shot accuracy17%
  10. 6Shots blocked4
  11. 11Shots inside box4
  12. 5Shots off target1
  13. 8Shots outside box2
  14. 8Successful dribbles4
  15. Passing
  16. 15Accurate long passes8
  17. 509Accurate passes315
  18. 81%Forward passes %85%
  19. 20Key passes5
  20. 56%Long pass accuracy29%
  21. 27Long passes28
  22. 89%Pass accuracy84%
  23. 44Passes in final third25
  24. Defence
  25. 47Ball recoveries50
  26. 67Ball safe76
  27. 41Duels won36
  28. 4Goal kicks8
  29. 5Headers won4
  30. 12Interceptions21
  31. 0Last-man tackles1
  32. 0Saves6
  33. 16Tackles15
  34. Discipline
  35. 18Free kicks11
  36. Other
  37. 102Possession lost103
  38. 5Substitutions5
  39. 18Throw-ins8

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Aston Villa4-2-3-17.13 avg rating 6.693-4-2-1Young Boys
  1. 236.4Emiliano Martínez107′
  1. 266.9Lamare Bogarde107′
  2. 36.6Victor Lindelöf107′
  3. 146.8Pau Torres↓60′
  4. 226.9Ian MaatsenYC 107′
  1. 247.7Amadou OnanaYC ↓79′
  2. 87.3Youri TielemansA ↓60′
  1. 296.6Evann Guessand107′
  2. 278.0Morgan RogersA ↓60′
  3. 197.1Jadon Sancho107′
  1. 178.1Donyell Malen2G ↓60′
  1. 17.2Marvin Keller107′
  1. 236.8Loris Benito107′
  2. 306.4Sandro LauperYC 107′
  3. 46.6Tanguy Zoukrou↓82′
  1. 36.9Jaouen Hadjam107′
  2. 136.6Dominik Pech107′
  3. 456.7Rayan Raveloson↓63′
  4. 176.7Saidy Janko107′
  1. 166.5Christian Fassnacht↓70′
  2. 396.6Darian Males↓62′
  1. 96.6Sergio Córdova↓70′
  1. 4Ezri KonsaDF · ↑60′6.7
  2. 6Ross BarkleyMF · ↑60′6.9
  3. 10Emiliano BuendíaMF · ↑60′6.6
  4. 11Ollie WatkinsFW · ↑60′6.6
  5. 44Boubacar KamaraMF · ↑79′6.7
  6. 2Matty CashDF
  7. 7John McGinnMF
  8. 9Harvey ElliottMF
  9. 12Lucas DigneDF
  10. 16Andrés GarcíaDF
  11. 40Marco BizotGK
  12. 95Rhys OakleyGK

SubstitutesCoaches: Unai Emery (1.81 PPG) · Gerardo Seoane (1.46 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 5Gregory WüthrichDF · A ↑82′6.9
  2. 7Alan VirginiusFW · ↑62′6.8
  3. 10Alvyn SanchesMF · ↑63′6.6
  4. 29Chris BediaFW · ↑70′7.1
  5. 77Joël MonteiroFW · G ↑70′7.2
  6. 2Ryan AndrewsDF
  7. 12Heinz LindnerGK
  8. 25Felix Emmanuel TsimbaFW
  9. 40Dario MarzinoGK
  10. 48Janis LuthiFW
  11. 53Elio RufenerMF
  12. 66Rhodri SmithDF

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

64%Model · draw 20%16%

Projected goals
2.10 – 0.95total 3.05 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
2–0 10.4%1–0 9.9%2–1 9.9%
OutcomeModelHappened
Aston Villa win64%Yes
Draw20%No
Young Boys win16%No
Over 1.5 goals81%Yes
Over 2.5 goals59%Yes
Over 3.5 goals36%No
Both teams to score54%Yes
Aston Villa clean sheet39%No
Young Boys clean sheet12%No

Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

Matchday 5

Europa League · the other 10 games
  1. Porto3–0Nice
  2. Fenerbahçe1–1Ferencvárosi
  3. Feyenoord1–3Celtic
  4. LOSC Lille4–0Dinamo Zagreb
  5. Ludogorets3–2Celta de Vigo
  6. Brann3–2PAOK
  7. Roma2–1FC Midtjylland
  8. Viktoria Plzeň0–0SC Freiburg
  9. Bologna4–1Salzburg
  10. Crvena Zvezda1–0FCSB
Europa League fixtures and results →

Match info

Competition
Europa League
Season
2025/2026 · Matchday 5 of 8
Stage
League Stage
Kick-off
Venue
Villa Park, Birmingham
Capacity
42,640 · grass
Weather
13 °C · overcast clouds · humidity 98%
Referee
G. Kabakov
AVL coach
Unai Emery (1.81 PPG)
YBO coach
Gerardo Seoane (1.46 PPG)

Match summary

Aston Villa beat Young Boys 2-1 in the Europa League, League Stage.

Before kickoff, Aston Villa sat 6th on 9 points, while Young Boys were 22nd on 6 points.

Referee G. Kabakov has shown 5.1 yellow cards per match over 100 matches on record. Goals came from Donyell Malen (27', 42') for Aston Villa and Joël Monteiro (90') for Young Boys.

Aston Villa — live results and scheduleYoung Boys — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Top ratings

XI avg 7.13 v 6.69
  1. Donyell MalenAVL8.1
  2. Morgan RogersAVL8.0
  3. Amadou OnanaAVL7.7
  4. Youri TielemansAVL7.3
  5. Marvin KellerYBO7.2

Head-to-head

1 meeting on record since 2024

1-0-0Aston Villa W-D-L · goals 3:0

1 AVL0 draws0 YBO
  1. Young Boys0–3Aston VillaChampions League

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Aston Villa4d restYBO +1d rest5d restYoung Boys
  1. 3-1W28 Sep
  2. 2-0W2 Oct
  3. 2-1W5 Oct
  4. 2-1W19 Oct
  5. 1-2L23 Oct
  6. 1-0W26 Oct
  7. 0-2L1 Nov
  8. 2-0W6 Nov
  9. 4-0W9 Nov
  10. 2-1W23 Nov

8-0-2goals 19:82.40pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 2-0W2 Oct
  2. 0-5L5 Oct
  3. 1-2L19 Oct
  4. 3-2W23 Oct
  5. 3-2W26 Oct
  6. 3-3D30 Oct
  7. 0-0D2 Nov
  8. 0-4L6 Nov
  9. 4-1W9 Nov
  10. 5-0W22 Nov

5-2-3goals 21:191.70pts/game

  1. ALeeds United2–1
  2. HAFC Bournemouth4–0
  3. HMaccabi Tel Aviv2–0
  4. ALiverpool0–2
  5. HManchester City1–0

latest 5

  1. HWinterthur5–0
  2. ASt. Gallen4–1
  3. APAOK0–4
  4. HBasel0–0
  5. AGrasshopper3–3
Show older matches
  1. AGo Ahead Eagles1–2
  2. ATottenham Hotspur2–1
  3. HBurnley2–1
  4. AFeyenoord2–0
  5. HFulham3–1

older

  1. AZürich3–2
  2. HLudogorets3–2
  3. HSt. Gallen1–2
  4. ALausanne Sport0–5
  5. AFCSB2–0

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Aston Villaall competitionsYoung Boys
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.33Goals per game (both sides)3.93
  3. 80%Over 1.587%
  4. 47%Over 2.580%
  5. 13%Over 3.567%
  6. 47%Both teams scored60%
  7. 40%Clean sheets20%
  8. 20%Failed to score27%
  9. Aston Villa at home v Young Boys away
  10. 7Played8
  11. 6Won4
  12. 0Drawn1
  13. 1Lost3
  14. 13-5Goals (for-against)14-17
  15. 2.57Points per game1.63
  16. 57%Over 2.575%
  17. 57%Clean sheets13%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 10-61st-half goals (for-against)13-13
  20. 12-72nd-half goals (for-against)18-15
  21. 55%Goals after half-time58%
  22. 80%Goal before half-time67%
  23. 6-6-3Half-time W-D-L3-7-5

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