Aston Villa FC vs Viking: the preview

Wednesday, October 21 · Villa Park UEFA - Champions League 2026/27

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Aston Villa FC #3 · 6 pts

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Viking #27 · 1 pts
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Aston Villa FC hosts Viking in the third round of the group stage carrying a positive goal difference after opening with a win, while the visitors arrive needing points following a defeat in their first outing. The home side relies on lower possession metrics paired with high shots on target compared to the visiting team, which struggles to find offensive volume on the road in the tournament.

Updated on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at

Current form

The odds

Aston Villa FC 76.7%
Draw 14.2%
Aston Villa FC 1.2 Draw 6.5 Viking 10

Implied probability, normalised so the three add up to 100.

Where they stand

Group 1
Team MP GD Pts
1 Paris Saint Germain 2 +7 6
2 FC Barcelona 2 +7 6
3 Aston Villa FC 2 +7 6
4 VfB Stuttgart 2 +5 6
5 Liverpool FC 2 +4 6
6 Sporting CP 2 +4 6
7 Arsenal FC 2 +4 6
8 Real Madrid CF 2 +2 6
9 Real Betis Balompié 2 +2 6
10 FC Bayern München 2 +5 4
11 Shakhtar Donetsk 2 +2 4
12 Como 1907 2 +2 3
13 Manchester United FC 2 +2 3
14 Villarreal CF 2 +1 3
15 Club Atlético de Madrid 2 +1 3
16 Club Brugge 2 0 3
17 Manchester City FC 2 0 3
18 Borussia Dortmund 2 0 3
19 Lens 2 -1 3
20 AEK Athens 2 -1 3
21 RB Leipzig 2 -2 3
22 Sabah 2 -2 3
23 Feyenoord 2 -3 3
24 Bodoe/Glimt 2 -4 3
25 AS Roma 2 -1 1
26 PSV Eindhoven 2 -1 1
27 Viking 2 -2 1
28 Fenerbahce 2 -6 1
29 FC Internazionale Milano 2 -2 0
30 FC Porto 2 -3 0
31 Slavia Prague 2 -3 0
32 SSC Napoli 2 -3 0
33 LASK 2 -4 0
34 Lille 2 -4 0
35 Galatasaray 2 -5 0
36 Slovan Bratislava 2 -8 0

The difference-makers

Aston Villa FC. Aston Villa FC relies on Nicolas Jackson to maintain offensive output given the shared low possession metrics, leaving the side exposed if that conversion rate drops.

Viking. Viking relies heavily on Zlatko Tripic to convert their limited scoring chances into results on the road.

Playing style

Aston Villa FCViking
40.5% Possession 37.3%
10 Remates al arco 4.8
20.5 Remates totales 9
7 Corners 4.5
13.5 Fouls 12.5

Average of the most recent matches with stats available (2 and 4 respectively).

Aston Villa FC cede habitualmente la iniciativa con baja posesión pero genera alto volumen de remates, mientras Viking registra métricas similares en tenencia pero con menor producción ofensiva general, configurando un desarrollo disputado lejos de las áreas.

When they settle games

Aston Villa FC 9 goals

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Viking 9 goals

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Viking concentrates scoring output in the middle intervals of the opening half, intersecting with an Aston Villa FC side that must tighten defensive focus during those exact minutes to protect its lead.