UEFA Champions League 26/27 · 21 Oct 2026

Aston Villa 3–1 Viking FK

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Aston Villa favourites at 66%.

Aston Villa won and made the better chances: 2.7 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Tobias Moi, 68.7 in 63′.

Well above their usual level: Tobias Moi +28.7, Kristoffer Askildsen +18.8, Alysson +18.3.

Well below it: Tyrone Mings −14.4, Zion Suzuki −11.5, Nicolas Jackson −8.3.

Each side's last five results before this match.

17 Oct 2026	W 1–0	at Newcastle United Premier League
14 Oct 2026	W 6–0	v Fenerbahçe Champions League
10 Oct 2026	D 2–2	v Brentford Premier League
19 Sep 2026	W 3–2	at Tottenham Hotspur Premier League
16 Sep 2026	W 3–1	at Coventry City EFL Cup

17 Oct 2026	W 3–2	v Fredrikstad FK Eliteserien
13 Oct 2026	D 3–3	v FC Bayern München Champions League
9 Oct 2026	W 2–0	at SK Brann Eliteserien
20 Sep 2026	W 3–0	v Lillestrøm SK Eliteserien
13 Sep 2026	W 8–1	v Kristiansund BK Eliteserien

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Leon Goretzka Midfielder	20	0	0	–	74.1	–
Alysson Midfielder	75	0	0	0.15	64.9	+18.3
Ross Barkley Midfielder	70	1	0	0.12	62.9	+8.8
Victor Lindelöf Defender	90	0	0	–	62.5	+10.5
Pau Torres Defender	90	0	0	0.10	58.4	+14.1
John McGinn Midfielder	90	0	0	0.06	56.7	+6.0
João Gomes Midfielder	70	0	0	–	52.0	+3.5
Ibrahim Mbaye Forward	72	0	1	0.03	49.2	−8.1
Emiliano Buendía Midfielder	90	1	0	1.54	48.6	−4.3
Alejandro Garnacho Forward	18	0	0	0.18	46.6	–
Nicolas Jackson Forward	70	0	0	0.50	45.1	−8.3
Zion Suzuki Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	41.4	−11.5
George Hemmings Midfielder	15	0	0	–	38.8	–
Tammy Abraham Forward	20	0	0	–	37.6	–
Tyrone Mings Defender	90	0	0	–	34.8	−14.4
Matty Cash Defender	20	0	0	–	32.0	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Tobias Moi Midfielder	63	0	0	0.20	68.7	+28.7
Gianni Stensness Defender	90	0	0	0.02	67.3	+16.8
Zlatko Tripić Midfielder	75	0	0	0.04	61.2	+9.7
Amin Cosic Midfielder	15	0	0	0.03	58.3	–
Kristoffer Askildsen Midfielder	90	0	1	–	56.4	+18.8
Peter Christiansen Forward	90	1	0	0.39	55.5	+8.3
Vetle Auklend Defender	15	0	0	–	54.9	–
Joe Bell Midfielder	90	0	0	0.04	54.3	+12.2
Simen Kvia-Egeskog Midfielder	27	0	0	–	53.8	–
Jesper Daland Defender	75	0	0	0.02	53.8	+10.4
Henrik Bjørdal Midfielder	27	0	0	–	53.7	–
Herman Johan Haugen Defender	86	0	0	–	52.1	+11.3
Arild Østbø Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	45.9	−4.1
Erik Botheim Forward	63	0	0	–	41.8	−2.1
Henrik Heggheim Defender	90	0	0	–	40.1	−6.8
Essien Bassey Defender	8	0	0	–	37.4	–