Aston Villa v Viking

FULL TIME3 – 1

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:00:00 UTCVilla ParkMatchday 3

Post-game report— full article

Aston Villa Extends Perfect Champions League Start With 3-1 Victory Over Viking

Aston Villa secured their third consecutive Champions League victory by defeating Norwegian side Viking FK 3-1 at Villa Park. The win extends Villa's home winning streak in Europe to 12 matches and moves them into second place in the league phase standings.

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Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Aston Villa 68%Draw 18%Viking 14%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

Aston VillaViking

54Possession46

2.75Expected goals (xG)0.81

21Shots10

10Shots on target3

7Shots off target0

4Blocked shots7

17Shots inside box4

4Shots outside box6

8Corners6

2Offsides3

7Fouls14

0Yellow cards0

0Red cards0

2Saves8

527Passes433

469Accurate passes376

Match events

23′Ross Barkley (assist Ibrahim Mbaye)
35′Alysson · VAR
37′Emi Buendía · penalty
62′Henrik Heggheim · own goal
63′Tobias Saliou Séne Moi ← Henrik Bjørdal
63′Erik Botheim ← Simen Kvia-Egeskog
70′Ross Barkley → Leon Goretzka
70′Nicolas Jackson → Tammy Abraham
70′João Gomes → Matty Cash
72′Ibrahim Mbaye → Alejandro Garnacho
75′Alysson → George Hemmings
75′Jesper Daland
75′Zlatko Tripić ← Vetle Auklend
84′Peter Christiansen (assist Kristoffer Askildsen)
86′Kristoffer Askildsen · VAR
86′Herman Haugen ← Essien Bassey

Aston Villa · Viking

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Aston Villa3-3-4

67.8↓70'Barkley

56.8Mings

107.8Buendía

76.8McGinn

36.8Lindelöf

146.8Torres

16.8Suzuki

116.8↓70'Jackson

356.8↓70'Gomes

197.5↓72'Mbaye

476.8↓75'Alysson

Viking3-5-2

77.1Askildsen

66.3Stensness

207.3Christiansen

55.1Heggheim

86.3Bell

226.3↓63'Botheim

26.3↓86'Haugen

106.3↓75'Tripić

276.3↓75'Daland

15.9Østbø

296.3↓63'Moi

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Aston Villa

6Ross Barkley7.8
5Tyrone Mings6.8
10Emi Buendía7.8
7John McGinn6.8
3Victor Lindelöf6.8
14Pau Torres6.8
1Zion Suzuki6.8
11Nicolas Jackson6.8
35João Gomes6.8
19Ibrahim Mbaye7.5
47Alysson6.8

Viking

7Kristoffer Askildsen7.1
6Gianni Stensness6.3
20Peter Christiansen7.3
5Henrik Heggheim5.1
8Joe Bell6.3
22Erik Botheim6.3
2Herman Haugen6.3
10Zlatko Tripić6.3
27Jesper Daland6.3
1Arild Østbø5.9
29Tobias Saliou Séne Moi6.3

Aston VillaTale of the tapeViking

3-3-4Formation3-5-2

3 ptsTable0 pts

+1Goal difference-2

WWFormDLWD

68%Win chance14%

Head to head

First meeting

Aston Villa and Viking have not met in the seasons we hold. Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Aston Villa

vsFenerbahçe6-0
@Club Brugge3-2

Viking

DLWD

vsBayern Munich3-3
@Stuttgart1-3
vsDinamo Zagreb3-1
@Dinamo Zagreb2-2

Where they stand — In a 36-team table

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
Aston Villa	1	1	0	0	+1	3
Viking	1	0	0	1	-2	0