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Aston Villa

ActiveENGPot 2UEFA Champions League 2026-27League phase

Fixtures, model forecasts and tournament paths in one place.

OFFICIAL results as of 11 Sept 2026, 16:31 UTCSIMULATION updated after Matchday 1

Season outlook

SIMULATION100,000 simulated seasons
Expected points
14.4
Expected league position
11.4
Top 8 (direct to round of 16)
37.1%
Top 24 (reaches the knockouts)
96.5%

Competition state

DERIVEDLeague phase
18 of 144 fixtures completed · next up: Matchday 2
OFFICIALThis club
1 of 8 played · 1 won, 0 drawn, 0 lost
OFFICIALLast result
MD1 · Club Brugge 2–3 Aston Villa · Won
Next fixture
MD2 · Wed, 14 Oct 2026 · 21:00 CEST · Aston Villa v Fenerbahçe

Model inputs

MODEL INPUTwhat the match model is given
Strength rating
88 / 100
BapLab’s rating of the club’s current sporting strength, not an official UEFA ranking. The gap between two clubs’ ratings drives the expected goals in their match.
European pedigree
3.5 / 5
European history and experience. It nudges effective strength up above 3 and down below 3, a small adjustment next to the rating.
Home advantage
+0.29
Extra expected goal difference in the club’s favour in its home matches.

League-phase fixtures

8 matches · kickoff in Central European time
  • MD1Tue, 8 Sept 2026 · 18:45 CEST · Away

    Club Brugge 2–3 Aston Villa

    OFFICIALFull time · Won

    MODELPre-match forecastArchive time unavailable

    Home win
    30.9%
    Draw
    25.1%
    Away win
    44.0%

    xG 1.24 – 1.54

  • MD2Wed, 14 Oct 2026 · 21:00 CEST · Home

    Aston Villa v Fenerbahçe

    Scheduled

    MODELCurrent forecast

    Home win
    66.8%
    Draw
    19.9%
    Away win
    13.3%

    xG 2.05 – 0.78

  • MD3Wed, 21 Oct 2026 · 21:00 CEST · Home

    Aston Villa v Viking

    Scheduled

    MODELCurrent forecast

    Home win
    81.2%
    Draw
    13.0%
    Away win
    5.8%

    xG 2.60 – 0.55

  • MD4Tue, 3 Nov 2026 · 21:00 CET · Away

    Barcelona v Aston Villa

    Scheduled

    MODELCurrent forecast

    Home win
    65.0%
    Draw
    20.6%
    Away win
    14.4%

    xG 1.99 – 0.81

  • MD5Tue, 24 Nov 2026 · 18:45 CET · Away

    Galatasaray v Aston Villa

    Scheduled

    MODELCurrent forecast

    Home win
    35.9%
    Draw
    25.6%
    Away win
    38.5%

    xG 1.34 – 1.40

  • MD6Tue, 8 Dec 2026 · 21:00 CET · Home

    Aston Villa v Paris Saint-Germain

    Scheduled

    MODELCurrent forecast

    Home win
    26.7%
    Draw
    24.3%
    Away win
    49.0%

    xG 1.17 – 1.66

  • MD7Tue, 19 Jan 2027 · 21:00 CET · Home

    Aston Villa v Borussia Dortmund

    Scheduled

    MODELCurrent forecast

    Home win
    48.2%
    Draw
    25.1%
    Away win
    26.7%

    xG 1.58 – 1.11

  • MD8Wed, 27 Jan 2027 · 21:00 CET · Away

    Slavia Praha v Aston Villa

    Scheduled

    MODELCurrent forecast

    Home win
    23.7%
    Draw
    23.2%
    Away win
    53.1%

    xG 1.12 – 1.79

Home side first. A current forecast can change before kickoff; a completed match keeps its archived pre-match forecast and is never recalculated.

League-phase expectation

SIMULATION100,000 simulated seasons
Expected points after 8 matches
14.40
+1.43 vs pre-season
Expected league position 1 is best
11.38
−2.66 vs pre-season

How far the club gets

reaches at least this stage
  • Top 8direct to the round of 16 37.1% +10.5 pp
  • Top 24reaches the knockout phase 96.5% +7.1 pp
  • Round of 16 76.4% +9.8 pp
  • Quarter-final 34.3% +4.9 pp
  • Semi-final 12.0% +1.2 pp
  • Final 3.7% +0.3 pp
  • Champion 1.2% +0.1 pp

Where the season ends

final outcome · sums to 100.0%
  • League phaseeliminated in the league phase 3.5% −7.1 pp
  • Knockout play-offeliminated in the play-off 20.1% −2.7 pp
  • Round of 16eliminated 42.1% +5.0 pp
  • Quarter-finaleliminated 22.3% +3.7 pp
  • Semi-finaleliminated 8.3% +0.9 pp
  • Finalrunner-up 2.4% +0.2 pp
  • Championwins the competition 1.2% +0.1 pp

Most likely end point: Round of 16.

SIMULATION100,000 simulated seasons, updated after Matchday 1changes compared with the pre-season forecastmodel outputs, not odds