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Champions League Matchday 3 Wed 21 Oct

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Barkley 23′Buendía 37′ (p)Heggheim 62′ (og)

Full-time 3:1
Away Viking

Christiansen 84′

Player of the match Arild Østbø 8.0

GolVolt ratingSkip it 2.5/10 more watchable than 25% of Champions League matches Settled by 37′. How we rate

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The match in 30 seconds

Turning point: 23' Barkley, 1:0

The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 1:0, from 77% to 91% (Aston Villa).

How the match went

One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.

90+4' · 3:1Aston Villa 94%draw 4%Viking 1%

Key stats

55% Possession 45%
2.92 xG (expected goals) 0.56
21 Shots 8
10 On target 3
9 Big chances 1
8 Corners 6
All stats (22)

Preview and report

Live · goal

Automatically translated from Polish · AI-generated from GolVolt data

  1. Minute 86 3–1

    Christiansen scores, Aston Villa 3–1 Viking

    Peter Christiansen scored for Viking in the 85th minute after an assist from Kristoffer Askildsen. Earlier, Ross Barkley and Emiliano Buendía, from the penalty spot, had scored for Aston Villa, and Henrik Heggheim put through his own net in the 62nd minute.

    Number of the match: 1 of 9 — That is how many goals Viking have scored in this Champions League season after the 75th minute, and Christiansen's goal came in the 85th minute.

  2. Minute 65 3–0

    Heggheim puts the ball into his own net, Aston Villa 3–0 Viking

    Henrik Heggheim scored an own goal in the 62nd minute and Aston Villa lead Viking 3–0. Earlier, Ross Barkley scored after an assist from Ibrahim Mbaye in the 23rd minute, and Emiliano Buendía scored from a penalty in the 37th minute. The Champions League matchday 3 game is still under way.

    Number of the match: 62nd minute — In that minute Heggheim put the ball into his own goal, which made it 3–0 to Aston Villa.

  3. Minute 39 2–0

    Buendía from the spot, Aston Villa 2–0 Viking

    Emiliano Buendía scored from a penalty in the 37th minute of the Champions League match. Earlier, in the 23rd minute, Ross Barkley had put Aston Villa ahead after an assist from Ibrahim Mbaye.

    Number of the match: 2 — That is how many league goals Emiliano Buendía now has this season; it is his league tally, not his total across all competitions.

Live · half-time · 2–0

Aston Villa lead Viking 2–0 at half-time in the Champions League

Aston Villa lead Viking 2–0 after the first half of their Champions League matchday 3 game. Ross Barkley and Emiliano Buendía scored the goals, and Viking have not had a shot yet.

Automatically translated from Polish · AI-generated from GolVolt data

Number of the match 14 Aston Villa had 14 shots in the first half, Viking none.

Barkley and Buendía score. In the 23rd minute Ross Barkley opened the scoring after an assist from Ibrahim Mbaye. In the 37th minute Emiliano Buendía doubled Aston Villa's lead from the penalty spot. The hosts had 66% of the possession, had 14 shots, 7 of them on target, and won 6 corners. Viking had no shots and won one corner.

Both sides' runs. Aston Villa have gone 5 matches without defeat and have scored in 7 in a row. This season they have led at half-time twice and won both of those games. Viking have scored in 8 matches in a row.

Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate

Settled by 37′.

  • Dramaweight 50% Settled by 37′.The result was clear early — little to hold on for. Drama: 2.5 out of 10
  • Heroesweight 20% Nobody stood out. Heroes: 1.9 out of 10
  • Stakesweight 15% Not much was at stake yet. Stakes: 3.2 out of 10
  • Quality of playweight 15% xG 3.7. Quality of play: 7.3 out of 10

Match ECG

A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.

Worth watching: Skip it

GolVolt rating 2.5more watchable than 25% of Champions League matches

The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).

Similar matches

A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.

How the match went

4 goals2 VAR

Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.

Timeline

  1. 23' Goal: Ross Barkleyheader · assist: Mbaye1:0
  2. 35' Penalty awarded
  3. 37' Goal: Emiliano Buendíapenalty2:0
  4. Half-time · 2:0
  5. 62' Goal: Henrik Heggheimown goal · own goal3:0
  6. 63' 2 substitutionsBjørdal for MoiKvia-Egeskog for Botheim
  7. 70' 3 substitutionsAbraham for JacksonCash for GomesGoretzka for Barkley
  8. 72' SubstitutionGarnacho for Mbaye
  9. 75' 2 substitutionsAuklend for TripicCosic for Daland
  10. 75' SubstitutionHemmings for Alysson
  11. 84' Goal: Peter Christiansenleft foot · assist: Askildsen3:1
  12. 86' Goal awarded
  13. 86' SubstitutionBassey for Haugen
  14. Full-time · 3:1

Match stats

Shooting

2.92 xG (expected goals) 0.56
21 Shots 8
10 On target 3
9 Big chances 1
7 Off target 0
4 Blocked 5
17 Inside the box 4
4 Outside the box 3
7 Big chances missed 0

Play

55% Possession 45%
8 Corners 6
520 Passes 417
90% Pass accuracy 87%
17 Key passes 7
95 Attacks 103
55 Dangerous attacks 42

Defence

6 Tackles 13
5 Interceptions 7
2 Saves 8

Discipline

7 Fouls 14
2 Offsides 3
0 Red cards 0

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

4-2-3-1 –4-5-1

Aston Villa

Viking

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Bench

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Match sheet

Coaches
Unai Emery Aston Villa Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim Viking
Stadium
Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance
33,410

Player ratings

Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.

  1. Player of the match · Viking Arild Østbø 8.00
  2. 2. place · Aston Villa Alysson 7.75
  3. 3. place · Aston Villa John McGinn  7.66

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Absences

Aston Villa · 5 out

  • Johan Manzambi Injured

    since 19 Oct · until 23 Oct · Doubtful

  • Modou Kéba Cissé Injured

    since 14 Sep · until 23 Oct · 6 matches missed · Groin Problems

  • Aaron Wan-Bissaka Injured

    since 18 Oct · until 20 Nov · Hamstring Injury

  • Matteo Ruggeri Injured

    since 12 Oct · until 30 Nov · 2 matches missed · Hamstring Injury

  • Amadou Onana Injured

    since 7 Jul · until 1 Jun 2027 · 19 matches missed · Cruciate Ligament Injury

Viking · 3 out

  • Anders Bærtelsen Injured

    since 31 Jul · return date unknown · 15 matches missed · Unknown Injury

  • Martin Ove Roseth Injured

    since 1 Feb · return date unknown · 38 matches missed · Knee Injury

  • Veton Berisha Injured

    since 1 Mar · return date unknown · 34 matches missed · Unknown Injury

Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.

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