Aston Villa have put a shaky start to the season firmly behind them and are red-hot favourites to secure a third straight Champions League success when entertaining Viking on Wednesday. The Norwegian outfit showed they are no mugs when drawing 3-3 at home to Bayern Munich last week but an earlier 3-1 loss at Stuttgart suggests they will prove more vulnerable on the road.
Let’s go with a BOYLE Sports price boost of Evens for the English outfit to prevail and over 3.5 total goals for our opening Aston Villa vs Viking prediction.
Betting Odds
Aston Villa vs Viking Betting Odds – Champions League 2026-27
Result | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Aston Villa | 2/9 | 81.8% |
Viking | 11/1 | 8.3% |
Draw | 11/2 | 15.4% |
*Odds are correct at the time of writing, but subject to change.
Aston Villa are strong favourites at 2/9, with Viking 11/1 and the draw at 11/2.
How to Watch
How to watch Aston Villa vs Viking
This first ever encounter between these two teams is scheduled to kick off at 20:00 BST and will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 2 .
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Form Guides
Aston Villa form guide
The goals have certainly flowed in Villa’s Champions League games this term , with Club Brugge edged out 3-2 in Belgium and then Fenerbahce hit for six in the Midlands a week ago. Nicolas Jackson and Ross Barkley both hit doubles on Matchday 2, in between scores for Johan Manzambi and Tammy Abraham .
Last season’s Europa League winners have now claimed 11 consecutive home victories in UEFA tournaments and have scored at least three goals in six of their last eight European matches at any venue. Saturday’s 1-0 triumph at Newcastle made it four wins and a draw from their last five outings in all competitions , as impressive midfielder Manzambi nodded in the decider.
The 21-year-old club-record signing did pick up a slight knock at St James’ Park , though, so it may be prudent to look elsewhere with regards goalscorer bets on this occasion. Emiliano Buendia was rested against Fenerbahce but was on target against Brugge and in last month’s win at Tottenham , as well as going close when hitting the woodwork versus the Magpies over the weekend.
The 29-year-old netted in four Europa League games last term, including the final, and 5/1 for him to break the deadlock here is fair value from the Aston Villa vs Viking odds.
Viking form guide
Morten Jensen and Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim ’s side are going well in a Norwegian Tippeligaen title battle with Bodo/Glimt and threatened to pull off a huge upset in this competition last week. Viking stunned Bayern Munich by storming into a two-goal lead at half-time , their first coming after only 71 seconds when Gianni Stensness rose to head in, before Peter Christiansen added another after 38 minutes.
Bayern hit back after the break to go 3-2 in front, but after Michael Olise was sent off, substitute Herman Haugen arrived to head in a stunning equaliser at the far post and a pulsating match ended all square . Viking managed to get past Dinamo Zagreb in a qualifier by prevailing 3-1 at home after a 2-2 away draw, but their overall European record is poor , especially on the road, and last month’s defeat in Stuttgart exposed their limitations.
Having conceded five first-half goals in two European away trips so far this term, another BOYLE Sports price boost of 6/4 for Villa to score more than once before the break here is worth adding to our Champions League betting tips.
Betting Tips
Aston Villa vs Viking Betting Tips - Champions League 2026-27
Aston Villa to win and over 3.5 total goals at EVS
Emiliano Buendia to score first at 5/1
Aston Villa to score more than once before H/T at 6/4
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