Personally I favor Aston Villa because they have the better attacking intensity and I even see a strong chance of winning, even though their domestic form has declined slightly so far. A straight bet on an Aston Villa win might be better, as they have a chance of winning and I predict two goals in this match for Aston Villa.
Pressing and not giving Aston Villa an open game could be an advantage for Bologna, but they need to be aware of the weaknesses in several positions, especially the defense line which has not performed optimally so far. Facing English teams will be much more difficult because most of them usually use speed and the ability to counter-attack very quickly.
Aston Villa is definitely better. Bologna has no choice but to accept their faith, they are not doing that wonderful at Serie A neither this season, they are eight and as far as I know the eight doesn't go anywhere do they? I know first four goes to UCL, and fifth goes to Europa, and sixth goes to conference league.
From what I know, if any team wins the cup and still finishes in the first four, then seventh goes to conference league instead? That so? If that's the case, eight still doesn't go anywhere. There might be some expectations to the rule, but in any case, they are not going to be doing much next year.