Prediction: Match to end in 1-1 draw
Best Odds: 9/2
Bologna and AS Roma will lock horns with each other in Serie A this weekend. The match between Vincenzo Italiano’s side and Gian Piero Gasperini’s team will be held at Stadio Renato Dall’Ara and is scheduled to kick off at 5pm UK time on Saturday.
Bologna
Bologna are a modest club in Italy, but they did extremely well in the 2023-24 season. Under then head coach Thiago Motta, I Rossoblù finished as high as fifth in the Serie A table and qualified for the UEFA Champions League this campaign.
Under head coach Vincenzo Italiano, Bologna finished ninth in the Serie A table last season and are aiming to do better this time around. I Felsinei are currently eighth in the league table with 48 points from 33 matches, 10 points off the final European spot.
Bologna will head into the Serie A game against AS Roma this weekend on the back of a 2-0 defeat to Juventus away from home in Turin in the league. It came after a 4-0 loss to Aston Villa at Villa Park in the second leg of their UEFA Europa League quarter-final tie, which followed a 2-0 victory over Lecce at Stadio Renato Dall’Ara in Serie A.
Team News:
Bologna are likely to line up in a 4-3-3 formation against AS Roma. Federico Ravaglia will be in goal for the home team and will have Nadir Zortea, Eivind Helland, Jhon Lucumi and Juan Miranda in front of him in defence. Simon Sohm, Remo Freuler and Tommaso Pobega will be the three midfielders. Riccardo Orsolini, Santiago Castro and Nicolo Cambiaghi will be the three forwards.
AS Roma
AS Roma are one of the biggest clubs in Italy and ended up having a successful season in the 2024-25 campaign. What looked like a campaign to forget was salvaged by then-manager Claudio Ranieri, guiding the team to a fifth-placed finish in the Serie A table.
Gian Piero Gasperini was appointed the Roma manager last summer. While Roma were not expected to win the Serie A title, there was a period when they looked like they could challenge for the Scudetto. Now, they may not even finish in the top four. Roma are currently sixth in the Serie A table with 58 points from 33 matches, five points behind fourth-placed Juventus.
Roma will head into the Serie A game against Bologna this weekend on the back of a 1-1 draw with Atalanta at Stadio Olimpico in Rome in the league. It came after a 3-0 win against Pisa at home in Serie A, which followed a 5-2 hammering at the hands of Inter Milan at San Siro in the league.
Team News:
AS Roma are likely to line up in a 3-4-2-1 formation against Bologna. Mile Svilar will be in goal and will have Gianluca Mancini, Evan Ndicka and Mario Hermoso in front of him in defence. Zeki Celik, Neil El Aynaoui, Bryan Cristante and Devyne Rensch will be the four midfielders. Matìas Soule and Stephan El Shaarawy will be the two attacking midfielders. Donyell Malen will lead the line for Roma.
Key Factors to Consider
- Bologna have won 3 of their last 6 Serie A matches.
- Bologna have lost 3 of their last 6 Serie A matches.
- Bologna have scored 42 goals and conceded 39 goals in 33 Serie A matches this season.
- AS Roma have drawn just 4 of their 33 Serie A games this campaign.
- AS Roma have won 2 and lost 3 of their last 6 Serie A matches.
Conclusion
Bologna and AS Roma are in similar form at the moment, but the latter have been the better side this season. However, Bologna are at home for this particular Serie A match, and that will be a factor. It is likely that the match will end in a draw.
Prediction: Match to end in 1-1 draw
Best Odds: 9/2
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