Ace Football previews the Serie A round 28 match between Bologna and Verona and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Bologna are in with a good chance of adding three nice points to their total in round 28 of the Serie A this coming Sunday. They will be disappointed if they do not beat Verona, whom they welcome on home soil at Stadio Renato Dell’Ara.
Bologna approach the next Serie A round as number 8 in the table, having claimed 39 points this season so far. With 27 games behind them, Verona amassed 15 points, placing them as number 20 before their next fixture.
Team form: Bologna vs Verona
Bologna Form
In their last three outings, Bologna won 1-0 against Udinese, beat Brann by 1-0 and hammered Pisa 0-1. Bologna only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Stadio Renato Dell’Ara in the Serie A. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored three and conceded nine goals.
Verona Form
Verona were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 2-1 by Parma Calcio 1913. Next up, Sassuolo won 3-0, before losing 1-2 against SSC Napoli. Verona came through their last six away games in the Serie A without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by 14 goals to three.
Betting stats and facts for Bologna and Verona
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Bologna and Verona played across all tournaments.
- Bologna have won the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 1.5
- Bologna have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Bologna have won the last 4 matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 11 of the last 13 Bologna home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Bologna matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Verona away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Verona away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Verona have lost the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Verona have lost the last 3 away matches in a row in the Serie A while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Verona have lost 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
In-form players: Bologna vs Verona
Despite scoring just once in six Serie A games, Bologna hope Federico Bernardeschi adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Verona put their faith in Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six Serie A games.
Betting markets: Bologna vs Verona
Full-time result
Bologna won two of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing four and losing four as well. Verona won one from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost six in this run.
Both teams to score
Bologna scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Interestingly, Verona scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Bologna probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Sunday, as Verona managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed five clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Bologna have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Verona.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bologna, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Verona, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 0.7 times goals per game themselves.
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