Ace Football previews the Serie A game between Bologna and Inter who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Bologna welcome Inter on Saturday in the Serie A, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 38 match.
Sitting top of the table, Inter claimed 86 points after 37 rounds, while Bologna have amassed 55 points. This ranks the latter as number 8 in the Serie A before the next round.
Form: Bologna vs Inter
Bologna Form
Their last three matches saw Bologna drawing 0-0 with Cagliari, before taking out SSC Napoli by 2-3, and Atalanta by 0-1. Bologna only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Serie A matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored four and conceded six goals.
Inter Form
In their three most recent outings, Inter won 0-3 and 0-2 against Lazio and Lazio, before drawing 1-1 against Verona. Inter won half their previous six away matches in the Serie A, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 12 goals whilst conceding seven.
Betting facts for Bologna and Inter
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Bologna and Inter. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In the last 12 Bologna home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 15 Bologna matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Bologna home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Bologna home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Bologna home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Inter have won 7 of the last 9 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Inter have won 5 of the last 7 matches in the Serie A while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 4 Inter matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Inter away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Inter matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Bologna vs Inter
Riccardo Orsolini has three strikes in six Serie A matches for Bologna, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Inter. The visitors are looking to Marcus Thuram, who has provided his team with five Serie A goals.
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Full-time result
Bologna claimed three wins, drew three and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Inter won five, drew three and lost two of their last 10 games away. Inter have hit a nice vein of form with 9 matches now without losing.
Both teams to score
Bologna scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Astonishingly, Inter scored the opening goal of the match in six of their last ten games. Bologna managed to open the scoreline in no less than six of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Inter performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in eight of their last 10 games. Bologna have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Inter.
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 0.9 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Inter, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.6 times goals per game themselves. Inter scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce.
