Serie A: Bologna vs Monza – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Serie A round 10 match between Bologna and Monza and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Bologna appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face Monza in round 10 of the Serie A season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at Stadio Renato Dell’Ara on Saturday.

Placed 11th in the table Bologna have amassed 11 points after nine matches. On seven points, Monza rank 16th with nine matches played this season.

Team form: Bologna vs Monza

Bologna Form

Bologna look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Inter, they were left empty-handed in a 1-3 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Cagliari in a 0-2 win. They followed that up with a 2-4 win against AC Milan in their most recent outing. Bologna are without a win in their last six Serie A matches on home soil, which produced a record of four draws and two defeats, in which they conceded ten and scored seven goals.

Monza Form

Monza have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 4-0 win against Cagliari. Unable to follow that up, they went down 3-2 against Torino, before suffering another loss in a 1-4 match against SSC Napoli. Monza are winless in their last six away games in the Serie A, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded 16 goals while scoring seven themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Bologna and Monza

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Bologna and Monza. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Bologna vs Monza

Bologna against Monza is also a battle between Samuel Mbangula and Gustavo Varela with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has six Serie A goals in their last six games respectively.

Popular betting markets: Bologna vs Monza

Full-time result

Bologna claimed two wins, drew five and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Monza won three, drew three and lost four of their last 10 games away. Monza scored at least once in their previous 9 matches. Bologna have not lost to Monza in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Bologna scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Monza got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Monza played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Bologna managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Monza kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

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. Over 2.5 goals appeared in eight of the last ten matches that Monza played across all tournaments. They scored 1.8 times on average in the process. Monza’s last 4 matches had over 3.5 goals.