Europa League: Bologna vs Brann – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League round of 32 match between Bologna and Brann and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Brann come to Stadio Renato Dell’Ara for the Europa League match on Thursday, Bologna will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Form: Bologna vs Brann

Bologna Form

Bologna are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 1-2 win against Torino. They went on to beat Brann by 0-1, before also getting the better of Udinese in a 1-0 victory. Bologna only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Europa League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew four and lost zero, as they scored 11 and conceded five goals.

Brann Form

Brann recorded a single draw in their previous three games, and they claimed it in a 3-3 match against FC Midtjylland. Then Sturm Graz proved too strong in a 1-0 defeat, just like Bologna who won 0-1. Brann didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Europa League matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 15 and scored five goals themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Bologna and Brann

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 Brann played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Bologna vs Brann

Federico Bernardeschi found the target one times in his previous six matches, whereas Joachim Soltvedt just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Popular markets: Bologna vs Brann

Full-time result

Bologna claimed a modest one wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing five. Brann won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five of the games in this run. Brann conceded a goal in their last 12 matches.

Both teams to score

Bologna scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Brann got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Brann will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Thursday with Bologna managing a measly three clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to zero clean sheets in their previous 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bologna, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Brann, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.7 times goals per game. Brann conceded a goal in their last 12 matches.