Ace Football previews the Europa League round 5 match between Bologna and Salzburg and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Bologna enjoy home advantage, when visitors Salzburg swing by this coming Thursday for a clash in the Europa League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Form: Bologna vs Salzburg
Bologna Form
Their last three matches saw Bologna drawing 0-0 with Brann, before taking out SSC Napoli by 2-0, and Udinese by 0-3. Bologna just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Europa League matches at the Stadio Renato Dell’Ara. They also drew four and lost zero of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded four goals.
Salzburg Form
Salzburg show a mix of results in their previous three matches. They started well with a 2-0 win against Go Ahead Eagles. Then a 1-1 draw with Sturm Graz followed before they lost against WSG Tirol with a 2-3 scoreline. Salzburg didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Europa League matches, but managed zero draws, while suffering six defeats. They conceded 15 and scored three goals themselves.
Betting stats and facts for Bologna and Salzburg
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 Salzburg played across all tournaments.
- In the last 8 Bologna matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Bologna home matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Bologna home matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Bologna home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Bologna home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 14 of the last 15 Salzburg away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Salzburg have lost the last 6 away matches in a row in the Europa League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Salzburg have won the last 4 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 7 Salzburg matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Salzburg away matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Bologna vs Salzburg
Having scored just once lately in the Europa League, Riccardo Orsolini will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Salzburg hope Yorbe Vertessen can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Europa League goals in his last six Europa League games.
Popular markets: Bologna vs Salzburg
Full-time result
Bologna claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Salzburg won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing three in this series of matches. Bologna are on a fantastic streak of no less than 11 matches in a row without defeat. Bologna did not lose any of their last 7 matches on home soil. Salzburg were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 9 matches.
Both teams to score
Bologna scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Salzburg scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Bologna have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive home games. Bologna probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Thursday, as Salzburg managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed six clean sheets in their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Bologna saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Salzburg, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.1 times goals per game. Salzburg scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce.
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