Serie A: Bologna vs AC Milan – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Serie A round 9 match between Bologna and AC Milan and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Bologna enjoy home advantage, when visitors AC Milan swing by this coming Thursday for a clash in the Serie A. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Placed 12th in the table Bologna have amassed nine points after eight matches. On 14 points, AC Milan rank fourth with eight matches played this season.

Team form: Bologna vs AC Milan

Bologna Form

Bologna only managed to finish level twice in the last three matches. They first drew 0-0 against Parma Calcio 1913, followed by another draw. This time 2-2 against Genoa, before going down in a 2-0 defeat against Aston Villa. Bologna did not win any of their last six Serie A matches at the Stadio Renato Dell’Ara. They came through these matches with a record of six draws and zero defeats, in which they conceded six and scored six goals.

AC Milan Form

In their last three matches, AC Milan lost against Fiorentina by 2-1, beat Udinese by 1-0 winning 3-1 against Club Bruges. AC Milan managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Serie A. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring ten time and letting in seven.

Betting stats for Bologna and AC Milan

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Bologna and AC Milan. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Bologna vs AC Milan

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Christian Pulisic has been hitting the net regularly and now has four goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Thursday, it is because AC Milan bank on him to build on these numbers against Bologna. The latter relies on Santiago Castro, who found the target three times in six games.

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Full-time result

Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at Stadio Renato Dell’Ara, Bologna won two and drew eight. AC Milan won two of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew three and lost five. Bologna did not lose any of their last 6 matches. Bologna are on a fine streak of 8 matches without defeat at home. AC Milan have not lost to Bologna in 17 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Bologna scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. AC Milan got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games AC Milan played. Bologna managed to open the scoreline in no less than four of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from AC Milan performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in seven of their last 10 games. AC Milan have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Bologna when playing at away ground.

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 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for AC Milan, who managed to hit the net 1.8 times on average in these games.