Ace Football previews the Serie A round 21 match between Bologna and Monza and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
When Monza come to Stadio Renato Dell’Ara for the Serie A match this coming Saturday, Bologna will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Placed eightth in the table Bologna have amassed 30 points after 19 matches. On 13 points, Monza rank 20th with 19 matches played this season.
Team form: Bologna vs Monza
Bologna Form
It could have been better, it could have been worse for Bologna, who have two draws to show from their last three matches. They came up short in a 2-3 defeat against Verona, followed by a 2-2 draw against Roma. They recorded yet another one in the latest round after a 2-2 match with Inter. Bologna claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Serie A. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored nine and conceded five goals.
Monza Form
In their last three matches, Monza lost against Parma Calcio 1913 and Cagliari by 2-1 and 1-2, respectively, and beat Fiorentina by 2-1. Monza 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 eight time and letting in seven.
Betting stats and facts for Bologna and Monza
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 Monza played across all tournaments.
- In 5 of the last 6 Bologna home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Bologna matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Bologna home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Bologna home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Bologna home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 21 of the last 23 Monza matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Monza away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Monza matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 7 Monza matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Monza have lost 6 of the last 7 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players in form: Bologna vs Monza
Tommaso Pobega found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Gianluca Caprari just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Popular betting markets: Bologna vs Monza
Full-time result
Bologna won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stadio Renato Dell’Ara. They drew three and lost three as well, while Monza won one of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost five. Monza were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 8 matches. Bologna have not lost to Monza in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Bologna scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Interestingly, Monza scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Monza played. Bologna will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Saturday, as Monza have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to five clean sheets in their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bologna, who scored an average of 1.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Monza, who scored 0.9 times on average in these matches. Monza scored at least once in their previous 8 matches on the bounce.
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