Ace Football previews the Serie A round 30 match between Bologna and Salernitana and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Bologna are out to consolidate their place inside the top four of the Serie A table, when stepping up against Salernitana for a match this coming Monday. Salernitana no doubt have a surprise in mind, but a win for Bologna nevertheless seems the likely outcome.
Ranked as number 4 in the Serie A standings, Bologna, have so far collected 54 points this season, while Salernitana collected 14 points. This puts them up as number 20 after 29 rounds.
Team form: Bologna vs Salernitana
Bologna Form
Bologna added two wins to their account in their three most recent outings, as they beat Atalanta by 1-2. Their next match left them empty-handed in a 0-1 defeat against Inter, followed up by a 0-1 win against Empoli. Bologna won four of their previous six Serie A games at the Stadio Renato Dell’Ara. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded four and scored 13 goals.
Salernitana Form
Salernitana got away with only one point from their previous three games, and they claimed it in a 1-1 draw with Udinese. Then Cagliari proved too strong in a 4-2 defeat, just like Lecce who won 0-1. Salernitana only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Serie A. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 11 goals to five.
Betting stats and facts for Bologna and Salernitana
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Bologna and Salernitana. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Bologna have not lost 20 of the last 22 home matches in the Serie A
- Bologna have scored in 24 of the last 26 matches
- Bologna have scored in 21 of the last 23 matches in the Serie A
- Bologna have not lost 15 of the last 16 home matches
- Bologna have won 11 of the last 13 home matches
- Salernitana have not won 28 of the last 30 away matches
- Salernitana have not won 27 of the last 29 matches in the Serie A
- Salernitana have not won 25 of the last 27 away matches in the Serie A
- Salernitana have conceded in 29 of the last 31 matches in the Serie A
- Salernitana have not won the last 11 matches in a row
Players in form: Bologna vs Salernitana
Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Joshua Zirkzee has actually netted ten goals during this Serie A season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Salernitana should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Joshua Zirkzee to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.
Popular markets: Bologna vs Salernitana
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Stadio Renato Dell’Ara across all tournaments Bologna won eight times, drew one and lost one times. Salernitana claimed one wins, three draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Salernitana conceded a goal in their last 6 matches. Bologna have not lost to Salernitana in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Bologna scored first in six of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Salernitana scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Salernitana managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Bologna were first on target in six of their last 10 outings. Salernitana have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Bologna.
Total goals
Bologna saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of two goals during this run. In the last ten games for Salernitana, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 0.7 times goals per game themselves. Salernitana conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.
Recommended tip: Bologna vs Salernitana
To sum up, the upcoming match between Bologna and Salernitana seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Serie A game.