Ace Football previews the Serie A round 17 match between Bologna and Sassuolo and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Sassuolo go up against Bologna this coming Sunday for a Serie A meeting at Stadio Renato Dell’Ara.
Ranked as number 6 in the Serie A standings, Bologna, have so far collected 25 points this season, while Sassuolo collected 21 points. This puts them up as number 10 after 16 rounds.
Team form: Bologna vs Sassuolo
Bologna Form
A draw is the best Bologna can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 0-1 defeat against Juventus. A1-1 draw with Inter followed before they were defeated 2-0 by SSC Napoli. Bologna claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Serie A. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored nine and conceded five goals.
Sassuolo Form
In their previous three matches, Sassuolo won 3-1 against Fiorentina, drew 2-2 with AC Milan before losing 0-1 against Torino. Sassuolo won half their previous six away matches in the Serie A, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored eight goals whilst conceding five.
Betting stats for Bologna and Sassuolo
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Bologna and Sassuolo. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 6 of the last 8 Bologna matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Bologna home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Bologna matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Bologna matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Bologna home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Sassuolo away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Sassuolo away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Sassuolo matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Sassuolo matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Sassuolo away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Bologna vs Sassuolo
Look no further than Tommaso Pobega, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Bologna in the Serie A, while Domenico Berardi managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Sassuolo in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Popular betting markets: Bologna vs Sassuolo
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Stadio Renato Dell’Ara across all tournaments Bologna won four times, drew four and lost two times. Sassuolo claimed three wins, three draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Bologna have not lost to Sassuolo in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Bologna only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Sassuolo scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Bologna managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Sassuolo kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Bologna have scored in 8 consecutive home meetings with Sassuolo.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Bologna’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Sassuolo, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.3 times goals per game.
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