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Bologna

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Bologna will be looking to improve on their last outing here following a 3-0 Serie A defeat in their last game at the hands of SSC Napoli.

In that game, Bologna had 61% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. Napoli got 16 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (45'), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (75') and Giovanni Simeone (94') scored for SSC Napoli.

Vincenzo Italiano's Bologna have celebrated scoring a sum total of 6 times over their last six outings. The number of goals that they have conceded in those same games amounts to 9.

Their past results show that Bologna:

• have not lost a league tie with Empoli in their last 2 games.
• are unbeaten in their last 5 home league matches.
• have not won at home in their last 4 league matches. Their fans aren't happy.

Empoli

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Empoli will come into the encounter after a 1-2 Serie A win to beat Roma in their most recent game.

In that game, Empoli managed 27% possession and 14 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. For Empoli, the goals were scored by Emmanuel Gyasi (45') and Lorenzo Colombo (61'). At the other end, Roma had 26 attempts on goal with 7 on target. Eldor Shomurodov (80') scored for Roma.

The stats don’t lie, and Empoli have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 6 goals in all. In defence, Empoli just haven’t been too solid at all.

Going into this one, Empoli are unbeaten in their previous 2 away league matches.

👥 Head to head

Looking over their prior head-to-head meetings dating back to 26/09/2021 shows us that Bologna have won 2 of these games & Empoli 3, with the number of drawn results being 1.

An aggregate of 15 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 7 of them for Rossoblu and 8 being from Azzurri. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.5.

The previous league match featuring these sides was Serie A match day 29 on 15/03/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Empoli 0-1 Bologna.

That day, Empoli managed 29% possession and 10 shots on goal with 1 on target.

For their opponents, Bologna got 20 shots on goal with 9 on target. Giovanni Fabbian (94') scored.

The referee was Michael Fabbri.

🗞️ Team News: Bologna

Nicolò Casale (Calf problems), Nicolò Cambiaghi (Cruciate ligament surgery), Martin Erlić (unknown injury), Oussama El Azzouzi (Knee injury), Dan Ndoye (Hamstring muscle injury) and Lewis Ferguson (Cruciate ligament surgery) won’t be able to feature for Bologna boss Vincenzo Italiano.

It looks as if Rossoblu will possibly make use of the 4-2-3-1 system this time, beginning the first half with Lukasz Skorupski, Stefan Posch, Sam Beukema, Jhon Lucumi, Juan Miranda, Michel Aebischer, Remo Freuler, Riccardo Orsolini, Giovanni Fabbian, Jesper Karlsson and Thijs Dallinga.

📰 Team News: Empoli

Empoli manager Roberto D'Aversa has multiple availability issues to deal with. Luca Belardinelli (unknown injury), Samuele Perisan (Ankle sprain), Junior Sambia (Injury to the ankle), Szymon Żurkowski (unknown injury) and Tyronne Ebuehi (Cruciate ligament tear) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.

There’s a good chance that Azzurri will likely play in a 3-4-2-1 formation, starting Devis Vasquez, Luca Marianucci, Ardian Ismajli, Mattia Viti, E. Quartsin Gyasi, Giuseppe Pezzella, Alberto Grassi, Youssef Maleh, Jacopo Fazzini, Sebastiano Esposito and Lorenzo Colombo.

⚡ Prediction

Looking at these two teams, we feel that Bologna certainly have the ability to create enough chances to score more than one against Empoli, who could well find it tough to find the back of the net.

We’re therefore expecting to see a 2-0 winning score for Bologna at the conclusion of the game.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 16:05 31/08/2024