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Udinese

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Udinese will be hoping for a better result following the 2-0 Serie A loss in their previous game against Torino.

In that match, Udinese had 56% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 6 on target. For their opponents, Torino got 10 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Ché Adams (39') and Ali Dembélé (85') scored for Torino.

Udinese have been quite ineffective in attack of late. Their sum of goals equals just 2 against opposing sides over their previous six matches. In those games, Udinese have also seen the number of goals scored against them come to 11. We will see if that trend will be continued on here.

Looking at their past form shows that Udinese:

• have not lost a league tie with Bologna in their previous 3 matches.
• haven't won against Bologna in their last 2 matches in the league.
• have not won at home in their last 2 league matches.

Bologna

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Bologna head into the clash following on from a 2-1 Coppa Italia win in the defeat of Empoli in their previous match.

In that match, Bologna managed 69% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 5 on target. For Bologna, the goalscorers were Giovanni Fabbian (7') and Thijs Dallinga (86'). On the other side, Empoli had 7 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Viktor Kovalenko (33') was the scorer for Empoli.

The trend of at least one side getting a clean sheet in games involving Bologna has become fairly consistent recently. Checking on their last 6 meetings shows that it’s happened 5 times. During these clashes, opposing sides have managed a goal aggregate of 3 while Bologna have scored 11.

↔️ Head to head

A glance at their past head-to-head meetings dating back to 24/04/2022 shows that Udinese have won 1 of them and Bologna 2, with the number of drawn matches being 3.

In all, 17 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 8 of them from Bianconeri Friuliani and 9 belonging to Rossoblu. The average goals per game has been 2.83.

The last league contest featuring the two was Serie A match day 1 on 18/08/2024 when it finished Bologna 1-1 Udinese.

That time, Bologna managed 73% possession and 22 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. The scorer was Riccardo Orsolini (57').

On the other side, Udinese got 3 shots at goal with 2 on target. Lautaro Giannetti (68') scored.

The match was refereed by Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi.

🗞️ Team News: Udinese

Florian Thauvin (Arch problems), Isaak Touré (Knee bruise), Jordan Zemura (Calf problems) and Lorenzo Lucca (Calf problems) will not be able to play for Udinese manager Kosta Runjaić.

In our view, Bianconeri Friuliani will probably line up in a 3-5-1-1 system for this one, handing starts to Maduka Okoye, Kingsley Ehizibue, Oumar Solet, Christian Kabasele, Hassane Kamara, Arthur Atta, Thomas Kristensen, Jesper Karlstroem, Jurgen Ekkelenkamp, Martin Payero and Keinan Davis.

🗞️ Team News: Bologna

Bologna boss Vincenzo Italiano has to currently contend with reduced team options. Emil Holm (Calf problems), Estanis Pedrola (Hamstring injury), Nicolò Casale (Shoulder injury) and Dan Ndoye (Hamstring injury) are not ready for selection.

We reckon that Rossoblu could decide to elect for a 4-2-3-1 system, giving starts to Lukasz Skorupski, Davide Calabria, Sam Beukema, Jhon Lucumi, Juan Miranda, Remo Freuler, Michel Aebischer, Riccardo Orsolini, Jens Odgaard, Benjamin Dominguez and Thijs Dallinga.

✨ Prediction

In our view, Udinese may not find it easy to get anything against this Bologna outfit who we think might gain the upper hand.

We therefore think that it’s going to be a good battle with a 0-1 winning margin for Bologna when the full-time whistle blows.

Hopefully it’s a good one.

Renata Leite, 16:01 28/04/2025