Bologna vs Juventus Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 30th April 2023
Bologna enjoy home advantage, when visitors Juventus swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the Serie A. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
While Juventus are now third in the Serie A table after collecting 59 points in 31 rounds, Bologna trail them on 44 points. This leaves them as number eight8 in the table after 31 rounds played.
Juventus must be frustrated and desperate for points after a series of defeats this Serie A season. Their upcoming game against Bologna provides them with another good chance to get back to winning ways.
Bologna are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 12 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.2 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents eight goals, or an average of 0.8 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to four clean sheets in this run.
Juventus scored 14 goals, conceded nine and managed four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.
The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Juventus came away as 3-0 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome this coming Sunday.
Bologna vs Juventus Prediction
Bologna Form
Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Bologna at the moment. Against Atalanta, they came out on top in a 0-2 win, before drawing 1-1 against AC Milan. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 2-1 defeat against Verona. Bologna won three of their previous six matches at Stadio Renato Dell'Ara in the Serie A. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring seven goals to two against.
Juventus Form
Juventus got away with only one point from their previous three games, and they claimed it in a 1-1 draw with Sporting CP. Then SSC Napoli proved too strong in a 0-1 defeat, just like Inter who won 1-0. Juventus won three of a possible six away matches in the Serie A, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored seven while also conceding four times.
Bologna, as well as Juventus, have been keeping things tight in recent matches with goals few and far between. This suggests a close encounter shy on goals is on the cards this coming Sunday.
Bologna have taken 20 points from their last 15 games against teams from the top half of the Serie A table. They won six of these matches with a scoreline of 18 goals to 23. Juventus took 21 points from their last 14 games against teams from the top half of the Serie A table. They won six, scored 18 goals and conceded 16. Bologna show off a record of 12 wins, eight draws and 11 defeats in the Serie A this season. Juventus are looking at 18 wins, five draws and eight defeats in the Serie A.
Bologna vs Juventus Stats
- In 18 of the last 19 Bologna matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 18 of the last 19 Bologna home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Bologna have not lost 12 of the last 14 home matches
- Bologna have scored in 12 of the last 14 home matches
- In 6 of the last 7 Bologna home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 21 of the last 23 Juventus away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 18 of the last 20 Juventus matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Juventus matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Juventus have scored in 14 of the last 16 away matches
- In 5 of the last 6 Juventus away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Bologna vs Juventus Squads
Bologna Squad
The 40-year-old Motta will select the starting eleven against Juventus from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season:
Federico Ravaglia (0/0), Francesco Bardi (0/1), Lukasz Skorupski (0/30), Nicola Bagnolini (0/0), Adama Soumaoro (0/21), Charalambos Lykogiannis (2/19), Giorgos Kyriakopoulos (1/23), Jhon Lucumi (0/27), Joaquin Sosa (0/9), Kevin Bonifazi (0/7), Lorenzo De Silvestri (0/10), Stefan Posch (5/24), Andrea Cambiaso (0/25), Gary Medel (0/24), Jerdy Schouten (0/27), Kacper Urbanski (0/0), Lewis Ferguson (4/25), Michel Aebischer (1/26), Nicolas Dominguez (2/25), Niklas Pyyhtiae (0/4), Nikola Moro (1/19), Roberto Soriano (1/27), Antonio Raimondo (0/2), Gianmarco Cangiano (0/0), Joshua Zirkzee (1/14), Marko Arnautovic (8/16), Musa Barrow (3/25), Musa Juwara (0/0), Nicola Sansone (3/15), Orji Okwonkwo (0/0), Riccardo Orsolini (8/26).
Juventus Squad
Below is the full team squad of Juventus. The manager Allegri will pick his starting XI against Bologna from these players:
Carlo Pinsoglio (0/0), Mattia Perin (0/10), Wojciech Szczesny (0/22), Alex Sandro (0/22), Daniele Rugani (0/6), Danilo (3/31), Federico Gatti (0/12), Gleison Bremer (3/26), Juan Cuadrado (1/25), Leonardo Bonucci (1/13), Mattia De Sciglio (0/16), Tommaso Barbieri (0/1), Adrien Rabiot (8/26), Angel Di Maria (4/20), Enzo Barrenechea (0/3), Fabio Miretti (0/23), Federico Chiesa (0/14), Filip Kostic (3/31), Leandro Paredes (0/19), Manuel Locatelli (0/26), Michele Besaggio (0/0), Mohammed Ihattaren (0/0), Nicolo Fagioli (2/22), Nicolo Rovella (0/0), Paul Pogba (0/0), Arkadiusz Milik (6/21), Cosimo Marco Da Graca (0/0), Dusan Vlahovic (8/22), Kaio Jorge (0/0), Matias Soule (1/12), Moise Kean (6/24), Nicolo Cudrig (0/0), Samuel Iling-Junior (0/7).
Bologna vs Juventus Team News
At the time of writing, Bologna have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Juventus on Sunday.
Lorenzo De Silvestri, Musa Barrow, Joshua Zirkzee and Kevin Bonifazi are all absent from the Bologna squad that faces Juventus at Stadio Renato Dell'Ara.
Juventus could have a whole host of players on the injured and absent players for their next match, as seven players are nursing various problems.
Names like Gleison Bremer, Mattia De Sciglio, Dusan Vlahovic, Juan Cuadrado, Paul Pogba, Leonardo Bonucci and Kaio Jorge most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Bologna.
Bologna vs Juventus Lineups
Bologna vs Juventus H2H
The last time these two teams squared up, Juventus ran out 3-0 winners which they surely won't mind doing again at Stadio Renato Dell'Ara. Juventus generally enjoy playing Bologna against whom, they won nine of the last ten encounters. However, the latter did well to secure a 3-0 win the last time the pair faced off. The bookies have Juventus to win this match at best price odds of 23/20.
Bologna vs Juventus Results
Both teams to score only came out four times in the previous ten games between Juventus and Bologna. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 4/5 with the bookies.
Bologna vs Juventus Betting Tips
Nicola Sansone managed to hit the target twice recently for Bologna, while Adrien Rabiot, added three strikes in Serie A for Juventus in his last six outings.
Bologna claimed five wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing three and losing two. Juventus won five of their last 10 away games, as they also drew one and lost four of these matches. Keep an eye out for both teams not to score at Stadio Renato Dell'Ara, as BTTS only came out four times in the previous 10 Serie A matches here for Bologna. Both teams scored in two of the previous 10 away games for Juventus.
Both teams to not score paid out six times in the past ten encounters between Juventus and Bologna, whereas under 2.5 goals happened four times. Bologna scored an average of 0.4 goals a game, with Juventus averaging 2.2 goals in this run. Bologna saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in one of Juventus's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches.
