Sassuolo vs Bologna Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 8th May 2023

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Sassuolo go up against Bologna at Stadio Mapei - Citta del Tricolore on Monday in a thrilling Serie A match.

Sassuolo are out to avenge a disappointing loss against Bologna in their most recent meeting. According to the bookmakers, the home side could be in for another tough ride, though as it looks like an equal pairing at Stadio Mapei - Citta del Tricolore.

Sassuolo only average a modest 1.4 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 14 goals. They also conceded 14 for an average of 1.4 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Bologna managed a bearable 12 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.2 goals per game. They conceded ten goals in total, and while claiming four clean sheets, they conceded one goals an average per game.

Sassuolo lost to 3-0 Bologna in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 3-1 win, which Sassuolo dished out the match before that.

Sassuolo vs Bologna Prediction

Sassuolo Form

Sassuolo are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Salernitana by a 3-0 score, before winning 2-1 against Empoli. They were back on the losing side in a 2-0 defeat against Lazio. Sassuolo claimed four wins in their last six Serie A matches at the Stadio Mapei - Citta del Tricolore. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded six and scored eight goals.

Bologna Form

In their past three games, Bologna lost 2-1 against Verona, drew 1-1 with Juventus, and lost 3-1 against Empoli. In their last six away matches in the Serie A, Bologna won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying nine goals conceded and eight scored.

The crowd usually get a very entertaining encounter, when Sassuolo face Bologna, and we see no reason for this to end this coming Monday. The value bet lies with goals.

Sassuolo so far pulled off a record of 12 wins, seven draws and 14 defeats in the Serie A this season. Bologna so far pulled off 12 wins, nine draws and 12 defeats in the Serie A.

Sassuolo vs Bologna Stats

  • In 13 of the last 15 Sassuolo home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 7 Sassuolo matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 6 of the last 8 Sassuolo home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • Sassuolo have not lost the last 5 home matches in a row
  • Sassuolo have won 4 of the last 5 home matches
  • In 19 of the last 20 Bologna matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Bologna have conceded in 18 of the last 20 away matches
  • In 10 of the last 11 Bologna away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 3 matches in a row Bologna played, both teams scored
  • Bologna have not lost 8 of the last 10 matches

Sassuolo vs Bologna Squads

Sassuolo Squad

Dionisi will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Bologna from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season):

Alessandro Russo (0/0), Andrea Consigli (0/31), Gianluca Pegolo (0/2), Gioele Zacchi (0/0), Filippo Romagna (0/0), Gian Marco Ferrari (1/28), Jeremy Toljan (0/27), Martin Erlic (0/24), Mert Muldur (0/1), Nadir Zortea (1/16), Riccardo Marchizza (0/9), Rogerio (0/31), Ruan Tressoldi (0/19), Abdou Harroui (2/20), Davide Frattesi (6/33), Kristian Thorstvedt (2/27), Matheus Henrique (2/25), Maxime Lopez (0/25), Nedim Bajrami (2/32), Pedro Obiang (0/16), Agustin Alvarez (1/21), Andrea Pinamonti (5/28), Armand Lauriente (7/26), Brian Oddei (0/0), Domenico Berardi (8/21), Emil Konradsen Ceide (0/16), Gregoire Defrel (2/22), Luca D'Andrea (0/5).

Bologna Squad

Here is the full team squad of Bologna. The 40 year-old Thiago Motta will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Federico Ravaglia (0/0), Francesco Bardi (0/1), Lukasz Skorupski (0/32), Nicola Bagnolini (0/0), Adama Soumaoro (0/23), Charalambos Lykogiannis (2/20), Giorgos Kyriakopoulos (1/24), Jhon Lucumi (0/29), Joaquin Sosa (0/9), Kevin Bonifazi (0/8), Lorenzo De Silvestri (0/11), Stefan Posch (5/26), Andrea Cambiaso (0/27), Gary Medel (0/25), Jerdy Schouten (0/29), Kacper Urbanski (0/0), Lewis Ferguson (4/27), Michel Aebischer (1/28), Nicolas Dominguez (2/27), Niklas Pyyhtiae (0/5), Nikola Moro (1/21), Roberto Soriano (1/27), Antonio Raimondo (0/2), Gianmarco Cangiano (0/0), Joshua Zirkzee (1/16), Marko Arnautovic (8/16), Musa Barrow (3/27), Musa Juwara (0/0), Nicola Sansone (3/15), Orji Okwonkwo (0/0), Riccardo Orsolini (10/28).

Sassuolo vs Bologna Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Sassuolo, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment.

Maxime Lopez and Mert Muldur are all absent from the Sassuolo squad that faces Bologna at Stadio Mapei - Citta del Tricolore.

Bologna face a list of four absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Monday against Sassuolo.

Lorenzo De Silvestri, Musa Barrow, Joshua Zirkzee and Kevin Bonifazi all face a spell on the sidelines for Bologna due to various injuries.

Sassuolo vs Bologna Lineups

Sassuolo vs Bologna H2H

Bologna ran out 3-0 winners the last time these two rivals played each other and are definitely planning to claim three points again this coming Monday. The previous ten matches were equally split between these two sides. Sassuolo won four and Bologna won four matches. However, Bologna did manage a 3-0 win last time out, and the bookies best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 2/1.

Sassuolo vs Bologna Results

In eight of the previous ten matches between Sassuolo and Bologna both teams scored.

Sassuolo vs Bologna Betting Tips

While Riccardo Orsolini added three strikes to his account in his last six games in the Serie A, Domenico Berardi scored twice in his last six.

Sassuolo claimed five wins in their previous 10 home games across all tournaments, while drawing one of the games. They suffered defeat in four of these outings. Bologna won four of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost five. You can't necessarily trust Sassuolo to get the first goal of the match when playing at Stadio Mapei - Citta del Tricolore. They managed to score the opener five times in 10 games on home soil. Bologna got the first goal of the game in four of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came out nine times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Sassuolo managed an average of 1.7 goals, with Bologna averaging 1.9 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet eight times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Sassuolo’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Bologna played across all tournaments. They scored 1.2 times on average in the process.

Tips

Over 2.5

The crowd usually get a very entertaining encounter, when Sassuolo face Bologna, and we see no reason for this to end on Monday. The value bet lies with goals.

Sassuolo to win

Having considered the match from different angles, be it form, strength in squad and match history, Sassuolo get our vote here. They should have enough to see them through a most likely tricky opponent in Bologna.