One of the final matches to be played in the Italian Serie A on the weekend is between Bologna and Cagliari.
The game will be played at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara and the hosts begin the weekend in 11th place on 12 points while the visitors are bottom of the table with 6 points to their name.
Bologna come into the match having suffered a 3-0 loss at Napoli on Thursday night. Bologna never really got a foothold in the game and Napoli dominated proceedings from the first whistle until the 90th minute.
Bologna did not help their cause by conceding two penalties and were comfortably beaten.
That result means Bologna have failed to win any of their last 3 Serie A fixtures, with a defeat coming at home against AC Milan and a draw away at Udinese. Despite losing the game 4-2 against AC Milan, Bologna showed plenty of fight, especially as they had two players sent off.
Trends show Bologna have managed just 1 win in their last 7 league games. The victory came at home against Lazio at the beginning of October and Bologna are not easy to beat on home soil.
They have remained undefeated in 4 of their last 5 at home, beating Salernitana, Verona, and Lazio plus picking up a point against Genoa.
In Bologna’s last 3 home matches in Serie A, there have been over 2.5 goals scored and they have scored 2 or more goals themselves in those 3 games.
Cagliari make the trip to the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara on the back of a 2-1 loss at home against Roma. Cagliari took the lead just after half time but conceded the equalising goal with 19 minutes of the match remaining. Roma took maximum points courtesy of a free kick just 7 minutes later.
Cagliari are in poor form and trends show they have won just 1 of their last 13 matches in Serie A. The victory came at home against Sampdoria but their away record in the league is disappointing and Cagliari have lost 3 of their 4 away league fixtures this season.
Cagliari have conceded 1 or more goals in their last 11 Serie A games in a row and in their last 3 matches of Serie A, there have been over 2.5 goals scored.
Looking ahead to the team news and Bologna are without the injured duo of Kevin Bonifazi and Kingsley Dogo Michael. Marko Arnautovic is a doubt due to a hamstring problem.
Cagliari have a significant injury list but will be hoping Marko Rog, Damir Ceter, Riccardo Ladinetti, and Sebastian Walukiewicz are available soon. Nahitán Nández, Diego Godin, Kevin Strootman, Martin Caceres, and Dalbert Henrique are injured.
Bologna will see this as the perfect opportunity to get back to winning ways against a struggling Cagliari team. We expect to see both teams find the back of the net in a game with over 2.5 goals and a home victory.
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