Juventus vs Bologna prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2022-10-01 18:45.
A nightmare September saw Juventus fail to win a single game across the month, losing three times while also sensationally seeing three players plus their manager sent off! Pressure is unsurprisingly mounting on coach Massimiliano Allegri, and with the Italian giants already seven points adrift of league leaders Napoli, thatâll only get worse if they donât secure three points here.
Juventusâ only wins of the season came on home soil against Sassuolo and Spezia, both of which came âto nilâ. The visit of Bologna represents a similar profile of opponent, and the Old Lady can take inspiration from their almost faultless H2H record in recent times, with their last loss in this fixture coming way back in 2011 (W18, D4).
A similarly poor start to the season (W1, D3, L3) leaves Bologna precariously close to the relegation zone, with victory over Fiorentina their only success of the Serie A (SA) campaign thus far. After already suffering defeats to AC Milan and Lazio away from home this season, Thiago Motta has a lot of work to do to convince his side they can upset the odds here.
In fact, Bolognaâs form on the road has been concerning for a while, winning just one league road trip this calendar year (D5, L7). Juventusâ unusually blunt attack could find joy in this fixture too, with the RossoblĂș yet to keep a SA clean sheet this term, conceding two goals in each of their three away games.
Key battle: Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech SzczÄsny turned in a stellar performance for Poland over the international break, and has enjoyed his meetings with Bologna in the past, keeping eight clean sheets in his 11 personal H2Hs. Looking to breach his defences will be Bolognaâs Marko ArnautoviÄ, who netted in last yearâs draw with the Old Lady and has started the season in red-hot form, scoring six goals in seven games.
Hot stat: Juventus have drawn a joint league-high four games this term, and only Lazio were held to that result as many times among Serie Aâs top seven last season.