Genoa vs Bologna prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-05-23 18:45.
[p]Genoa’s season draws to a conclusion with a dead rubber game against Bologna, with the hosts confirmed to finish either 11th or 12th. A win would ensure they hold onto the higher placing and would mark an impressive consolidation season on their return to the top-flight, as 11th would serve as their joint-highest Serie A finish since 2015/16 – a season in which they coincidentally lost both league H2Hs against Bologna. [/p]
[p]There’s no danger of that this season as the pair played out a 1-1 draw in the reverse, a result which forms part of Genoa’s impressive run in recent Serie A H2Hs (W4, D4, L1). Eerily, that sole defeat came in this corresponding fixture the last time this pair shared the top-flight back in 2021/22, and ominously it was a 1-0 reversal on the final day of the season![/p]
[p]For the first time since an appearance in the preliminary round in 1964, Bologna will be playing in Europe’s top-tier club football tournament next season. The club organised an open top bus parade to celebrate booking their Champions League spot, which took place between their 3-3 draw against Juventus on Monday in which they threw away a 3-0 lead, and this clash, and boss Thiago Motta will hope it hasn’t served as a distraction. [/p]
[p]That’s because his side are still jostling for position in the top five and they’re in the awkward predicament of knowing that their league position may not even be decided on this final day, with Atalanta only playing their game in hand in early June. Finishing anywhere between third and fifth is still a possibility for Bologna, but in the meantime all they can focus on is trying to extend their eight match unbeaten away league run (W5, D3). [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Expect a patient approach from Genoa’s Albert Guðmundsson, who has seen four of his last six club goals serve as the third of the game. Bologna’s teenage sensation Santiago Castro netted his first Serie A goal against Juventus, which like his last five club goals, arrived in the opening 30 minutes. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Genoa have won a joint-league high five Serie A games from losing positions this season. [/p]