Bologna vs Como prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-01-31 19:45.
[p]Bologna’s miserable UEFA Champions League campaign concluded with a 28th-place finish, but their busy schedule is far from slowing down. Now they can regather and refocus on earning themselves another place in European football for 2025/26, starting with this Serie A home game against Como that will be followed by a trip to Atalanta in the Coppa Italia less than 72 hours later. [/p]
[p]Some very mixed results in recent months paint an unclear picture of what to expect from Bologna here. The highs of defeating Fiorentina 1-0 in mid-December were immediately followed by the lows of a 3-2 loss at home to relegation contenders Hellas Verona, although they are now four games unbeaten in this competition (W1, D3), with a 3-1 win over Monza in their last home outing.[/p]
[p]Como were bundled out of the Coppa Italia by Serie B side Sampdoria in August so their only task at hand in February is to buy themselves some breathing space from the bottom-three. An inconsistent couple of months which produced seven straight results that were different to the previous saw them start this round just two points in front of 18th-placed Lecce. [/p]
[p]They’ve had their moments of overachievement this season – namely taking a point home from top-four contenders Lazio (D 1-1) in their most recent Serie A away trip – but success has overall been fleeting on their travels. Courtesy of starting this round as the only team to concede the opening goal ten times away from home this Serie A season, Como are now on a seven-game winless away run in this competition that includes three losses from their four outings as outsiders during that period (D1).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Santiago Castro recorded Bologna’s first goal on five separate occasions this Serie A season, including in their 2-2 draw at Como, whilst he also did so at Empoli last weekend. Patrick Cutrone put Como 2-0 up in the reverse H2H with the second of his six goals this league season, all of which came beyond the 40th minute. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Como have the joint-worst first-half record (HT: W1, D4, L6) in away games this Serie A season.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Aaron Murphy[/i][/p]