AC Milan vs Bologna prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-05-08 18:45.
[p]AC Milan have now won a league-high 19 points from losing positions in Serie A this season after they overturned a 1-0 deficit to beat Genoa 2-1 on Monday. More importantly, victory kept them within six points of European qualification, but with only three games remaining, they’ve got it all to do if they’re to avoid finishing outside the top six in Serie A for the first time since 2015/16.[/p]
[p]Sérgio Conceição’s men could now win three consecutive Serie A games for the first time since September when they face Bologna, although there’s more than just points at stake here. These two sides face off in the Coppa Italia final next week, so Milan will be keen to strike an early psychological blow, not least because winning the Coppa Italia is seemingly the best route into Europe for a side who have won only four of their last 13 home league games (D6, L3). [/p]
[p]Having tasted Champions League action this campaign for the first time since 1964/65, Bologna will have to overturn a one-point deficit to the top-four to dine out at Europe’s top table once again next season. A mere one defeat in their last ten league outings (W6, D3) makes pretty reading, even more so considering a reverse-fixture win sparked that run, but with that sole defeat and three draws coming across their last five Serie A games, Bologna might be faltering at the wrong time.[/p]
[p]Hitting the road perhaps comes at a less than ideal time for Bologna, who have won only two of their last eight away league games (D4, L2), yet a chance to post a first top-flight H2H double in the same season for the first time in 85 years could be just the incentive they need. To do so, the visitors will have to record a first away league win over Milan since January 2016.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Tijjani Reijnders could be looking for a late impact as eight of his ten league goals this season have served as Milan’s last strike of the match. Riccardo Orsolini has never won a personal H2H (D3, L8), but a goal here could change that record as his last ten league strikes have come in nine Bologna wins.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Bologna failed to score before half-time in nine of their last 11 league matches, including the reverse fixture.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Sridhar B[/i][/p]