Bologna vs AC Milan prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-02-26 19:45.
[p]Bologna and AC Milan both squandered opportunities to leapfrog Fiorentina into sixth place by losing as favourites away to bottom-half clubs last weekend. While angry with the penalty decision that saw his team fall 1-0 behind at Parma, Bologna manager Vincenzo Italiano conceded his team lacked pace and vigour in their first competitive loss of 2025 (W5, D5). [/p]
[p]Italiano will be keen to see a response here, and few victories could be more crucial for them right now than one over Milan, who they’re tied on 41 points with, to boost their confidence ahead of another potentially decisive H2H in May. A formidable record of six wins from their last eight Serie A home games (D1, L1) includes a 1-0 win against higher-ranked Fiorentina, so they should believe they can mix it with the best of the competition on their own turf.[/p]
[p]The word ‘crisis’ is now being used by some publications to describe what has been Milan’s worst campaign in several years. It took another sour turn at the weekend when a 2-1 loss away to Torino prompted club directors to meet with head coach Sérgio Conceição during which they lamented a series of what Conceição assessed as “unforced errors” over recent weeks. [/p]
[p]One significant factor in Milan’s inability to break into the European placings is their ongoing struggles when visiting the best clubs in the division. Of the 12 clubs to have collected at least 30 points after 25 rounds of competition, Milan have defeated just one as the away side (D1, L4), and even that was within the familiar walls of San Siro against Inter (L 2-1) way back in September. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Former Milan midfielder Tommaso Pobega will face his former employers for the first time since moving to Bologna and should be feeling positive after assisting the opening goal of their previous home game. Santiago Giménez had a scoreless appearance at Torino, but with goals in three of his last five competitive appearances, recent form is encouraging. [/p]
[p]Hot streak: Bologna scored at least twice in each of their last five Serie A home games (W3, D1, L1). [/p]
[p][i]Written by Aaron Murphy[/i][/p]