Bologna vs Brann prediction: EUROPE: Europa League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-11-05 20:00.
[p]Bologna will attempt to follow up their first UEFA Europa League (UEL) win of the league phase against Brann, who have won their last two games in this competition.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]After two unsuccessful attempts (D1, L1), Bologna secured their first league phase victory this season when they beat FCSB 2-1 on the road on matchday three. That victory reignited Bologna’s quest to reach the knockout stages, which could be further helped if they can collect consecutive wins in major European football for the first time since 1998/99. Bologna ought to be confident of doing so considering they are unbeaten in five home competitive matches this season (W3, D2), and with that run feeding into a wider eight-match streak without defeat across all competitions, bookended by a 3-1 weekend win against Parma, it’s easy to see why Bologna are priced at such short odds here.[/p]
[p]Brann started their UEL campaign with a 2-1 defeat against Lille, but back-to-back clean sheet victories – including a 3-0 win over Rangers on matchday three – moved them inside the top eight ahead of this round. The visitors could rewrite history here as they have never previously won three consecutive major European matches in a row nor kept three such consecutive clean sheets. Back-to-back league defeats, including a 2-1 loss on Sunday against relegation-fighting Bryne, have stunted their momentum somewhat, and although the visitors will welcome the European distraction, three defeats from their last four competitive away matches (W1) hardly inspire confidence of a return to form.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]This will be the first meeting between these two sides, with Bologna last facing a Norwegian opponent almost 60 years ago. Brann lost 3-0 on aggregate to Sampdoria back in the 1989/90 Cup Winners’ Cup in their only previous competitive match against an Italian team.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Only three of Bologna’s last 11 European matches produced over 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Bologna have scored 2+ goals in five of their last six competitive outings.[/p]
[p]Only two of Brann’s seven UEL matches this term saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Each of Brann’s last six matches produced over 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Santiago Castro secured Bologna’s latest victory with a brace and the Rossoblù are unbeaten in each of his 14 goalscoring appearances for the club (W9, D5). Visiting midfielder Emil Kornvig has opened the scoring in five of his last seven goalscoring appearances, including in Brann’s win over Rangers on matchday three.[/p]
[p]Bologna’s Remo Freuler was forced off with an injury at the weekend, whilst Brann seem to have no fresh concerns for this match.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]With the hosts on an impressive run of form at present, backing a Bologna victory with a clean sheet represents great value.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Tomáš Vlasák[/i][/p]