Bologna vs Salernitana prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-03-31 10:30.
[p]Champions League chasing Bologna scored a late winner at Empoli in their last Serie A outing, a match which they went on to win 1-0 even without top-scorer Joshua Zirkzee. Victory ensured they kept their precious top-four spot during the international break as a result, and in fact, Bologna have never held more than their current 54 points after the opening 29 top-flight rounds![/p]
[p]A 1-0 defeat against Inter Milan in their last home match marked a first home loss for Bologna since the opening round (W11, D2, L2), but with both defeats arriving against high-flying Milan sides, the arrival of the rock-bottom Salernitana shouldn’t exactly set the alarm bells ringing. That’s because the hosts have won each of their six home league matches against sides starting this round 13th or worse, scoring an impressive 17 goals in the process. [/p]
[p]After going down 1-0 to relegation-threatened Lecce last time out, Salernitana remain firmly stuck to the foot of the Serie A table with relegation this season now looking near certain. Not only did that result see the visitors’ plight worsened, but it also cost Fabio Liverani his job, as he was sacked after only five games in charge (D1, L4), with Stefano Colantuono now returning to the club for the third time.[/p]
[p]Salernitana may not possess the worst away league record (W1, D4, L9), but five goalless outings and only two points from their eight away matches against current top 12 sides (D2, L6) suggests they face another difficult challenge here. There’s a glimmer of hope to be found at least, as each of their five H2Hs since their return to the top-flight have witnessed goals at both ends (D3, L2).[/p]
[p]Key battle: Bologna’s Łukasz Skorupski kept his 50th career clean sheet in Serie A last time out – his tenth this term – but he is yet to keep one against Salernitana (W2, D3). Grigoris Kastanos returns to action after serving a one-match ban aiming to beat him, and he is the only Salernitana player to score at least twice across their last eight matches, with each of his three league goals this term arriving after half time.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Salernitana are the only Serie A side yet to score beyond the hour mark on their travels. [/p]