Bologna Sampdoria prediction 2022-10-08

Bologna vs Sampdoria prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2022-10-07 18:45.
Replacing fan favourite Siniša Mihajlović with Thiago Motta in the dugout hasn’t improved Bologna’s fortunes, and a 3-0 defeat to Juventus last time out means they have fallen to consecutive Serie A (SA) losses ‘to-nil’. Motta conceded they “need to improve in every area” after that latest loss kept his side just a point above the relegation zone, and he now risks becoming the first Bologna manager since Delio Rossi in 2015 to lose his first three top-flight games in charge.

If any loss in this match comes with another scoring blank, it will mark the first time since September 2011 that Bologna have lost three consecutive SA games ‘to-nil’ which only adds to the pressure on Motta. The stakes appear high in this early season relegation six-pointer then, as Bologna come up against bottom-placed Sampdoria, but the hosts can at least take some comfort from winning the last seven SA H2Hs.

Winless Sampdoria (D2, L6) sacked Marco Giampaolo after a 3-0 loss to Monza last weekend saw them make their worst eight-game start to a top-flight season, with Felice Tufano stepping in as interim manager. Dejan Stanković is reportedly about to put pen to paper on a managerial deal, so things are looking up, but this may not be an ideal trip for Sampdoria as they haven’t won an away SA H2H since November 2003 (D5, L8).

That does no favours to a side already low on morale after four straight losses, and one that’s now on the brink of suffering five consecutive SA defeats for the first time since November 2012. Avoiding that unwanted record may require a monumental effort here as Sampdoria are already on a five-game losing streak in away league games, a streak that saw them concede at least two goals on each occasion.

Players to watch: Marko Arnautović has scored six of Bologna’s last seven SA goals and has netted three in his last two league matches against Sampdoria (W2). Plotting Sampdoria’s revival is Francesco Caputo, who has scored a joint-personal high five SA goals against Bologna with his side remaining unbeaten (W3, D1) when he has netted against this opponent.

Hot stat: Five of the last seven SA H2Hs were goalless at the break.