Bologna vs Verona prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-12-29 19:45.
[p]Bologna are hoping to finish 2024 on a high and build on their impressive record of just two defeats this Serie A season (W7, D7). That includes four successive games without a loss (W3, D1), and with three clean sheets in that run, it’s fair to say their recent success has been built on a solid defensive structure. [/p]
[p]While the home side start the round in seventh, they sit on exactly the same number of points (28) that they had after 16 matches of the previous campaign, so know another top-five finish is more than achievable. Their confidence is sure to be bolstered further by facing a faltering Hellas Verona side who they’ve not lost to in eight home H2Hs (W6, D2).[/p]
[p]Verona travel having lost five of their most recent six league games (W1), adding to a rough record of 20 Serie A defeats in 2024 which is the most they have ever suffered in a calendar year. Their last outing was a valiant display at home to AC Milan which ended in a slender 1-0 defeat, yet that goal was the 40th they’d conceded in the league this term which is comfortably the worst in the division ahead of the round. [/p]
[p]Although positives are in short supply for the away side, they can take comfort from the fact their last trip did deliver that one aforementioned win from their last six games (3-2 against Parma). They also start the round outside the relegation zone, albeit by just a point and a place, Â but their record on a Monday will be another concern for the travelling faithful, with each of their previous three games on this day ending in defeat. Â [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Returns have been in short supply for Bologna’s Giovanni Fabbian, who has netted just one goal all season, but did get a goal and assist in the last home H2H. Opponent Amin Sarr is finding his best form on the road of late – he’s scored his only two Serie A goals across his past four away trips for Verona.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Bologna are unbeaten in their last five Serie A games played on a Monday (W3, D2). [/p]
[p][i]Written by David HÂ [/i][/p]