Udinese vs Bologna prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-04-27 16:30.
[p]No team in Serie A is enduring a longer losing streak than Udinese’s dismal five-match run ahead of the weekend, with a 2-0 defeat against Torino on Wednesday marking their fourth failure to score in that slump. Whether they can snap that poor run this week remains to be seen, as Kosta Runjaić’s men have won just two of their 17 matches against sides starting this round above them in the table (D5, L10), including a 1-1 draw against upcoming visitors Bologna.[/p]
[p]Five of those defeats came at home, where Udinese have been beaten in back-to-back matches by Verona and AC Milan without reply. They’re now at risk of losing three consecutive home league games without scoring in a single season for the first time since April 2021, but they at least boast strong H2H form, losing just one of the last nine meetings on their own turf (W6, D2). [/p]
[p]Bologna will need no encouragement to improve on that run after a momentous week that saw them beat defending champions Inter 1-0 in Serie A before seeing off Empoli in midweek to progress to their first Coppa Italia final in over 50 years. Vincenzo Italiano’s side begin the round inside the top four, and have the chance to watch all their rivals play before them in a hotly-contested battle for UEFA Champions League qualification.[/p]
[p]The RossoblĂą have made for confident travellers in Serie A this term, losing just once on the road against teams starting this round tenth or lower (W5, D4, L1), with six of those games seeing them score exactly twice. A quick start looks unlikely despite that as Bologna have netted a joint-league low two goals inside the opening 15 minutes, level with Udinese![/p]
[p]Players to watch: Iker Bravo getting on the scoresheet for Udinese could be a sign of entertainment to come as both of his goals this season have arrived in games that finished 3-2 (W1, L1). For Bologna, Thijs Dallinga was on target in midweek with the fifth of his six goals this season to come after the break.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Pre-round, only Inter (37) have scored more second-half goals than Bologna (36) in Serie A this season. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Tomáš Vlasák[/i][/p]