We have a full round of fixtures to enjoy in Serie A on the 4th of January as the topflight of Italian football returns following the World Cup. One of the games to be played is between Roma and Bologna and this match will be staged at the Stadio Olimpico.
The hosts resume the season in 7th place on 27 points while the visitors are in 10th place on 19 points.
Roma come into the game having previously been held to a 1-1 draw at home by Torino prior to the World Cup. It was a disappointing result for Roma and they needed a late equaliser to take a point from the match.
The draw with Torino means Roma have won only 1 of their 5 most recent fixtures in Serie A. The win came over Verona away and Roma came back from 1-0 down following a red card for the hosts.
There have been 2 defeats in Roma’s last 5 Serie A matches, with the losses coming at home against Napoli and Lazio. The 2 draws have come at Sassuolo and at home to Torino.
Trends show Roma have won only 1 of their last 5 home league games. They have lost 3 of their last 5 Serie A matches on home soil and have conceded exactly 1 goal in each of their last 5 home league fixtures.
Bologna travel to the Stadio Olimpico on the back of a good 3-0 home win over Sassuolo in Serie A before the World Cup break. Bologna opened the scoring in the 30th minute and added 2 more goals in the second half to take maximum points.
That win means Bologna are undefeated in 4 of their last 5 Serie A fixtures and they have won each of those 4 games.
The wins have come at home over Lecce, Torino, and Sassuolo plus away to Monza. However, there was a heavy away defeat at the hands of Inter Milan, with Bologna conceded 3 goals in each half of the match to lose 6-1.
Away form in Serie A shows Bologna have lost 3 of their last 4 matches. They have recorded just a single victory in their last 7 league games on the road and trends show there have been over 2.5 goals scored in Bologna’s last 5 away league matches. Both teams have scored in 4 of Bologna’s last 5 away trips.
Team news and Roma are without the injured trio of Leonardo Spinazzola, Lorenzo Pellegrini, and Georginio Wijnaldum. Paulo Dybala is set to start in attack alongside Tammy Abraham.
Bologna have no injury or suspension concerns and are expected to play a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Marko Arnautovic leading the line.
We should see goals in this game and expect to see both teams find the back of the net plus over 2.5 goals. Roma have been disappointing in recent home Serie A games but the same can said for Bologna on the road, so we should be in for a close contest, with the hosts just coming out on top.
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