Bologna hosts Napoli in round 22 of Italian Serie A. The match will be played on Monday, January 17th at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara (Bologna)
Bologna lost the last match with a final result of 2-1. The Greyhounds couldn’t beat Cagliari, which is trying to get out of the relegation zone. It was the ninth defeat for Bologna in the championship. Moreover, the Red-Blues suffered four defeats in the last five matches, but the previous opponents had a higher level. After this unsuccessful segment, Bologna has moved to the lower part of the standings, and now it is taking 12th place. It was in this position that the men of Sinisa Mihajlovic completed their last championship. They managed to visit the European competition zone at the beginning of the season. But they have long forgotten about the positive difference between goals scored and conceded, and now it is -5.
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The last five rounds of Napoli turned out to be very intriguing. The Blues suffered two whitewashes, although the opponents were quite modest. In particular, they lost 0-1 to Empoli and Spezia. Two other games ended with the same score, but in favor of the Neapolitans (1-0 victories over AC Milan and Sampdoria). And they shared points with Juventus in Turin (1-1). It was a streak of the most unproductive matches in the current season. The last round brought three points to the men of Luciano Spalletti and replenished the goal piggy bank with only one goal. Despite such results, Napoli conceded less than the other participants in Serie A (only 15 times). And they remained in third place in the standings. The Blues were unlucky in the Italian Cup. They started the battle for it from the 1/8 finals but were forced to stop at this stage. Having picked up two red cards, the Neapolitans lost to Fiorentina with a score of 2-5 (after extra time).
The last three head-to-head confrontations ended in victories for Napoli, and two of them ended with clean sheets. I hope that the upcoming game will once again be won by the Neapolitans. All the results of the current season confirm their advantage over their future opponents. Bologna players are sixteen points and nine steps behind the Blues in the standings. In addition, they are showing very inconsistent results, and the Neapolitans continue to be in the Champions League zone. I think the visitors will manage to earn three points in the upcoming confrontation.
Prediction for the match: Napoli to win
