Bologna hosts Verona in round 20 of Italian Serie A. The match will be played on Sunday, January 19th at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara (Bologna)
Bologna held two unsuccessful matches in a row: first, it tied with Fiorentina at home (1-1), and then lost to Torino (1-0) on the road, contrary to expectations, having failed even to score. This can’t be called a recession because it’s just a drawdown, but it’s necessary to note that the scoring ability of the Bolognese has significantly decreased. These failures affected the position of Bologna in the standings - the 12th line for ambitious Sinisa Mihajlovich is not so cool.
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Verona’s current ninth line is the incredible success of the Mastiffs in the first half of this season, especially considering that Hellas was floundering in Serie B last season and was only fifth according to the results of the regular season. Verona began this year with two victories in a row: first, it beat SPAL away (0-2), and then Genoa (2-1) suffered the same fate in Verona. Verona plays defense first in away matches, but this brought the Mastiffs three victories in eight games - the result is not outrageous, but you can’t call it a failure either.
Bologna noticeably slowed down and began to score less, which is quite natural - this is not Juventus, not Inter and not even Atalanta. Nevertheless, Sinisa Mihajovic is unlikely to move away from the attacking model. But will it be as effective as before? After all, Verona will come exclusively to defend and catch the hosts in a counterattack. For example, the Veronese managed to do it in away matches with SPAL (0-2) and Parma (0-1). It will be difficult for Bologna to overcome Verona's defensive redoubts, but it should not lose to the debutant of Serie A. I expect a tight-checking and rather rough game, which may end in a draw. When choosing a bet, I proceeded from the hosts, who are unlikely to arrange goal extravaganza now.
Prediction for the match: Bologna to win with +0.5 handicap and Under 3.5 goals scored
