Bologna will be aiming to maintain their European push as they welcome Torino to the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara for a Monday night Serie A fixture. Bologna have done some of their best work at home in recent weeks and should have the upper hand over the Turin club, who are still a bit erratic.
Bologna are coming off a 2-1 defeat at Fiorentina in their previous Serie A fixture. They went into the break level after Joshua Zirkzee cancelled out La Viola’s opener but fell behind once again in the second half and could not muster another fight back.
That was the first defeat in 12 matches across all competitions for Bologna, who are pushing for a European finish. Thiago Motta’s men are currently eighth on the standings and can climb as high as fifth if results go their way this weekend.
Bologna will be targeting a swift return to winning ways and the good thing is that they have done some of their best work at home lately. They have won four of their last five Serie A matches at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara.
Torino travel to the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara off the back of a 1-1 draw with Monza in their previous Serie A fixture. Ivan Ilic’s second half opener was cancelled out by the hosts and they had to settle for a share of the spoils.
That was the third straight match without defeat for Torino, who appear to be on a mini revival in recent weeks. Ivan Juric’s men had won the previous two fixtures and while they are still in the bottom of the standings there is a chance to leapfrog Bologna with a win on Monday.
One of the problems for Torino this season is that they have been a bit erratic on their travels. They have won two of their six away matches, suffering three defeats in that run. However, the Turin club are unbeaten in the last two, claiming a 1-0 win at Lecce before the draw at Monza.
How the bookies view it
Bologna have the upper hand among the bookies with a home win priced at 13/10 by Betfred. A victory for Torino is valued at 23/10 by BetVictor while a draw is set at odds of 9/4 by William Hill.
Head to head
Torino have an 11/6 advantage with 13 draws from 30 previous matches against Bologna. Both teams won at home last season with Bologna earning a 2-1 victory at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara while Torino edged out a 1-0 win in Turin.
Players to watch
Riccardo Orsilini has four goals this season and could be worth keeping an eye on for Bologna. The striker was also on target in this fixture last term and is priced at 29/10 by William Hill to get on the score sheet on Monday.
Torino have spread their goals across the team this season, although Antonio Sanabria often looks lively in attack. The forward is priced at odds of 3/2 by bet365 to find the net on Monday.
Anything else catch the eye?
Both teams were on target in last season’s clash at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara and a repeat is priced at 21/20 with bet365. That fixture also produced over 2.5 goals, which is valued at 7/5 with bet365 while over 3.5 is priced at 15/4 with BetVictor.
Bologna have opened the scoring in their last three matches and could be backed to grab the opening goal on Monday at 10/11 with Coral.
This Serie A match between Bologna and Torino will be played on Nov 27, 2023 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Bologna vs Torino prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
