Bologna will continue their push for a place in the top half as they host troubled Sampdoria in a Monday night Serie A fixture. While they have not been at their best lately, a fine performance at the San Siro last time out will make them confident of seeing off Sampdoria.
Bologna have struggled to find their best form lately and have claimed just one win from their last 10 Serie A matches. Sitting 13th on the table, they still have slim hopes of securing a top half finish but must put together a string of positive results in the final eight games of the season.
Sinisa Mihailovic’s men will be looking to build on a fine performance at AC Milan last time out as they held the leaders to a 0-0 draw. While the result means they have now failed to score in their last four Serie A matches, Bologna will hope to build on the few threatening moments created.
Home form will be pivotal for the hosts, who are unbeaten in three of their last four matches with a 2-1 victory over Spezia among the results in that run. They have also claimed some fine wins at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara throughout the season, including a 3-0 triumph over Lazio and a 1-0 victory over Roma.
Sampdoria have also found things difficult in recent weeks with just one win from their last five Serie A matches. Sitting seven points above the bottom three, they are not quite safe from danger.
Marco Giampaolo’s men travel to Bologna off the back of a 1-0 home defeat to Roma in their previous Serie A fixture. They looked more threatening and created more chances but struggled in the final third.
Sampdoria have also found things difficult on their recent travels, suffering six defeats in their last seven away matches. They have also failed to score in four matches in that run.
How the bookies view it
Bologna have the edge among the bookies at 25/19 with SBK while a victory for Sampdoria is valued at 13/5 by BetVictor. A draw is set at odds of 12/5 with BoyleSports.
Recent head to head
Bologna have the upper hand in recent matches with Sampdoria, winning the last six meetings. They also claimed a 2-1 victory in the reverse fixture back in November.
Players to watch
Bologna will take some confidence from their shutout against AC Milan with Gary Medel and Adama Soumaoro expected to retain their places in central defence. They will be targeting another clean sheet on Monday at 7/4 with Paddy Power.
At the other end of the pitch, much of Bologna’s attacking threat will come from Marko Arnautovic, who is their top scorer with nine goals. The Austrian striker was also on target in the reverse fixture and is priced at 21/10 with Betfred.
Anything else catch the eye?
Bologna and Sampdoria are not particularly prolific in attack, so BTTS NO could be on the cards at evens with SBK. The hosts are a bit more threatening going forward and with a home win expected, could be backed to earn a win to nil at 14/5 with BetVictor.
Bologna can also be tipped as the only team to score on Monday at 5/2 with bet365.
This Serie A match between Bologna and Sampdoria will be played on Apr 11, 2022 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Bologna vs Sampdoria prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
