Bologna will host fifth-placed AS Roma in the midweek Serie A fixture on Wednesday.
Venue: Renato Dall’Ara
Key Statistics
- Roma have beaten Bologna four times in their last five meetings in Serie A.
- Bologna have won only one home game in the last 12 meetings against Roma in Serie A, with that victory coming in 2018.
- Giallorossi are fifth in the Scudetto rankings this season with 25 points while Bologna are ninth (21 points)
- Henrikh Mkhitaryan has provided 4 assists this season, the most by an AS Roma player and fifth overall in Serie A.
Head to Head record
Roma have recorded 56 victories against Bologna in 155 games played between both sides. The latter has 52 victories to their name. However, Giallorossi have been dominant against Bologna in recent years, winning four of their last five games in Serie A. Roma crashed Bologna 5-1 in their previous meeting in the 2020/21 season.
Latest Performances in all competitions:
Bologna: L W W L W
AS Roma: D L W W W
Bologna
Bologna are ninth in the Serie A table this season and are coming on the back of a 1-0 win against Spezia, with Mark Arnautovic scoring the decisive goal from the penalty spot.
Their biggest win of the season came against Lazio weeks ago, as Bologna thrashed Maurizio Sarri’s side 3-0.
Now, they would look to do the same against Lazio’s rivals AS Roma on Wednesday.
Bologna will be aiming for a win against Giallorossi as it would take them closer to the top-four race.
Young Gambian forward Musa Barrow has continued his impressive form this season, mustering 4 goals and 3 assists in 13 games. His strike partner Arnautovic has found the nets six times this season.
Possible Bologna line-up
Lukasz Skorupski; Arthur Theate, Gary Medel, Adama Soumaoro; Aaron Hickey, Mattias Svanberg, Nicolas Dominguez, Riccardo Orsolini; Musa Barrow, Roberto Soriano; Marko Arnautovic
Injured: Lorenzo De Silvestri, Jerdy Schouten, Kingsley Michael, Ibrahima Mbaye
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
AS Roma
AS Roma are pushing for a place in top-four after picking up back to back wins in Serie A.
Giallorossi made an impressive start to the season under Jose Mourinho but stuttered in the middle. But they are slowly starting to pick themselves up and would look to extend their three-match winning streak in all competitions.
They are coming on the back of a narrow 1-0 win over Torino in Serie A last weekend, with Tammy Abraham scoring the winner.
The English striker has impressed in his debut season in Italy, racking up 8 goals and 2 assists in all competitions for Giallorossi.
Roma will be affected by the absence of star midfielder Lorenzo Pellegrini, who sustained a thigh injury against Torino and has been ruled out until January as well.
Nonetheless, Mourinho has a talented squad at his disposal and he would look to claim all three points against Bologna.
Possible AS Roma line-up: Rui Patricio; Gianluca Mancini, Chris Smalling, Roger Ibañez; Jordan Veretout; Rick Karsdorp, Carles Pérez, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Stephen El Shaarawy; Tammy Abraham, Nicolo Zaniolo
Injured: Leonardo Spinazzola, Riccardo Calafiori, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Bryan Cristante (COVID-19), Gonzalo Villar (COVID-19)
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Prediction
Bologna 1 – 3 Roma
