Bologna vs Juventus PREVIEW & PREDICTION 24/02/2019

Bologna and Juventus meet at Stadio Renato Dall’Ara, in a match for the 25 th round of Serie A. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 26-09-2018, Juventus won at home by ( 2-0). The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 4 matches won 3 and tied 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams met in this stadium was on 01-12-2019, in a match for the Coppa Italia that ended with the victory of Juventus by (0-2). F. Bernardeschi (9 ‘) and M. Kean (49’) scored the goals of the match for Juventus. Attention to the home factor, since the Bologna usually conquer different results at home and abroad.

Bologna:

After 3 wins, 9 draws and 12 losses, the home team is currently in the 18 th position, with 18 points won. In their last match, they lost with Roma out by (2-1), after in the previous match they tied for (1-1) at home, in a game against Genoa. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 12 goals scored and 22 conceded; against 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses at their stadium, with 14 goals scored and 20 conceded. In the last 10 home league matches Bologna has a record of 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 10 points out of 30 possible.

For this competition, he does not win in his stadium 7 games ago. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at halftime was 0-0 (4 out of 11 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 24 matches in this competition, they only got 1 comeback in the 13 games in which they suffered the first goal.

The Bologna part for this unmotivated party, after having added a defeat by 2-1 in the displacement to the land of the Rome: Nicola Sansone marked the unique goal of the equipment. The strategy to be used by coach Siniša Mihajlović for this game is more than designed, that is, to defend with nearby sectors and look for spaces in the opponent’s midfield to counterattack. On the attack front will be Federico Santander, the best scorer of Bologna, with 6 goals scored. For this game the coach does not have Mattiello, Destro, Gonzalez and Lyanco, all injured.

Juventus:

After 21 wins and 3 draws, the away team is currently in the 1 st position, with 66 points won. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Sassuolo, by (0-3). In the last match, they won in a home match against Frosinone, by (3-0). This is a team that usually maintains similar results, at home and abroad, so it is unfortunately not affected by the home team, since in the last 30 matches they register 11 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in away matches; against 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss at their stadium. The team comes to this match after an away loss with Atlético Madrid by (2-0).

For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 11 away matches. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their away matches, since 10 of the last 11 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. This is a team that does not usually feel difficult to open the scoring: it marked the first goal in 21 of the last 24 games for Serie A, of these 21 came to the break in advantage in 13 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 18. In the last 11 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 3 of their 7 goals between minutes (46′-60’).

Juventus come to this game with a defeat, 2-0, in the field of Atletico Madrid, in a game to count for the Champions League. However, in the last match for the championship, the visitors won at Frosinone, 3-0. In this game against Bologna, coach Massimiliano Allegri must keep the team in 4-3-3, benefiting possession of the ball and organized attacks: Pjanic is the great organizer of the offensive process. Dybala is one of the most dangerous men on the attack front of Juventus, being very fast and competent in transporting the ball towards attack. On the other hand, Cristiano Ronaldo is the best score of Juventus, with 19 goals scored. For this game the coach can not count on Emre Can, suspended, in addition to Khedira and Cuadrado, both due to injury.


PREDICTION: Juventus to win @ 1,49

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