Saturday evening, at 19:30, Bologna receives Napoli’s visit to the final stage of the Italian championship. An open match is announced, as none of the bands have any more pressure from the standings in Italy.
The guest will miss Chiriches, Diawara, Ospina and Ounas, while Sinisa Mihajlovic’s Bologna can not rely on Mattiello, injured. Napoli is ranked No. 2 in Serie A (goal 72-33) and can no longer lose the podium position, while Bologna is on 12th place (45-54 golaver) and has four points ahead of the first team under the line relegation – Genoa.
Napoli has been offering spectacular games lately, managing to win Sampdoria (3-0), Empoli (3-1) and Parma (4-1), also drawing away with Lazio (3-3) away. Napoli comes after a series of four consecutive wins in the championship: 2-0 with Frosinone, 2-1 with Cagliari, 2-1 with SPAL and 4-1 with Inter. So there are two bands with a lust for play, but also with quality players who should offer a pleasant show in the weekend.
We note that at least three goals scored in each of the last 12 direct games between Naples and Bologna, a crushing statistic! Napoli won the last six duels with 6-0, 3-1, 7-1, 3-0, 3-1 and 3-1, and the show was at home, regardless of the stadium where the game was played. Even if we see some reserves in the game, we have every reason to believe that we will once again witness an open match with many phases of the game. The tour was 3-2 for Ancelotti’s band, which benefited from Millik’s “double” and the decisive goal lately mark Mertens (’88). Hosts will again have big problems with white-blue attack players.
PREDICTION: Napoli to win @ 1,74
