Sassuolo vs Bologna
2016/17 Italian Serie A.
Date: Sunday, 12 March 2017
Kick-Off: 11:30 UK,
Venue: Stadio Città del Tricolore.
Exciting Sunday early afternoon in Sassuolo and yet another good match to put our bets and earn money. Sassuolo hosted Bologna only two times so far and both teams recorded one victory. Last time they played Bologna won 0:2. In those matches, Sassuolo scored two times while Bologna scored three times.
Sassuolo is in twelfth place with nine wins, four draws and fourteen losses. In last round, they played away match against Crotone and they drew it. Sassuolo defended throughout the match. Crotone attacked and Sassuolo patiently waited for their chance. However, neither team was able to achieve what they strived for. After ninety minutes it was peaceful draw 0:0. Sassuolo has five wins, one draw and seven losses. Neroverdi scored fourteen goals whiles their opponents eighteen. Sassuolo lost three last home matches. Both teams have roughly the same chances to win and since Bologna failed to win eighteen of their last twenty away matches, slight edge is given to Sassuolo.
Bologna is in sixteenth position after twenty-seven matches. Last match they played at home versus Lazio and they lost it. After only nine minutes of play Lazio took an early lead 0:1. Until the end of first half of the match, Bologna created three serious chances to score but result did not change. Lazio secured their away victory in seventy-fourth minute 0:2. Bologna has two wins in their away matches. They also have five draws and six losses. Average number of goals is over 2.5 and they scored twelve times. Bologna’s attackers are not showing their best when they play away matches. Bologna have failed to win eighteen of their last twenty matches and that is not something that brings hope ahead of match versus Sassuolo.
Sassuolo vs Bologna: Head-to-head statistics
Sassuolo have a record of W10-D7-L3 in their last 20 home games against teams ranked below them in the table.
Bologna have a record of W2-D6-L12 in their last 20 away games against teams ranked above them in the table.
The Rossoblu have failed to win 18 of their last 20 away matches.
Sassuolo have lost only one of the five Serie A games against Bologna (W2 D2).
The Neroverdi have lost all their last three home league games: the last time they lost four in a row was back in March 2014
Sassuolo vs Bologna: Prediction
The Rossoblu have failed to win 18 out of their last 20 away matches, and four out of Sassuolo’s last six league outings have seen under 2.5 goals. Nearly two-thirds of Bologna’s games have also seen under 2.5 goals. As such, this will likely be a close tie that could be decided by a late goal – and a draw is not out of the cards, either.
Sassuolo vs Bologna: Betting tips
Sassuolo to WIN and BTTS at the odds of 4.33.
