Bologna vs Inter Milan Match Analysis and Prediction

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Reigning champions Inter Milan will be looking to inch closer to a successful defence of their Serie A title when they visit Bologna on Wednesday.

While the hosts recorded a second successive draw at the weekend to go four game unbeaten, Inter Milan arrive at Stadio Renato Dall’Ara having enjoyed an excellent week in both league and cup.

Inter returned to the top of the Serie A standings after defeating Roma on Saturday to secure a fourth straight league win, but AC Milan shot back to the top with a victory over Lazio, taking a two-point lead.

Ending Roma’s 12-game unbeaten run rounded off a fine week for Inter, after they saw off Milan to reach the Coppa Italia final with a 3-0 second-leg win in midweek.

Potentially just five wins away from defending their title, Simone Inzaghi’s side still have Wednesday’s game in hand on Milan, and taking maximum points at Dall’Ara would move them back to the first place by a single point.

Having been beaten 6-1 in September’s reverse fixture at San Siro, Bologna have also failed to defeat Inter in their last 15 attempts at home, so precedent certainly weighs against them before I Nerazzurri’s visit.

Representing their longest league run without defeat since early last year, Bologna have also held Juventus and Milan, also defeating Sampdoria 2-0 during that spell, seeing them secure a safe mid-table spot.

Scoring twice against Udinese through wing-back Aaron Hickey and substitute Nicola Sansone, Bologna have managed to cope without their attacking talisman Marko Arnautovic at the weekend.

The former Inter striker was suspended last time out, and had scored each of Bologna’s previous six Serie A goals, with the last time another name appeared on the scoresheet being in January. He is now back and would love to score against his old club.

Bologna vs Inter Milan head to head

The two teams have previously met on 47 occasions across all competitions, where Inter have claimed 30 victories while Bologna have won nine, and they have drawn in eight. Inter have scored 89 goals and conceded 51. In their last five meetings, Inter have won four while Bologna have won once.

Bologna 1-2 Inter Milan 02/11/19

Inter Milan 1-2 Bologna 05/07/20

Inter Milan 3-1 Bologna 05/12/20

Bologna 0-1 Inter Milan 03/04/21

Inter Milan 6-1 Bologna 18/09/21

Bologna latest home form

Bologna have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of their six most recent matches. In their last home game, they played out a 2-2 draw with Udinese in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded four.

Bologna 2-1 Spezia 21/02/22

Bologna 0-0 Torino 06/03/22

Bologna 0-1 Atalanta 20/03/22

Bologna 2-0 Sampdoria 11/04/22

Bologna 2-2 Udinese 24/04/22

Bologna latest away form

Bologna have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having been winless in their seven most recent matches. In their last away game, they played out a 1-1 draw with Juventus in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored two goals and conceded six.

Lazio 3-0 Bologna 12/02/22

Salernitana 1-1 Bologna 26/02/22

Fiorentina 1-0 Bologna 13/03/22

AC Milan 0-0 Bologna 04/04/22

Juventus 1-1 Bologna 16/04/22

Inter Milan latest home form

Inter have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat AC Milan 3-0 on April 19 in the Coppa Italia. In their last five matches, they have scored 14 goals and conceded just two.

Inter Milan 5-0 Salernitana 04/03/22

Inter Milan 1-1 Fiorentina 19/03/22

Inter Milan 2-0 Verona 09/04/22

Inter Milan 3-0 AC Milan 19/04/22

Inter Milan 3-1 Roma 23/04/22

Inter Milan latest away form

Inter have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their nine most recent matches. In their last away game, they managed to defeat Spezia 3-1 in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded just two.

AC Milan 0-0 Inter Milan 01/03/22

Liverpool 0-1 Inter Milan 08/03/22

Torino 1-1 Inter Milan 13/03/22

Juventus 0-1 Inter Milan 03/04/22

Spezia 1-3 Inter Milan 15/04/22

Bologna news

Marko Arnautovic, Adama Soumaoro and Gary Medel all served suspension against Udinese, and Arnautovic will start up front on Wednesday.

That will see either Musa Barrow or Riccardo Orsolini drop down to the bench, while Soumaoro and Medel would join forces in the back three if both are ultimately available.

Inter Milan news

While midfielder Arturo Vidal will be back into the squad following a knee injury, wing-back Robin Gosens is a doubt due to a muscular problem.

Ivan Perisic will continue to occupy the left flank on Wednesday, while Matteo Darmian is a contender to feature on the opposite side for the visitors.