Two struggling sides in Serie A will go head to head as 17th-placed Bologna host bottom-place Sampdoria at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara in their Matchday Nine tie on Saturday.
Both sides have endured difficult campaigns so far in the Serie A, with Bologna winning just once from their eight matches and have picked six points which have them sitting just one point outside the relegation zone.
Bologna were on the receiving end of a 3-0 beating against Juventus last time out at away. They have now lost their last two league matches as they were previously coming off 1-0 home defeat to Empoli.
Thiago Motta’s side now will look to bounce back on Saturday as they hope to climb away from the relegation zone. They have won all their last seven league encounters against Sampdoria and they will be hoping to extend that run in this tie.
Sampdoria meanwhile are still winless in the Italian top-flight after eight fixtures. They have only managed to get two points from the run and they currently sit at the bottom of the table with four points adrift of safety.
The Blucerchiati suffered a humiliating 3-0 home loss to Monza last time out, extending their losing streak to four matches now. The result saw Marco Giampaolo loss his job as the clubs manager and new man Dejan Stankovic has a tough challenge at hand trying to get Sampdoria’s season off and running.
Bologna vs Sampdoria head to head
Both sides have met in 35 encounters since 1996 with Bologna claiming 14 victories, while Sampdoria have won 11 times and there have been 10 draws.
- Bologna 2-0 Sampdoria 11/04/22
- Sampdoria 1-2 Bologna 07/11/21
- Bologna 3-1 Sampdoria 14/03/21
- Sampdoria 1-2 Bologna 22/11/20
- Sampdoria1-2 Bologna 28/06/20
Home
- Juventus 3-0 Bologna
- Bologna 0-1 Empoli
- Bologna 2-1 Fiorentina
- Spezia 2-2 Bologna
- Bologna 1-1 Salernitana
Away
- Sampdoria 0-3 Monza
- Spezia 2-1 Sampdoria
- Sampdoria 1-2 Milan
- Verona 2-1 Sampdoria
- Sampdoria 1-1 Lazio
Bologna team news
Bologna have doubts on Musa Barrow due to injury.
Sampdoria team news
Harry Winks is a doubt for Sampdoria.
Prediction and odds
- Double chance (1, X)
- Both sides to score
- Goals over 1.5
