Bologna vs Spezia Match Analysis and Prediction

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Spezia will be looking to surpass their hosts in the Serie A standings as they travel to face Bologna on Monday night.

Bologna have lost most matches in Serie A since December, and they have now now just one of their last nine league matches after a 3-0 defeat against Lazio last time out.

The defeat at Stadio Olimpico means also means the the Rossoblu have failed to score in either of their last two games and have scored just twice in their last five.

Under manager Sinisa Mihajlovic, Bologna have not gone three games in a row without scoring in Serie A, and will avoid doing so on Monday given their defensive deficiencies.

Currently sitting 13th, seven points above the drop zone and now far from the European places, Mihajlovic’s side could even be set for a relegation battle if they cannot start winning soon.

In the last encounter between the two teams in the Serie A, Bologna took an away victory at Stadio Alberto Picco.

After receiving January’s ‘Manager of the Month’ award for his side’s upturn in form, Thiago Motta has since been struck by misfortune, drawing against Salernitana before a defeat on Monday.

Having gone four matches unbeaten before kickoff, including three staright wins against Milan, Genoa and Sampdoria, Spezia had not been beaten in the league since mid-December.

However, for the first time in their brief Serie A history, Spezia have now scored in eight consecutive games, while picking up 14 points in the process, with only Juventus, Lazio, Napoli and Milan having fared better over that period.

In their third straight Monday night contest, the Ligurians could now win their fifth away game of the season, more than they managed in the entire 2020-21 season, when they survived their debut in the Italian top tier.

Bologna vs Spezia head to head

The two teams have previously met on 11 occasions across all competitions, where Bologna have taken 5 victories while Spezia have won 3, and they have drawn in 3. Spezia have scored 15 goals and conceded 18. In their last five meetings, both have won twice and they have drawn once.

Bologna 1-2 Spezia 22/07/15

Bologna 2-4(E) Spezia 25/11/20

Spezia 2-2 Bologna 16/12/20

Bologna 4-1 Spezia 18/04/21

Spezia 0-1 Bologna 28/11/21

Bologna latest home form

Bologna have recently been on a poor run of form at home, having been winless in their last four matches. Their last home victory came 1-0 over Roma on December 1. In their last five matches, they have won one, drawn one and lost three, scoring 3 goals and conceding 7.

Bologna 1-0 Roma 01/12/21

Bologna 2-3 Fiorentina 05/12/21

Bologna 0-2 Juventus 18/12/21

Bologna 0-2 Napoli 17/01/22

Bologna 0-0 Empoli 06/02/22

Bologna latest away form

Bologna have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, as they have won just one of their last five matches, losing the other four. They managed to defeat Sassuolo 3-0 on December 22. In their last five matches, they have scored 6 goals and conceded 9.

Torino 2-1 Bologna 12/12/21

Sassuolo 0-3 Bologna 22/12/21

Cagliari 2-1 Bologna 11/01/22

Verona 2-1 Bologna 21/01/22

Lazio 3-0 Bologna 12/02/22

Spezia latest home form

Spezia have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, as they have won just one of their last seven matches. They lost 2-0 to Lecce in the Coppa Italia on December 16. In their last five matches, they have won one, drawn one and lost three.

Spezia 0-2 Lecce 16/12/21

Spezia 1-1 Empoli 19/12/21

Spezia 1-2 Verona 06/01/22

Spezia 1-0 Sampdoria 23/01/22

Spezia 1-2 Fiorentina 14/02/22

Spezia latest away form

Spezia have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their four most recent matches. Their last away defeat came on December 13 when they lost 2-0 to Roma. In their last five matches, they have won three, drawn one and lost one.

Roma 2-0 Spezia 13/12/21

Napoli 0-1 Spezia 22/12/21

Genoa 0-1 Spezia 09/01/22

AC Milan 1-2 Spezia 17/01/22

Salernitana 2-2 Spezia 07/02/22

Bologna news

Sinisa Mihajlovic will be forced to make two changes to the side that started against Lazio, as both defender Gary Medel and midfielder Mattias Svanberg must serve suspensions.

On-loan midfielder Michel Aebischer is favoured to replace Svanberg, but Mihajlovic could alternatively bring in Musa Barrow to a three-man forward line.

Spezia news

Captain Guilio Maggiore returned to training last week and has been passed fit to feature on Monday, while Simone Bastoni will be absent with a muscular injury.

Full-back Kelvin Amian will miss out with a suspension, which allows Salver Ferrer to start, while Aimar Sher remains unavailable due to a hip injury.

Prediction and Odds

We are expecting a tight contest on Monday with both sides will be aiming to move away from the relegation battle.

Bologna have now gone winless in five matches in the league and they will desprately need a victory. That said, we predict a home win or a draw in this game.

Odds: 1 1.90 X 2.05 2 2.20