Bologna vs Fiorentina Match Analysis & Prediction
15/12/2024 5:00 pm
Seeking a club record ninth straight Serie A win, Fiorentina will try yo write a fresh page in history when they face Bologna on Sunday.
Although they secured just the second points of their league-phase campaign on Wednesday night, holding in-form Benfica goalless in Lisbon, Bologna’s narrow hopes of extending their debut Champions League season were effectively extinguished.
Bologna sit fourth-last in the standings with two matches remaining, having scored just a single goal so far – and they are the only team yet to find the net from open play.
On the domestic front, Bologna have recently shown distinct signs of improvement, inching up to eighth position in Serie A and progressing to the Coppa Italia quarter-finals.
However, last week they let a two-goal lead slip against a Juventus side managed by their former boss Thiago Motta, who was sent off before Juve roared to salvage a 2-2 draw in Turin. Strikes from Dan Ndoye and Tommaso Pobega had put the visitors in control, but they eventually conceded an equaliser during second-half stoppage time.
After two tough tests on the road, Bologna now return to Stadio Dall’Ara, where they have lost just one of their last 24 league matches. They are also one of only four teams unbeaten in home games this season, alongside Lazio, Juventus and Fiorentina.
Under Vincenzo Italiano successor Raffaele Palladino, Fiorentina have collected more than 30 points at this stage of a top-flight campaign for the first time this century.
Not only have Fiorentina become more ruthless, with Moise Kean enjoying career-best form up front, but they also tend to retain any advantage, being the sole team across Europe’s top five leagues yet to concede a goal during the final half-hour.
There have been a couple of setbacks along the way – unexpected losing to Pafos in Europe and exiting the Coppa Italia to local rivals Empoli – but they warmed up for Sunday’s contest by putting seven goals past LASK Linz to move up to fourth in the Conference League table.
That followed last week’s much more closely contested 1-0 league win over Cagliari, which kept them within three pointts of top spot with one game in hand on most of their possible title rivals.
Bologna vs. Fiorentina Head to head
In the previous 45 meetings between these two teams, Bologna have claimed eight victories while Fiorentina have won 20, and they have drawn in 17.
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11/09/2022Bologna2Fiorentina1Serie A
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05/02/2023Fiorentina1Bologna2Serie A
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12/11/2023Fiorentina2Bologna1Serie A
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09/01/2024FiorentinaP 0Bologna0Coppa Italia
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14/02/2024Bologna2Fiorentina0Serie A
Bologna Team News
Bologna’s top scorer Riccardo Orsolini heads a significant injury list for the club this weekend, as he joins Michel Aebischer, Juan Miranda and long-term absentees Nicolo Cambiaghi and Oussama El Azzouzi on the sidelines.
Bologna's Last 5 Matches
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27/11/2024Bologna1Lille2Champions League
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30/11/2024Bologna3Venezia0Serie A
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03/12/2024Bologna4Monza0Coppa Italia
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07/12/2024Juventus2Bologna2Serie A
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11/12/2024Benfica0Bologna0Champions League
Fiorentina Team News
It remains to be seen whether Riccardo Sottil can keep his place after scoring twice on Thursday night, but regular starters such as Dodo, Robin Gosens and David de Gea should all return.
Fiorentina's Last 5 Matches
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24/11/2024Como0Fiorentina2Serie A
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28/11/2024Fiorentina3Pafos2Conference League
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04/12/2024Fiorentina2Empoli2 PCoppa Italia
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08/12/2024Fiorentina1Cagliari0Serie A
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12/12/2024Fiorentina7LASK0Conference League
Bologna vs. Fiorentina: Odds and Predictions
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