The Scudetto winners continue their triumphant run-in to the end of the season and these Bologna vs. Napoli predictions suggest another three points. Thiago Motta’s side are mathematically out of the running for the top six but will be looking to finish their season on a high.
Bologna vs. Napoli odds
1 – Napoli to win – 11/10
2 – Napoli to win both halves – 5/2
3 – Both teams to score – 4/5
4 – Over 2.5 goals scored – 1/1
5 – Arnautovic to score anytime – 5/2
Napoli look for their sixth consecutive win over Bologna as they travel to the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara this weekend. The Partenopei may have already wrapped up the league title, but showed against Inter last Sunday that they have no intention of taking it easy in the remaining weeks.
For Bologna, there is also nothing left to fight for this season, as the battle for European football slipped out of their grasp. Nevertheless, Thiago Motta will be proud of his team’s accomplishments and will be keen to extend their current unbeaten run to four games.
Unfortunately for Motta, he is coming up against a Napoli side that have retained their ruthless streak following a brief blip against Monza. Even if Spalletti looks to rotate his starting XI, the Scudetto winners have such strength in depth that we back the visitors to win both halves this weekend.
That being said, the hosts are not going to make it easy for the Partenopei. The reverse fixture showed that the Rossoblu are capable of going toe-to-toe with the league winners – as they did in a narrow 3-2 defeat.
A wager on a similarly high-scoring encounter this weekend might be worth the risk, especially given Bologna’s 5-1 thrashing of Cremonese last weekend. A wager on over 2.5 goals scored would have paid off in three of the last four encounters between the two sides and is our tip for the clash at the Renato Dall’Ara.
Bologna will be further encouraged by Marko Arnautovic’s return to form. The Austrian has had injury problems this season but marked his second start in four months with a goal last weekend. With the likes of Victor Osimhen and Kvicha Kvaraskhelia potentially rested for this match, a wager on Arnautovic to score anytime may pay off.
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Bologna vs. Napoli last five matches
Bologna last five matches
Napoli last five matches
Bologna top goalscorers
| Player | Total goals |
|---|---|
| 11 | |
| 10 | |
| 7 | |
| 6 | |
| 4 |
Napoli top goalscorers
| Player | Total goals |
|---|---|
| 26 | |
| 12 | |
| 6 | |
| 4 | |
| 3 |
Bologna vs. Napoli line-ups
Bologna (4-2-3-1): Skorupski; Posch, Bonifazi, Lucumi, Cambiaso; Schouten, Dominguez; Aebischer, Ferguson, Barrow; Arnautovic
Napoli (4-3-3) Meret; Di Lorenzo, Kim, Rrahmani, Olivera; Anguissa, Lobotka, Zielinski; Elmas, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia
Bologna team news
Thiago Motta is expected to make minimal changes following a comfortable win over Cremonese. A red card for Riccardo Orsolini means Michel Aebischer is likely to start on the right flank in the only predicted change.
Napoli team news
Luciano Spalletti may look to rotate his starting XI to rest his senior players. Gianluca Gaetano recorded his first goal of the season against Inter and may be handed his first league start of the season, while the likes of Giovanni Simeone and Giacomo Raspadori will also hope to feature.