The return of Serie A action this weekend involves a packed schedule and these Verona vs. Bologna predictions focus on two teams who have made solid starts. With only one loss each, the pair will be positive over their opening salvo in the campaign.
1 – A draw – 5/2
2 – Verona under 2.5 total goals – 1/10
3 – Total goals scored under 2.5 – 4/5
4 – Both teams to score – 8/9
5 – A 1-1 draw – 6/1
Based on the final weeks of the 2022-23 season, Verona will be pleased with their early form, after only surviving relegation by winning a nerve-racking tiebreaker match against Spezia.
A win in the Coppa Italia First Round was followed by successive Serie A wins before losing out to Sassuolo ahead of the international break, as their momentum suffered a frustrating dip.
In contrast, Bologna signed off for the break with their first win of the league season, after picking up just one point, from their opening two clashes back in August.
Form is evenly balanced between the two teams and that hints at a draw being a strong outcome here, particularly with both sides missing key players due to injury and the demands of time away on international duty.
Verona have scored in all three of their league matches, but only at an average of just over one goal scored per game, with Bologna mirroring that rate of finding the back of the net on a relatively low-key scale.
That hints at this tie not being a goal-filled encounter, with the two sides looking to avoid defeat to maintain a relatively strong first few weeks of competition in Serie A.
Recent meetings between these two teams have been tight affairs based on the last four seasons of top-flight action. Since the 2019-20 campaign, there have been four draws and the four wins have all come via a single-goal advantage.
A point each would keep both teams on track, and likely still inside the top half of the table at the end of the weekend, ahead of a busy set of fixtures before the end of September.
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| Player | Total goals |
|---|---|
| 6 | |
| 5 | |
| 5 | |
| 5 | |
| 3 |
| Player | Total goals |
|---|---|
| 11 | |
| 10 | |
| 6 | |
| 5 | |
| 4 |
Verona (3-5-2): Montipo; Magnani, Coppola, Hien; Faraoni, Hongla, Dawidowicz, Duda, Doig; Mboula, Ngonge
Bologna (4-2-3-1): Ravaglia; Posch, Beukema, Lucumi, Kristiansen; Aebischer, Moro; Ndoye, Ferguson, Karlsson; Zirkzee
The hosts are expected to recall key defender Isak Hien following a one-game suspension from his red card against Roma in August. But their injury list still includes some key names, including Jayden Braaf, Ajdin Hrustic and Darko Lazovic.
First-choice keeper Lukasz Skorupski is expected to miss out for the visitors, with Federico Ravaglia in line to fill in. Musa Barrow could be fit in time to return to the squad but he is unlikely to be included in the starting line-up for the away side.
