Bologna and Monza have delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golf term. The teams both hold mid-table places in the Serie A.
- Bologna have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Serie A
- Monza have won significantly less corners away then at home.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Bologna form and stats
The complete Serie A results playing at home this season for Bologna are 5-4-2 (wins-draws-losses).
A strong away win for Bologna against Fiorentina the last match, as Posch and Orsolini were on target. Orsolini (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.05/10. Orsolini scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Spezia in a game that was won 2-0.This is expected to be a close game, with Bologna perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Bologna as a small favourite), we find 11 games. Bologna has won 6 of these, drawn 2 and lost 3.
Bologna has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Bologna have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Monza form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie A travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Monza, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Monza played 2-2 against Sampdoria in their previous match. The attacker Petagna got a match rating of 8.32 in that game. Petagna scored one goal and hit three key passes.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Juventus at their stadium, the result 2-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 11 similar matches played by Monza in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Monza, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
The visiting Monza have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 10 games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Monza have conceded 17 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these teams face each other this campaign, as the results database show this recent game: Monza - Bologna 1-2.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Arnautović 8 goals |  R. Orsolini 5 goals |  S. Posch 4 goals |
Bologna missing players
Monza missing players
| Bologna | Monza | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 28 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 27 |
| 31 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 17 | 30 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 90% | 91% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 86% |
| 57% | 36% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 52% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 24% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 67% | 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | 48% |
| 14% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 29% |
| 19% | 9% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | 24% |
| 4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 5.8 | 5.1 |
| 2.7 | 2.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.3 | 12.7 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.6 | 11.4 |
| 4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4 |
| 34% | 31% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 32% | 32% |
| 13.7 | 10.8 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.3 | 13.8 | 12 |
| 4.6 | 2.8 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.3 | 5.6 | 4.3 |
- Bologna have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Serie A
- Bologna haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Monza have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Monza haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Napoli | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 36 | 56 |
| 2 | Inter | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 43 |
| 3 | Roma | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 40 |
| 4 | Lazio | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 39 |
| 5 | Atalanta | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 38 |
| 6 | Milan | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| 7 | Torino | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 30 |
| 8 | Udinese | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 29 |
| 9 | Bologna | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -3 | 29 |
| 10 | Monza | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 26 |
| 11 | Empoli | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 26 |
| 12 | Fiorentina | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 24 |
| 13 | Juventus | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 23 |
| 14 | Lecce | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 23 |
| 15 | Sassuolo | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -7 | 23 |
| 16 | Salernitana | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 25 | -13 | 21 |
| 17 | Spezia | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 18 | -18 | 18 |
| 18 | Hellas Verona | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -14 | 14 |
| 19 | Sampdoria | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -26 | 10 |
| 20 | Cremonese | 21 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -22 | 8 |
