Bologna will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 10 points behind Napoli.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Bologna and Napoli.
Bologna form and stats
4 victories, 6 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Bologna have to build on here at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara in the Serie A.
An away draw last time out for Bologna, facing Parma in a game that ended 2-2. Preceding that match was a defeat to Sassuolo (1-2).
Opportunity lost for Bologna in the Parma match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.
There will be little rest for Bologna after this match as they are travelling to Milan for a Serie A game in only three days.
Bologna are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 16 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Bologna defense is not exactly impregnable. 25 goals conceded from 16 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Napoli form and stats
Playing away, Napoli have won 8 games, drawn 4 and suffered 4 defeats in the Serie A this season.
Napoli played 2-2 against Milan in their previous match. Prior to that result Napoli won their away game at Genoa. The scoreline was 2-1.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Udinese in just four days.
The travelling fans enjoy Napoli's attacking play in away games, having scored 28 goals in 16 league matches away. 21 goals have been conceded by Napoli in these games.
Head 2 Head
Bologna and Napoli have met before this season: Napoli - Bologna 1-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Bologna won three games, one match ended with a draw and Napoli has six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: ten / zeroTop Goalscorers
  A. Milik 10 goals |  D. Mertens 9 goals |   R. Orsolini 8 goals |
Bologna missing players
Napoli missing players
| Bologna | Napoli | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 46 | 20 | 6 | Scored | S | 10 | 28 | 52 |
| 51 | 25 | 9 | Conceded | C | 5 | 21 | 43 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 94% |
| 88% | 94% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 81% | 84% |
| 66% | 62% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 50% | 59% |
| 31% | 19% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 25% | 28% |
| 16% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 25% | 16% |
| 78% | 81% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 69% | 69% |
| 6% | 6% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 19% | 19% |
| 19% | 12% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 19% | 19% |
| 6 | 7 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.6 | 6.1 |
| 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.9 |
| 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 447 | 214 | 66 | Total Shots | T S | 69 | 235 | 584 |
| 149 | 69 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 31 | 92 | 204 |
| 31% | 29% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 30% | 25% |
- Bologna has the fewest clean sheets (2)
- Bologna haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Juventus | 32 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 67 | 32 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 35 | 76 |
| 2 | Lazio | 32 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 68 | 35 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 33 | 68 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 32 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 87 | 41 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 19 | 46 | 67 |
| 4 | Inter | 31 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 65 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 32 | 65 |
| 5 | Roma | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 59 | 43 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 16 | 54 |
| 6 | Napoli | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 52 | 43 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 52 |
| 7 | Milan | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 45 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 4 | 50 |
| 8 | Sassuolo | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 59 | 54 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 5 | 46 |
| 9 | Hellas Verona | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 44 |
| 10 | Bologna | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 51 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 26 | -5 | 42 |
| 11 | Cagliari | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 48 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 41 |
| 12 | Parma | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 44 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 0 | 40 |
| 13 | Fiorentina | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 44 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 22 | -6 | 36 |
| 14 | Sampdoria | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 39 | 54 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 30 | -15 | 35 |
| 15 | Udinese | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 26 | -15 | 35 |
| 16 | Torino | 31 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 57 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 31 | -20 | 34 |
| 17 | Genoa | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 60 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 33 | -20 | 30 |
| 18 | Lecce | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 40 | 71 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 38 | -31 | 29 |
| 19 | Brescia | 32 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 28 | 64 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 34 | -36 | 21 |
| 20 | SPAL | 32 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 58 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 32 | -35 | 19 |