With their 2 point advantage in the league table, Bologna fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Spezia.
- Bologna have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Spezia have the most conceded goals in the second half (39) in Serie A
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
17 - 10 - 20 with 68-74. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Spezia when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Spezia play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.
Bologna form and stats
The story so far in the Serie A for Bologna at their home stadium (Stadio Renato Dall'Ara) is 6 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.
A. Skov Olsen was the last player to score a league goal for Bologna and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Bologna haven't scored in 186 minutes.
No payout for Bologna in their previous match, an away game at Roma that ended in defeat 0-1. Preceding that match was a defeat to Inter (0-1).
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Bologna handle that role? We have found ten games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, five draws and zero defeats.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Serie A game versus Torino in only three days. This game is also played here at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara.
The Bologna fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 14 league matches. Bologna have conceded 22 from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Spezia form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Spezia so far with only 15 points returning home. The records show 4-3-8 (win-draw-lose). A depressing four defeats in a row for Spezia in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Sassuolo.
The supporters enjoyed Spezia's previous game versus Crotone (placed 20th), a Serie A 3-2 win played at home. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Lazio wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
Late drama in the previous game, when Martin Erlić scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time to defeat Crotone.
Spezia are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is four wins, five draws and one defeat. From a total of ten matches.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Inter in just three days.
Spezia find the net regularly in their away games. 20 goals from 15 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Spezia, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Bologna and Spezia have met before this season: Spezia - Bologna 2-2. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: three - three - two (Bologna wins - draws - Spezia wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Soriano 9 goals |   M. N'Zola 9 goals |  M. Barrow 6 goals |
Bologna missing players
Spezia missing players
| Bologna | Spezia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 30 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 14 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 39 | 24 | 9 | Scored | S | 7 | 20 | 40 |
| 46 | 22 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 30 | 55 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 73% | 71% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 93% | 87% |
| 50% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 87% | 77% |
| 37% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 37% |
| 17% | 29% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 13% | 17% |
| 57% | 64% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | 67% |
| 17% | 21% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 17% |
| 30% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 23% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 13.1 | 12.3 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 8.8 | 9.8 |
| 4.7 | 4.9 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 27% | 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 70% | 42% | 40% |
- Bologna have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bologna haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Spezia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Spezia have the most conceded goals in the second half (39) in Serie A
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Inter | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 69 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 42 | 74 |
| 2 | Milan | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 57 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 14 | 22 | 63 |
| 3 | Juventus | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 61 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 34 | 62 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 71 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 33 | 61 |
| 5 | Napoli | 30 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 65 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 31 | 59 |
| 6 | Lazio | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 55 |
| 7 | Roma | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 44 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 54 |
| 8 | Hellas Verona | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 41 |
| 9 | Sassuolo | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 48 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 0 | 40 |
| 10 | Sampdoria | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 45 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 22 | -6 | 36 |
| 11 | Bologna | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 24 | -7 | 34 |
| 12 | Udinese | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 26 | -8 | 33 |
| 13 | Genoa | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -12 | 32 |
| 14 | Spezia | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 40 | 55 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 30 | -15 | 32 |
| 15 | Fiorentina | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 49 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 30 |
| 16 | Benevento | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 54 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -24 | 30 |
| 17 | Torino | 29 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 52 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 27 | -10 | 27 |
| 18 | Cagliari | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 51 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | -20 | 22 |
| 19 | Parma | 30 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 59 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 32 | -30 | 20 |
| 20 | Crotone | 30 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 37 | 77 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 48 | -40 | 15 |