Balanced ball game between Bologna and Torino expected

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sun 06.March
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara (36532 seats)

This campaign has been a rollercoaster for these participants so far, both rise and fall resulting in mid-table positions so far. Get ready for Bologna - Torino!

Insights:
  • Bologna have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Torino have the fewest points from losing position (4) in Serie A

Both sides have had adequate rest since their last competitive action. Let's aim for an active match!

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Bologna form and stats

When playing at home in the Serie A, Bologna have managed 6 wins, 2 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 13 games.

The home team returns to Stadio Renato Dall'Ara after drawing with Salernitana (placed 20th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. The striker Arnautović outshone all the other footballers in that game and got a match rating of 7.2 out of 10. Arnautović scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 19 successful passes (of 23 total).

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Spezia.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Bologna have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won two, drawn two and lost three.

Bologna has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Bologna have conceded 17 in these home matches.

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Torino form and stats

Torino have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 2-3-7 (12 played).

Torino's previous game was their home loss versus Cagliari (1-2). The attacker Belotti got a match rating of 7.84 in that game. Belotti scored one goal.

Before that, Torino travelled to Juventus and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Torino in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Torino, two draws and three defeats.

The visitors have scored 7 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Torino have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Bologna and Torino have duelled before this season: Torino - Bologna 2-1. Numbers for the prior ten meetings between these two sides are: two wins for Bologna, five draws and three wins for Torino. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

BolognaM. Arnautović
M. Arnautović
9 goals
TorinoJ. Brekalo
J. Brekalo
6 goals
BolognaM. Barrow
M. Barrow
5 goals

Bologna missing players

Torino missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bologna Torino
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 4 Played P 2 12 26
9 6 2 Won W 1 2 9
5 2 1 Drew D 0 3 6
12 5 1 Lost L 1 7 11
32 18 6 Scored S 2 7 33
42 17 3 Conceded C 2 13 28
92% 92% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
77% 69% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 69%
58% 46% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 17% 46%
23% 31% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 15%
19% 23% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
50% 38% 25% BTTS BTTS 50% 42% 54%
31% 38% 75% Clean Sheets C S 50% 8% 19%
27% 31% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 27%
 
5 5.9 3 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.7 4.5
3.5 2.5 3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.3 4.3
2.6 2.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.5 3.1 2.4
4 4 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
12.4 13 12 Shots (avg) S ( 11.5 11.3 12.9
4.2 4.2 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.2 3.9
30% 33% 55% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 18% 33%
 
12.7 10.2 8 Shots against (avg) S A 10.5 11.1 10.5
4.8 4 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.2 3.4
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Bologna have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Torino have scored away.
  • Bologna have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Torino have the fewest points from losing position (4) in Serie A
  • Torino have the fewest scored goals (7) away in Serie A
  • Torino 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 27 17 6 4 49 19 13 8 2 3 23 9 14 9 4 1 26 10 30 57
2 Milan 27 17 6 4 53 29 14 8 3 3 22 12 13 9 3 1 31 17 24 57
3 Inter 26 16 7 3 55 22 13 9 2 2 30 12 13 7 5 1 25 10 33 55
4 Juventus 27 14 8 5 41 25 13 7 3 3 17 9 14 7 5 2 24 16 16 50
5 Atalanta 25 12 8 5 46 30 12 3 5 4 20 18 13 9 3 1 26 12 16 44
6 Roma 27 13 5 9 45 34 14 7 4 3 19 14 13 6 1 6 26 20 11 44
7 Lazio 27 12 7 8 54 42 13 7 4 2 32 18 14 5 3 6 22 24 12 43
8 Fiorentina 26 13 3 10 45 36 12 8 1 3 30 15 14 5 2 7 15 21 9 42
9 Hellas Verona 27 11 7 9 52 43 14 8 2 4 30 18 13 3 5 5 22 25 9 40
10 Sassuolo 27 9 9 9 45 45 14 4 5 5 19 22 13 5 4 4 26 23 0 36
11 Torino 26 9 6 11 33 28 14 7 3 4 26 15 12 2 3 7 7 13 5 33
12 Bologna 26 9 5 12 32 42 13 6 2 5 18 17 13 3 3 7 14 25 -10 32
13 Empoli 27 8 7 12 40 53 14 3 2 9 22 37 13 5 5 3 18 16 -13 31
14 Sampdoria 26 7 5 14 35 42 14 4 3 7 22 25 12 3 2 7 13 17 -7 26
15 Udinese 25 5 11 9 32 42 12 3 6 3 16 19 13 2 5 6 16 23 -10 26
16 Spezia 27 7 5 15 28 49 13 3 3 7 13 17 14 4 2 8 15 32 -21 26
17 Cagliari 27 5 10 12 28 48 13 2 6 5 16 22 14 3 4 7 12 26 -20 25
18 Venezia 26 5 7 14 24 47 13 2 4 7 14 24 13 3 3 7 10 23 -23 22
19 Genoa 27 1 14 12 22 47 13 0 7 6 9 19 14 1 7 6 13 28 -25 17
20 Salernitana 25 3 6 16 20 56 13 1 4 8 10 29 12 2 2 8 10 27 -36 15

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  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 27 17 6 4 49 19 13 8 2 3 23 9 14 9 4 1 26 10 30 57
2 Milan 27 17 6 4 53 29 14 8 3 3 22 12 13 9 3 1 31 17 24 57
3 Inter 26 16 7 3 55 22 13 9 2 2 30 12 13 7 5 1 25 10 33 55
4 Juventus 27 14 8 5 41 25 13 7 3 3 17 9 14 7 5 2 24 16 16 50
5 Atalanta 25 12 8 5 46 30 12 3 5 4 20 18 13 9 3 1 26 12 16 44
6 Roma 27 13 5 9 45 34 14 7 4 3 19 14 13 6 1 6 26 20 11 44
7 Lazio 27 12 7 8 54 42 13 7 4 2 32 18 14 5 3 6 22 24 12 43
8 Fiorentina 26 13 3 10 45 36 12 8 1 3 30 15 14 5 2 7 15 21 9 42
9 Hellas Verona 27 11 7 9 52 43 14 8 2 4 30 18 13 3 5 5 22 25 9 40
10 Sassuolo 27 9 9 9 45 45 14 4 5 5 19 22 13 5 4 4 26 23 0 36
11 Torino 26 9 6 11 33 28 14 7 3 4 26 15 12 2 3 7 7 13 5 33
12 Bologna 26 9 5 12 32 42 13 6 2 5 18 17 13 3 3 7 14 25 -10 32
13 Empoli 27 8 7 12 40 53 14 3 2 9 22 37 13 5 5 3 18 16 -13 31
14 Sampdoria 26 7 5 14 35 42 14 4 3 7 22 25 12 3 2 7 13 17 -7 26
15 Udinese 25 5 11 9 32 42 12 3 6 3 16 19 13 2 5 6 16 23 -10 26
16 Spezia 27 7 5 15 28 49 13 3 3 7 13 17 14 4 2 8 15 32 -21 26
17 Cagliari 27 5 10 12 28 48 13 2 6 5 16 22 14 3 4 7 12 26 -20 25
18 Venezia 26 5 7 14 24 47 13 2 4 7 14 24 13 3 3 7 10 23 -23 22
19 Genoa 27 1 14 12 22 47 13 0 7 6 9 19 14 1 7 6 13 28 -25 17
20 Salernitana 25 3 6 16 20 56 13 1 4 8 10 29 12 2 2 8 10 27 -36 15

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Serie A is the division at the top of the Italian football league system and regarded as one of the top leagues of the world. 20 teams play each other home and away to create a final league table after 380 fixtures. The winners are titled “Campione d’Italia” (Champion of Italy), often referred to as the scudetto.