Fiorentina and Bologna have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golf term. Both teams reside in mid-table places in the Serie A.
- Fiorentina have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bologna have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Serie A
Fiorentina have less rest than Bologna in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Coppa Italia game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Torino, was also a home game here at Stadio Artemio Franchi. The away team is better rested.
Fiorentina form and stats
Fiorentina have played 10 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Fiorentina's previous fixture was a Coppa Italia game also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Torino. The home team are looking to build on that result. Terzić, defender, was given a rating of 7.63/10 in that game, top of the team. Terzić served one assist, hit one key pass and won 4 of 13 duels.
Before that, Fiorentina played out a Serie A draw 1-1 when visiting Lazio.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Fiorentina matches with similar probabilities have ended with 5 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats (from 6 games).
Fiorentina are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 10 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Fiorentina defense is not exactly impregnable. 15 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Bologna form and stats
Bologna have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 2-1-6 (9 played).
The regulars enjoyed Bologna's previous game versus Spezia (placed 17th), a 2-0 win played at home. Midfielder Orsolini was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.85. Orsolini scored one goal, served one assist, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Cremonese.Bologna have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 10 goals have been scored. For Bologna, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Bologna - Fiorentina 2-1 was the story when these two contenders previously met, some time ago this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Fiorentina victories, five draws and one Bologna win. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Arnautović 8 goals |  R. Orsolini 4 goals |   G. Bonaventura 3 goals |
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| Fiorentina | Bologna | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 22 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 26 |
| 26 | 15 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 21 | 30 |
| 90% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 90% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 78% | 55% |
| 15% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 15% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 10% |
| 55% | 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 65% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 35% | 30% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 20% |
| 6.5 | 6.4 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2.6 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16.1 | 18.1 | 19.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 11.8 | 12.3 |
| 4.8 | 5.9 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.9 |
| 23% | 24% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 40% | 34% |
| 10.1 | 9.8 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 16.9 | 13.6 |
| 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 6.7 | 4.5 |
- Bologna have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Bologna have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Bologna have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Bologna have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Serie A
- Bologna have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Bologna haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Fiorentina have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Fiorentina have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
| 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 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 33 | 53 |
| 2 | Inter | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 40 |
| 3 | Lazio | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 38 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 38 |
| 5 | Milan | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 38 |
| 6 | Roma | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 37 |
| 7 | Udinese | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 29 |
| 8 | Torino | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -1 | 27 |
| 9 | Bologna | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -4 | 26 |
| 10 | Empoli | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 26 |
| 11 | Monza | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 25 |
| 12 | Fiorentina | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 24 |
| 13 | Juventus | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 23 |
| 14 | Salernitana | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 25 | -13 | 21 |
| 15 | Lecce | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 20 |
| 16 | Sassuolo | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -8 | 20 |
| 17 | Spezia | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 18 | -15 | 18 |
| 18 | Hellas Verona | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -14 | 13 |
| 19 | Sampdoria | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 18 | -26 | 9 |
| 20 | Cremonese | 20 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -20 | 8 |
