Roma and Bologna have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Serie A.
- Roma have the most scored goals in the first half (31) in Serie A
- Roma have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Bologna have scored away.
The hosts Roma saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Europa League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Ajax.
Roma form and stats
33 points is a decent return from 15 Serie A games here at Stadio Olimpico for Roma. The data says 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses.
A strong away win for Roma against Ajax the last match, as Roger Ibañez and Lorenzo Pellegrini were on target. 2-2 away at Sassuolo before that.
Pau López loved the game against Ajax. With a stunning eight saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 2-1 victory.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Roma matches with similar probabilities have ended with four wins, one draw and zero defeats (from five games).
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Ajax are coming to town in four days.
Roma can score goals in their home matches. After 15 league matches they have found the net 33 times. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Roma's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Bologna form and stats
There's been little loot from Bologna's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 15 away games in the Serie A. Bologna only have 3 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 4 draws.
Bologna failed to get anything from their last game, a Serie A home match vs Inter (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 0-1. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Crotone at their stadium, the result 3-2.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Bologna when being an outsider away as they are today, we find one match with the visitors losing one time, drawing zero and winning zero games.
Bologna are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 15 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Bologna have conceded 23 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Bologna - Roma 1-5 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Roma won six games, two matches ended with a draw and Bologna has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  J. Veretout 10 goals |  H. Mkhitaryan 9 goals |   R. Soriano 9 goals |
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| Roma | Bologna | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 29 |
| 15 | 10 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 53 | 33 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 15 | 39 |
| 41 | 17 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 23 | 45 |
| 93% | 93% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 97% |
| 82% | 80% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 76% |
| 68% | 67% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 47% | 52% |
| 50% | 47% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 38% |
| 21% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 17% |
| 54% | 53% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 53% | 59% |
| 29% | 40% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 13% | 17% |
| 25% | 13% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | 28% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14.4 | 15.9 | 16.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 13.7 | 13 |
| 5.5 | 6.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 34% | 36% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 21% | 28% |
- Roma have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Bologna have scored away.
- Roma have the most scored goals in the first half (31) 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 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 68 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 41 | 71 |
| 2 | Milan | 29 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 54 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 20 | 60 |
| 3 | Juventus | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 58 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 32 | 59 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 68 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 32 | 58 |
| 5 | Napoli | 29 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 63 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 29 | 56 |
| 6 | Lazio | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 52 |
| 7 | Roma | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 44 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 9 | 51 |
| 8 | Hellas Verona | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 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 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 22 | -4 | 36 |
| 11 | Bologna | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 45 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -6 | 34 |
| 12 | Udinese | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 26 | -7 | 33 |
| 13 | Genoa | 29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -10 | 32 |
| 14 | Fiorentina | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 27 | -10 | 30 |
| 15 | Benevento | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 54 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -24 | 30 |
| 16 | Spezia | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 53 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 30 | -16 | 29 |
| 17 | Torino | 28 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 52 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 27 | -11 | 24 |
| 18 | Cagliari | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 50 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -19 | 22 |
| 19 | Parma | 29 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 56 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 32 | -28 | 20 |
| 20 | Crotone | 29 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 35 | 74 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 45 | -39 | 15 |