Possible nail-biting contest in Udinese - Bologna game

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sat 08.May
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Dacia Arena (25000 seats)

Udinese and Bologna have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Serie A.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

Relegation threatens Udinese who should definitely be looking for some points here. Bologna are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Udinese form and stats

When playing at home in the Serie A, Udinese have managed 5 wins, 3 draws and suffered 9 defeats from 17 games. The home stadium (Dacia Arena) is supposed to be a fortress, but for Udinese it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?

Udinese's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Juventus (placed 3rd). In the preceding match a 4-2 victory visiting Benevento.

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 Udinese have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won four, drawn two and lost five.

The manager L. Gotti will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Napoli in only three days.

Udinese have scored 13 league goals here from 17 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 17 goals have been conceded.

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Bologna form and stats

Bologna have only collected 13 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 3-4-10 (17 played). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Bologna are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Bologna's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Fiorentina that finished 3-3. A 0-5 defeat away at Atalanta before that.

As you can tell from the result, the match against Fiorentina was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today? Rodrigo Palacio had a super day against Fiorentina scoring three goals, but the draw result hurt.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Bologna playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were one Bologna win, five draws and four defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Genoa in just four days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Bologna as they have only managed to score 15 times from 17 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Bologna have conceded 29 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Bologna - Udinese 2-2. Last ten meetings between the teams: Udinese won six, Bologna won two and two draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

BolognaR. Soriano
R. Soriano
9 goals
UdineseR. de Paul
R. de Paul
8 goals
BolognaM. Barrow
M. Barrow
8 goals

Udinese missing players

Bologna missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Udinese Bologna
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 4 Played P 4 17 34
10 5 3 Won W 1 3 10
9 3 0 Drew D 1 4 9
15 9 1 Lost L 2 10 15
39 13 5 Scored S 3 15 47
46 17 1 Conceded C 5 29 56
91% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
68% 53% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 76% 76%
44% 24% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 47% 53%
26% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 41%
18% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 24%
53% 29% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 47% 59%
24% 35% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 15%
32% 47% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 47% 29%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.6 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 2 2.2
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
11.7 12.3 13.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 13.5 12.6
3.7 3.9 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 4.5 4.6
31% 19% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 19% 30%

  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 34 25 7 2 74 29 16 14 1 1 40 15 18 11 6 1 34 14 45 82
2 Atalanta 34 20 9 5 79 40 17 11 3 3 47 22 17 9 6 2 32 18 39 69
3 Juventus 34 20 9 5 67 31 17 13 2 2 37 13 17 7 7 3 30 18 36 69
4 Milan 34 21 6 7 62 41 18 8 5 5 31 24 16 13 1 2 31 17 21 69
5 Napoli 34 21 4 9 74 38 17 11 3 3 44 18 17 10 1 6 30 20 36 67
6 Lazio 33 20 4 9 60 49 17 12 2 3 35 23 16 8 2 6 25 26 11 64
7 Roma 34 16 7 11 58 53 17 11 4 2 35 18 17 5 3 9 23 35 5 55
8 Sassuolo 34 14 11 9 56 51 17 6 8 3 28 24 17 8 3 6 28 27 5 53
9 Sampdoria 34 13 6 15 45 47 17 8 2 7 27 24 17 5 4 8 18 23 -2 45
10 Hellas Verona 34 11 9 14 41 42 17 6 4 7 20 20 17 5 5 7 21 22 -1 42
11 Udinese 34 10 9 15 39 46 17 5 3 9 13 17 17 5 6 6 26 29 -7 39
12 Bologna 34 10 9 15 47 56 17 7 5 5 32 27 17 3 4 10 15 29 -9 39
13 Genoa 34 8 12 14 40 52 17 5 7 5 25 24 17 3 5 9 15 28 -12 36
14 Fiorentina 34 8 11 15 45 57 17 5 6 6 23 23 17 3 5 9 22 34 -12 35
15 Spezia 34 8 10 16 43 63 16 4 6 6 21 26 18 4 4 10 22 37 -20 34
16 Cagliari 34 8 8 18 40 57 17 5 3 9 22 31 17 3 5 9 18 26 -17 32
17 Torino 32 6 13 13 46 56 16 2 8 6 23 28 16 4 5 7 23 28 -10 31
18 Benevento 34 7 10 17 37 68 17 2 6 9 17 35 17 5 4 8 20 33 -31 31
19 Parma 33 3 11 19 36 70 17 2 5 10 13 31 16 1 6 9 23 39 -34 20
20 Crotone 34 5 3 26 42 85 17 4 1 12 21 34 17 1 2 14 21 51 -43 18

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Table
  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 34 25 7 2 74 29 16 14 1 1 40 15 18 11 6 1 34 14 45 82
2 Atalanta 34 20 9 5 79 40 17 11 3 3 47 22 17 9 6 2 32 18 39 69
3 Juventus 34 20 9 5 67 31 17 13 2 2 37 13 17 7 7 3 30 18 36 69
4 Milan 34 21 6 7 62 41 18 8 5 5 31 24 16 13 1 2 31 17 21 69
5 Napoli 34 21 4 9 74 38 17 11 3 3 44 18 17 10 1 6 30 20 36 67
6 Lazio 33 20 4 9 60 49 17 12 2 3 35 23 16 8 2 6 25 26 11 64
7 Roma 34 16 7 11 58 53 17 11 4 2 35 18 17 5 3 9 23 35 5 55
8 Sassuolo 34 14 11 9 56 51 17 6 8 3 28 24 17 8 3 6 28 27 5 53
9 Sampdoria 34 13 6 15 45 47 17 8 2 7 27 24 17 5 4 8 18 23 -2 45
10 Hellas Verona 34 11 9 14 41 42 17 6 4 7 20 20 17 5 5 7 21 22 -1 42
11 Udinese 34 10 9 15 39 46 17 5 3 9 13 17 17 5 6 6 26 29 -7 39
12 Bologna 34 10 9 15 47 56 17 7 5 5 32 27 17 3 4 10 15 29 -9 39
13 Genoa 34 8 12 14 40 52 17 5 7 5 25 24 17 3 5 9 15 28 -12 36
14 Fiorentina 34 8 11 15 45 57 17 5 6 6 23 23 17 3 5 9 22 34 -12 35
15 Spezia 34 8 10 16 43 63 16 4 6 6 21 26 18 4 4 10 22 37 -20 34
16 Cagliari 34 8 8 18 40 57 17 5 3 9 22 31 17 3 5 9 18 26 -17 32
17 Torino 32 6 13 13 46 56 16 2 8 6 23 28 16 4 5 7 23 28 -10 31
18 Benevento 34 7 10 17 37 68 17 2 6 9 17 35 17 5 4 8 20 33 -31 31
19 Parma 33 3 11 19 36 70 17 2 5 10 13 31 16 1 6 9 23 39 -34 20
20 Crotone 34 5 3 26 42 85 17 4 1 12 21 34 17 1 2 14 21 51 -43 18

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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.