Bologna – AS Roma Prediction & Picks (31.03.2018)

Bologna and Roma meet at Stadio Renato Dall’Ara, in a match for the 30th round of Serie A. la Roma won at home by (1-0) the last time they met in this edition of the league, at 28 -10-2017. The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 3 matches won 2 and tied 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams met in this stadium was on 04-09-2017, in a match for Serie A that ended with the victory of Roma by (0-3). F. Fazio (25 ‘), Mohamed Salah (41’) and E. Džeko (75 ‘) scored the goals of the match for Roma.

Bologna:

The home team is currently in the 11 th position of the league, with 34 points won, after 10 wins, 4 draws and 15 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Atalanta, by (0-1). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Lazio, by (1-1). In the last 10 home matches for the championship Bologna won 4, tied 1 and lost 5, so they have won 13 points out of 30 possible. The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so they have not displayed great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 10 of the last 15 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 29 matches in this competition, they only got 1 comeback in the 14 matches in which they suffered the first goal.

The Bologna enters this match after a foreign tie, a ball, in the visit to the land of Lazio. The home club usually acts in a tactical system in 5-3-2, favoring a more offensive style of play, attacking through the sides. The Bologna is a team that likes to play in their own midfield, with the aim of trying to surprise their opponent through the counterattack. When it invests in the offensive process, it usually does so through the left flank, in order to take advantage of the depth offered by the lateral Masina. For this game the home coach will not be able to count on Riccardo Orsolini, Andrea Poli and Angelo da Costa, for being injured.

AS Roma:

The away team is currently in the 3 rd position, with 59 points won, after 18 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Torino, by (3-0). In the last match, they won in an away match against Crotone, by (0-2). For the championship, Roma won 19 points out of 30 possible, after 5 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 home matches. In their away league matches the most frequent final result at halftime was 0-0 (5 out of 15 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 11 of the last 14 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 29 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 8 times and only managed 2 comebacks.

Roma enter this action motivated, after a triumph outsider, by 0-2, on a visit to the arena of Crotone: El Shaarawy and Nainggolan marked the goals of victory. Contrary to the opponent of this game, the visiting club usually acts in a tactical drawing in 4-3-3, using a forward and two ends, which have as their mission to serve the most advanced player. In any case, it is guessed that the Roma adopt a more offensive strategy, with the objective of taking advantage of the difficulties of the adversary. For this day coach Eusebio Di Francesco will not be able to count on Defrel and Karsdorp, for being injured.