Chievo and Bologna meet at Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi, in a match for the 18th round of Serie A. The history of direct matches played in this stadium is favorable to the home team, who won 1 in the last 3 matches tied 2. But the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium, on 26-10-2016, for Serie A, the two teams tied by (1-1). I. M’baye (70 ‘Autogolo) scored the goals of the match, for Chievo, and E. Pulgar (52’), for Bologna. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.
Chievo:
After 5 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses, the home team is currently in the 13 th position of the league, with 21 points won. In the last match, they lost in an away match against Crotone by (1-0), after in the previous match they tied (0-0) at home, in a match against Roma. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 16 goals scored and 24 conceded; against 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 27 goals scored and 19 conceded. For the championship, Chievo won 12 points in 24 possible, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in the last 8 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (3 out of 8 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it has not been very strong defensively. This is a team that usually scores a few times first: they only opened the scoring in 4 of their last 17 games for Serie A, and never reached halftime advantage. In 17 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 10 times and only managed 3 comebacks.
Chievo is currently in the second half of the qualifying table and hopes to conquer the three points on this day, which will be of great importance for what is missing from the competition. The local team will play in their stadium, before their fans, so they will have to take the offensive initiative of the game and pressure their rival, but they know that they will not be able to open too much in the defense, so as not to be surprised in counterattack. On the last day, Chievo was defeated away from home by Crotone, 1-0. The coach must not have important absences for this game.
Bologna:
The away team is currently in the 12 th position of the league, with 21 points won, after 6 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Milan, by (2-1). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Juventus, by (0-3). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses in away matches, with 12 goals scored and 22 conceded; against 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 48 goals scored and 21 conceded. In the last 8 away league matches Bologna has a record of 4 wins and 4 losses, so they have won 12 points out of 24 possible. In the matches played outside their stadium there are some more frequent results: at the end of the first 45 ‘0-0 (5 in 9 matches) and at the end of the match 0-1 (3 in 9 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since in 5 of the last 8 they played there were less than 3 goals. In 17 matches in this tournament, they have conceded the first goal 9 times and have only won 1 result.
Bologna, like its opponent, is making a reasonable campaign in the competition. Proof of this is that it is close to the middle of the qualifying table. The visiting team is aware that this will be a difficult game, because they will play in their adversary’s terrain, but they also know that they have all the conditions to win a good result, because they will have a team that is making a very similar championship. to yours. On the last day Bologna was defeated in their stadium, by Juventus, 3-0. The visiting coach must present a team with a more defensive posture and one that will try to explore counterattacks.
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