Bologna vs Sassuolo Prediction & Betting Tips - Serie A

Prediction published on 02/02/2024, 14:17  by Joseph King | Modified on 03/02/2024 at 06:45 in Serie A Prediction

Matchday 23 in the Italian Serie A sees eighth-place Bologna hosting 15th-placed Sassuolo at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara. Bologna come into this contest chasing European football but have hit a speedbump in the form of a four match Serie A winless run. As things currently stack up, the Rossoblu trail a Conference League spot (sixth-place Lazio) by one point, a Europa League position (fifth-placed Roma) by two points and a Champions League spot (fourth-place Atalanta) by three points. They’re still very much alive but will have to quickly put an end to their winless run. Bologna will be confident of getting the full three points as they’ve been stellar on home soil this season. While managing to average only 0.91 points per outing as the visiting team, Bologna see a dramatic increase to 2.30 average points per match at home thanks to their 7-3-1 record. Their most recent match saw them snatch a point at the death with a 93rd minute penalty earning them a 2-2 away draw against AC Milan.

An abysmal run of form has Sassuolo slipping ever closer to the drop zone. They’ll have to sort things out quickly if they want to avoid a relegation scrap with less than half the season remaining. The Neroverdi are 15th with a 5-4-12 record putting them on 19 ponts. This has them sitting just a single point above the bottom three in what is an extremely congested fight for survival in the Italian top flight. Sassuolo suffered a 1-0 away defeat to Monza in their most recent outing. It wasn’t a particularly surprising result when taking into account Sassuolo's recent away form. The loss was their seventh on the road this season and their fourth in a row across all competitions. They’ve conceded 22 goals in 11 away trips, the second most in the Serie A.