Italy - Coppa Italia
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by Tyler Doty in Soccer Picks
Barring an absolute disaster, Bologna should logically be playing in the 3rd Italian Cup final in their history, following their triumphs in 1970 and 1974. Vincenzo Italiano's side are in a favorable position following their comprehensive 0-3 victory at the Stadio Carlo Castellani on April 1. A brace from ex-Toulouse striker Dallinga and a goal from top scorer Orsolini (12 Serie A goals) gave Bologna a firm grip on the final. The current 4th-placed team in Serie A, who remain under threat from Lazio, Roma and Juventus Turin for a place in the Champions League, have just pulled off an exploit at home to Inter Milan (1-0), despite leading the Calcio. Orsolini's injury-time strike (90th+4) gave Bologna 3 precious points in the UEFA Champions League, while also breaking their record for league goals in a single season (12). This was Bologna's 7th win in 9 matches and their 8th success in their last 9 matches.
Empoli, who haven't won in Serie A since December 8, i.e. almost 5 months ago, could do nothing at Napoli (3-0) or at home against modest Cagliari (0-0) and Venice (2-2). If Empoli had won, they'd be out of the red zone! In 19th place overall, 1 point behind 17th-placed Lecce and 3 behind 16th-placed Parma, Empoli are in serious danger with 5 games to go. Heavily defeated in the first leg of the Italian Cup semi-final (0-3), Empoli should give priority to the league and the 2 difficult games that lie ahead at Fiorentina and against Lazio Rome. Roberto D'Aversa is therefore likely to skip the second leg of this 1/2-final and rest a number of key players ahead of the next decisive fixtures for Serie A survival.
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Bologna vs Empoli Form
Bologna and Empoli Latest Matches
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Apr 20, 2025 - Serie A
Apr 13, 2025 - Serie A
Apr 7, 2025 - Serie A
Apr 1, 2025 - Coppa Italia
Mar 29, 2025 - Serie A
Mar 16, 2025 - Serie A
5/6 (83%)
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Apr 20, 2025 - Serie A
Apr 7, 2025 - Serie A
Mar 16, 2025 - Serie A
Mar 2, 2025 - Serie A
Feb 27, 2025 - Serie A
Feb 14, 2025 - Serie A
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Apr 13, 2025 - Serie A
Apr 1, 2025 - Coppa Italia
Mar 29, 2025 - Serie A
Mar 9, 2025 - Serie A
Feb 22, 2025 - Serie A
Feb 9, 2025 - Serie A
0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Apr 20, 2025 - Serie A
Apr 14, 2025 - Serie A
Apr 6, 2025 - Serie A
Apr 1, 2025 - Coppa Italia
Mar 29, 2025 - Serie A
Mar 15, 2025 - Serie A
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Apr 20, 2025 - Serie A
Apr 6, 2025 - Serie A
Apr 1, 2025 - Coppa Italia
Mar 9, 2025 - Serie A
Feb 23, 2025 - Serie A
Feb 8, 2025 - Serie A
0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Apr 14, 2025 - Serie A
Mar 29, 2025 - Serie A
Mar 15, 2025 - Serie A
Mar 2, 2025 - Serie A
Feb 26, 2025 - Coppa Italia
Feb 16, 2025 - Serie A
Bologna against Empoli : Head to Head (H2H)
50 %
33 %
17 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
Apr 1, 2025 - Coppa Italia
Jan 25, 2025 - Serie A
Aug 31, 2024 - Serie A
Mar 15, 2024 - Serie A
Oct 1, 2023 - Serie A
May 4, 2023 - Serie A
Bologna against Empoli Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Formation : 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Missing players
N. Casale
S. Sazonov
A. Ismajli
MidfielderN. Haas
Y. Maleh
S. Zurkowski
ForwardP. Pellegri
C. Kouame
Most goals and assists
Bologna
Empoli
R. Orsolini
(12 Goals)
S. Esposito
(8 Goals)
J. Miranda
(6 Assists)
G. Pezzella
(4 Assists)
, 
L. Henderson
(4 Assists)
Bologna - Empoli Key Points
- Bologna did the hard part by winning the first leg away from home (0-3).
- Bologna just beat leaders Inter (1-0) this weekend.
- Empoli have not won in Serie A for 18 matches (6 draws and 12 defeats).
- Bologna have won 7 of their last 9 matches in all competitions.
- Bologna are unbeaten at home in 2025 (including Serie A and C1): 8 wins and 2 draws.
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Our Bologna vs Empoli Prediction
In 2025, Bologna have not lost a game at Renato Dall'Ara, and have held off AS Roma (2-2), Dortmund (2-1) in the Champions League, AC Milan (2-1), Lazio Rome (5-0), Napoli (1-1) and Inter Milan (1-0) this Sunday. Unbeaten in their last 5 head-to-head meetings (3 wins and 2 draws), Bologna, who were held to a 1-1 draw at home in the league at the end of August, are expected to build on their big win over Empoli (0-3) in the first leg.
Our Bologna vs Empoli prediction: Bologna win!
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