Bologna FC 1909
Football Italy - Serie A Stadio Renato Dell'Ara Sun 8 Mar 09:00
Hellas Verona FC
  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Serie A Betting Preview: Bologna vs Hellas Verona

Bologna take on Hellas Verona at Stadio Renato Dell'Ara, with kick-off set for 09:00 on Sunday 8 March.

Goals Look in Short Supply

We can’t pass up the chance to wager Under 2.5 when Bologna clash with Verona. The Total Goals market offers us the chance to take odds of -127 and we think a return is on the cards.

3-2 Bologna Triumph in Previous H2H

Bologna have got the win in their last three games. Recently, a 1-0 victory occurred when playing Pisa away at Stadio Romeo Anconetani. I Rossoblù enjoyed 60% possession and managed one shot on target, with a late strike from Jens Odgaard proving the difference.

Hellas Verona have lost in their previous three outings. In a recent home game at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi, they were turned over 2-1 by Napoli. Paolo Sammarco's side had just 35% possession and totalled two shots on goal, with Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro on the scoresheet.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Bologna are bidding for a third successive win against Verona, having previously obliged on the road by 3-2 and 2-1 scorelines at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi. Bologna have five wins from the past 10 H2H games, with two draws and three Verona victories also happening.

Serie A G W D L GF GA GD GD P
8 Bologna logo Bologna 33 14 6 13 42 39 3 42:39 48
19 Hellas Verona logo Hellas Verona 33 3 9 21 23 56 -33 23:56 18
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Bologna – Last 10 League Games

4 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, averaging 1.1 goals from 3.2 shots on goal and 12.3 attempts. Bologna have had 53.3% possession, 430.0 passes and 4.1 corners per game. On average, their opponents have scored 1.5 goals from 3.6 shots on goal and 9.4 attempts, while being awarded 4.3 corners.

Top goalscorers Jens Odgaard and Santiago Castro have found the net 2 times, with Federico Bernardeschi scoring 1. Remo Freuler and Benjamin Dominguez are the leading assists makers with 2.

Hellas Verona – Last 10 League Games

Verona have lost 7 and drawn 3, averaging 2.4 shots on goal, 8.7 attempts and 0.7 goals. I Gialloblu average 42.0% possession, 351.5 passes, 3.5 corners taken and 5.6 corners against them, while 2.0 goals have been conceded from 13.3 attempts and 4.5 shots on goal.

Gift Orban has top scored with 3, while Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro, Abdou Harroui and Martin Frese are next on 1. Amin Sarr, Antoine Bernede and Cheikh Niasse have all made 1 assists in the last 10 games, while Lorenzo Montipo has one clean sheet.

Confirmed Lineups

Bologna confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Lukasz Skorupski (GK), Nadir Zortea, Martin Vitik, Jhon Lucumi, Joao Mario, Nikola Moro, Lewis Ferguson, Riccardo Orsolini, Jens Odgaard, Jonathan Rowe, Santiago Castro.

Hellas Verona confirmed lineup (5-3-2): Lorenzo Montipo (GK), Victor Nelsson, Andrias Edmundsson, Martin Frese, Daniel Oyegoke, Domagoj Bradaric, Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro, Roberto Gagliardini, Abdou Harroui, Kieron Bowie, Gift Orban.

Bologna vs Hellas Verona Prediction & Betting Tips

Explore our best Bologna vs Hellas Verona picks, including our main match prediction, top corners bet, correct score forecast, player performance props and a bet builder ready to use.

Match Prediction

The ideal wager for this Serie A match could involve backing a limited number of goals. Our opinion is that Under 2.5 can be backed based on the available information and the odds of -127 appeal.

The latest Serie A team news and current form are always useful information when it comes to providing football betting tips. It’s also important to pay attention to the available stats so that we make the best picks.

Key Bologna vs Hellas Verona league stats:

  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 7 of the last 10 Bologna games at home.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 3 of the last 5 Bologna games.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 2 Bologna games.
Under 2.5 Probability

According to the latest odds, our pick has a 55.9% chance of winning. However, we think that the probability sits between 60-65% taking all factors into consideration. That means we’re regarding it as a value wager.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Bologna Bologna logo 2 - 0 Verona logo Verona

We’re taking a chance on Bologna to achieve a 2-0 winning scoreline. Odds of +540 means we can place a smaller stake and still achieve a nice return.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Kieron Bowie Over 1.5 Shots +114 BetMGM logo

Kieron Bowie (Verona) has fired over 1.5 shots in back-to-back Serie A matches. The numbers imply that he can succeed with our Overs bet and we’re delighted to take the +114 available.

Latest Kieron Bowie Player Prop Odds

Federico Bernardeschi To Score +310 BetMGM logo

Federico Bernardeschi (Bologna) can be wagered at +310 to score. We’ll happily take the odds that he is able to score at least one goal when it comes to wagering on Anytime Goalscorer.

Latest Federico Bernardeschi Player Prop Odds

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Corners Prediction

Bologna Under 6.5 Corners -156 BetMGM logo

Bologna have not covered the 6.5 corners line in six consecutive matches, while Verona have conceded less than 6.5 corners in 8 of the past 10 games. There is value when it comes to going under the Bologna Team Corners line and this is available at -156.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Bologna Logo Bologna
Total
8.40 4.10 4.30
Home
9.30 5.20 4.10
Away
8.30 3.20 5.10
Verona Logo Verona
Total
9.10 3.50 5.60
Home
8.80 3.90 4.90
Away
9.00 3.10 5.90
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Total Goals Under 2.5 -127
Full-Time Result Bologna -185
Player Shots Kieron Bowie Over 1.5 +114

We’ve got a bet builder with three options: Under 2.5, Bologna to succeed and also Kieron Bowie (Verona) to cover the 1.5 Player Shots line.

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Bologna vs Hellas Verona Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Latest Match Odds Suggest Bologna Win

With the bookmakers affording them a 63% chance of winning, Bologna might be a popular accumulator selection. Their betting odds are -172 when it comes to this Serie A encounter. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get +510 about Hellas Verona.

Stake is split between -0.5 and -1.0 when betting Bologna -0.75 at -130 on the Asian Handicap. Beating Verona by 2+ goals sees a full payout. Winning by one goal means a return on the former and a push on the latter.

Under 2.5 Goals is available as the favourite and a bet on this pick means that you don’t want more than two goals to be netted. If you anticipate that a minimum of one side can manage a clean sheet, you might want to take the -133 about Both Teams to Score No.

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Santiago Castro Favourite to Find the Net First

Santiago Castro is the market leader to be First Goalscorer at +390. Alternatively, there’s the chance to back him to find the net at any stage at +170.

Player Goals
Santiago Castro (Bologna)
First
+170
Anytime
+390
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Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna)
First
+220
Anytime
+525
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Thijs Dallinga (Bologna)
First
+290
Anytime
+650
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Gift Orban (Verona)
First
+290
Anytime
+700
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Player Shots
Santiago Castro (Bologna)
Over 2.5
-105
Under 2.5
-
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Gift Orban (Verona)
Over 2.5
-105
Under 2.5
-
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Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna)
Over 2.5
+106
Under 2.5
-
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Nicolo Cambiaghi (Bologna)
Over 1.5
-102
Under 1.5
-
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Past Ten Bologna Home Games Have Seen Six Defeats

Bologna have collected six defeats, two wins and two draws in the previous 10 home matches, scoring an average of 0.70 goals per game and conceding 1.50.

Verona are on a three game losing streak on the road. Paolo Sammarco's side have collected six losses, three draws and one victory in the past 10 away matches, scoring an average of 0.70 goals per game and conceding 2.00.

The past meeting at Stadio Renato Dell'Ara saw Verona defeat Bologna 3-2. The previous 6 H2H games at Stadio Renato Dell'Ara have involved three Bologna wins, one Verona victory and two draws.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Bologna logo Bologna Home Stats 2-2-6 2.20 0.70 1.50 4 6 4 6
Hellas Verona logo Hellas Verona Away Stats 1-3-6 2.70 0.70 2.00 8 2 5 5
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
Bologna logo Bologna League Stats
Hellas Verona logo Hellas Verona League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 4 wins, 5 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 2 wins, 6 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 7 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 1 win, 6 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
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Bologna vs Hellas Verona Lineups & Team News

Don’t bet on Bologna vs Verona without reviewing the latest team news. We’ll offer the predicted and confirmed Serie A lineups along with the latest injury developments.

Bologna Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Verona Confirmed Lineup 5-3-2

Bologna Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

1 Lukasz Skorupski
20 Nadir Zortea 41 Martin Vitik 26 Jhon Lucumi 17 Joao Mario
6 Nikola Moro 19 Lewis Ferguson
7 Riccardo Orsolini 21 Jens Odgaard 11 Jonathan Rowe
9 Santiago Castro
1 Lorenzo Montipo
15 Victor Nelsson 5 Andrias Edmundsson 3 Martin Frese 2 Daniel Oyegoke 12 Domagoj Bradaric
11 J. Akpa Akpro 63 Roberto Gagliardini 21 Abdou Harroui
18 Kieron Bowie 16 Gift Orban

Verona Confirmed Lineup 5-3-2

Bologna Substitutes

  • 4Tommaso Pobega
  • 5Eivind Helland
  • 10F. Bernardeschi
  • 13Federico Ravaglia
  • 16Nicolo Casale
  • 22C. Lykogiannis
  • 23Simon Sohm
  • 24Thijs Dallinga
  • 25Massimo Pessina
  • 28Nicolo Cambiaghi
  • 29Lorenzo De Silvestri
  • 30Benjamin Dominguez

Verona Substitutes

  • 6Nicolas Valentini
  • 7Rafik Belghali
  • 9Amin Sarr
  • 10Tomas Suslov
  • 25Daniel Mosquera
  • 34Simone Perilli
  • 36Cheikh Niasse
  • 41Isaac Aguiar
  • 70Fallou Cham
  • 73Moatasem Al Musrati
  • 94Giacomo Toniolo

Previous Bologna Lineups

02 Mar Serie A
Pisa 0-1 Bologna
26 Feb Europa League
Bologna 1-0 Brann
23 Feb Serie A
Bologna 1-0 Udinese
19 Feb Europa League
Brann 0-1 Bologna
15 Feb Serie A
Torino 1-2 Bologna
11 Feb Coppa Italia
Bologna 2-5 Lazio

Previous Hellas Verona Lineups

28 Feb Serie A
Hellas Verona 1-2 Napoli
20 Feb Serie A
Sassuolo 3-0 Hellas Verona
15 Feb Serie A
Parma 2-1 Hellas Verona
06 Feb Serie A
Hellas Verona 0-0 Pisa
31 Jan Serie A
Cagliari 4-0 Hellas Verona
26 Jan Serie A
Hellas Verona 1-3 Udinese

Injuries & Suspensions

Bologna Injury Table
Type Name Info
Eivind Helland Other
Benjamin Dominguez Hip
Lukasz Skorupski Thigh
Oussama El Azzouzi Knee
Hellas Verona Injury Table
Type Name Info
Daniel Oyegoke Other
Suat Serdar Cruciate ligame
Team Squads

Bologna Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Vincenzo Italiano

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Torbjoern Lysaker Heggem 14 D 21 1817 20 3 0 0 0 1
Juan Miranda 33 D 22 1716 19 5 1 0 6 0
Santiago Castro 9 F 24 1580 17 10 7 2 1 0
Remo Freuler 8 M 20 1489 18 4 0 2 5 0
Riccardo Orsolini 7 F 25 1468 19 8 7 1 2 0

Hellas Verona Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Paolo Sammarco

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Victor Nelsson 15 D 27 2326 26 1 0 0 3 0
Lorenzo Montipo 96 G 24 2160 24 3 0 0 0 0
Antoine Bernede 24 M 24 1801 22 2 1 2 1 0
Domagoj Bradaric 12 D 22 1694 20 5 0 0 2 0
Martin Frese 3 D 21 1602 17 6 1 0 5 0
Italy FlagSerie A Table
Serie A Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Inter Milan 33 25 3 5 78:29 78
2 AC Milan 33 19 9 5 48:27 66
3 Napoli 33 20 6 7 48:33 66
4 Juventus 33 18 9 6 57:29 63
5 Como 33 16 10 7 57:28 58
6 Roma 33 18 4 11 46:29 58
7 Atalanta 33 14 12 7 45:29 54
8 Bologna 33 14 6 13 42:39 48
9 Lazio 33 12 11 10 34:30 47
10 Sassuolo 33 13 6 14 41:44 45
11 Udinese 33 12 7 14 38:43 43
12 Torino 33 11 7 15 37:54 40
13 Genoa 33 10 9 14 40:46 39
14 Parma 33 9 12 12 24:40 39
15 Fiorentina 33 8 12 13 38:45 36
16 Cagliari 33 8 9 16 33:47 33
17 Cremonese 33 6 10 17 26:47 28
18 Lecce 33 7 7 19 22:46 28
19 Hellas Verona 33 3 9 21 23:56 18
20 Pisa 33 2 12 19 24:60 18
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Inter Milan 17 13 2 2 47:15 41
2 Napoli 16 11 4 1 26:15 37
3 Juventus 17 10 6 1 34:13 36
4 Roma 17 11 3 3 27:10 36
5 Como 17 9 5 3 34:15 32
6 Atalanta 17 9 5 3 25:14 32
7 AC Milan 16 9 4 3 22:16 31
8 Lazio 16 7 5 4 22:18 26
9 Sassuolo 17 8 2 7 21:23 26
10 Torino 16 7 2 7 21:24 23
11 Genoa 17 6 4 7 21:22 22
12 Bologna 16 6 2 8 16:18 20
13 Udinese 17 5 5 7 16:20 20
14 Cagliari 16 5 4 7 17:18 19
15 Fiorentina 16 4 6 6 20:20 18
16 Lecce 17 4 5 8 12:23 17
17 Parma 16 3 6 7 12:22 15
18 Cremonese 16 2 7 7 13:23 13
19 Pisa 17 2 4 11 8:21 10
20 Hellas Verona 16 1 4 11 12:25 7