Overview
Right after winning the Coppa Italia, Bologna was in a cold water after a 2-3 defeat to Fiorentina in round 37 of Serie A. However, that seemed unlikely to make coach Vincenzo Italiano nao's team confused before the match against Genoa at home in the final round. Their form at home is extremely impressive.
Bologna are on a 12-match unbeaten streak at home in all competitions, including 9 wins and 3 draws. Among the losers of the Emilia- Romagna club, it is worth noting the appearance of Dortmund, AC Milan, Lazio, Inter Milan and Como.
During that time, Linkenzo Italiano's team had an impressive scoring performance with an average of 2.16 goals/match (a total of 26 goals). Meanwhile, Bologna have only conceded 11 goals and kept 3 clean sheets.
Setting the scale against Bologna, Genoa was much behind. Despite their best efforts, coach Patrick Vieira and his students still accepted a 2-3 loss to Atalanta in the most recent round. This defeat extended the winless streak of the home team at Luigi Ferraris to 6 matches (4 losses, 2 draws).
If only counting away results, Genoa has played more miserably with 10 consecutive draws and losses. Their last win came in December 2024.
In terms of head-to-head record, Bologna have now gone through a 3-match unbeaten streak against Genoa (2 draws, 1 loss). However, the difference in form and strength between the two sides at the moment may help Bologna win all 3 points.
Personnel situation
Juan Miranda will be absent for Bologna due to suspension after a red card for violence in the match against Fiorentina. In addition, Jens Odgaard and Martin Erlic are also unlikely to play due to injury.
On the other side of the front line, the away team faces more injuries. Maxwel Cornet is uncertain, while Alan Matturro, Fabio Miretti, Honest Ahanor and Ruslan Malinovsky are all having physical problems.
Expected lineup:
Bologna: Skorupski, Holm, Beukema, Lucumi, Lykogiannis, Ferguson, Freuler, Orsolini, Fabbian, Ndoye, Castro.
Genoa: Siegrist, Sabelli, De Winter, Otoa, Martin, Norton-Cuffy, Frendrup, Masini, Thorsby, Vitinha, Pinamonti.
The match between Bologna and Genoa takes place at 23:00 on May 24 (Vietnam time).
