Bologna will go head to head against Inter in Game week 24 of the Italian Serie A 2022/23 season.
Tournament – Serie A;
Date – 26/02/2023;
Kick-Off – 11:30 CET;
Venue – Stadio Renato Dall’Ara (Bologna)
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction One: Inter to Win or Draw and Under 3.5 Goals – 1.66
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Two: Bologna +1.5 Goals Handicap – 1.37
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Three: Correct Score Group Bet 0-1 or 0-2 or 0-3 – 2.80
Inter have won five of their 11 away games making them 45% favorites to win this game. According to the stats, a draw has a 26% possibility. As for the goals statistics, there is a 72% probability that this match will produce under 3.5 goals.
In the three defeats suffered at home, Bologna covered the +1.5 goals handicap as they were by a one-goal margin. Inter on the other side, have not won by more than a one-goal margin in all of their five away victories.
Twice while playing at the Renato Dall’Ara Bologna lost by a score of 0-1. Overall, the Rossoblu lost four times this season in the league by one of these scores. Inter meanwhile won seven times by one of the suggested scores in Serie A this term.
Bologna
Bologna returned from Genoa with a fine 1-2 win over Sampdoria last Saturday reading their points tally to 32 and climbing three positions on the Serie A table to the eighth spot. The Rossoblu have won four of their last eight matches in Serie A.
Coach Thiago must have worked well with his team’s defense recently. To explain, Bologna conceded 1.00 goals per game in the last eight rounds which is 30.1% lower than their season’s average of 1.43. However, the Rossoblu let in at least a goal in nine of their 12 home games.
Inter Milan
Inter Milan extended their unbeaten run to four games as they beat Udinese at the Meazza by 3-1 in the previous round. The Nerazzurri have won five of their last eight matches in Serie A and with 47 points are sitting in the second position 15 points behind leaders Napoli.
Like their hosts, Inter’s defense has seen some major improvements in recent games. Simone Inzaghi will be delighted to see that his team gave away just two goals in six league games. Moreover, the Nerazzurri scored at least a goal in nine of their 11 away matches and are undefeated on the road in four trips.
The fact that Inter beat Bologna by the score of 6-1 twice in the last three h2hs might be a trap for the Nerazzurri. Notably, Inter lost on their last trip to Bologna and must not underestimate. For that reason, we will back an Inter double chance combined with under 3.5 goals.
Both teams scored in six of the last seven h2h meetings. In addition, Bologna’s 58% of home games and Inter’s 82% of away matches saw goals at both ends. Hence, with odds of 1.86 at 1xBet, we predict both teams to score in Saturday’s game.
Appearing in 20 Serie A matches for Inter Milan, Henrikh Mkhitaryan has been a key player for Simone Inzaghi in midfield. The 34-year-old Armenian was on target at the weekend scoring his third goal of the season and has a passing accuracy of 87.7%. Mkhitaryan’s rating this season is 6.78.
Bologna’s injury list includes Adama Soumaoro, Joshua Zirkzee, and Nicola Bagnolini who are all out for at least two weeks.
Inter Milan’s Joaquin Correa is the only injured player on the team with a thigh injury and is expected to return in early March.
Bologna: Skorupski; Posch, Lucumi, Sosa, Cambiaso; Dominguez, Schouten; Orsolini, Ferguson, Soriano; Barrow;
Inter Milan: Handanovic; Darmian, Acerbi, Bastoni, Dumfries, Dimarco; Barella, Brozovic, Mkhitaryan; Martinez, Lukaku;