Bologna vs Sampdoria Predictions and Betting Tips
Bidding to put some more daylight between them and the dotted line, Sampdoria travel to the Estadio Renato Dall'Ara to clash heads with Bologna on Monday. Read on for our expert tips and predictions.
Bologna has been the dominant side in this fixture, getting the better of their opponents in all of their last six meetings- including a 2-1 victory at Sampdoria last November. Would we see them do the double over Sampdoria for the third season running?
Highly-anticipated encounter on the cards
Yes, Bologna has been magnificent against Sampdoria in recent years, however, they haven't had their wits about them for quite some time with just two wins in their last 15 league games. 11 points adrift of the relegation zone should be enough to save them from the drop despite their terrible form, however, things aren't looking good in the eyes of the Bologna faithful who have seen their side fail to find the back of the net in their last four league games. They most recently held title challengers Milan to a goalless draw and whether they would use that as a platform to get off the mark this Monday is left to see.
Sampdoria hasn't exactly been the most upstanding team in the Italian top-flight either as they head into this game with a record of eight wins, five draws and eighteen losses in 31 league games. A total of 29 points secured puts them currently in 16th position whilst being seven points above the dotted line. A 2-0 victory against fellow strugglers Venezia in the week before last was exactly what they needed as they look to preserve their top-flight status, however, a solitary Mkhitaryan strike quickly brought them down to earth as Roma edge them last weekend- loss number eighteen for the season. Now faced with a side they haven't beaten away from home since 2003, they do have quite the challenge this Monday.
Bologna vs Sampdoria Team News
Bologna possible staring XI:
Skorupski; Soumaoro, Medel, Theate; Hickey, Schouten, Svanberg, Dijks; Soriano, Orsolini; Arnautovic
Sampdoria possible starting lineup:
Audero; Bereszynski, Ferrari, Colley, Murru; Candreva, Rincon, Thorsby; Sensi, Sabiri; Caputo
Bologna vs Sampdoria Prediction: 1-1
Both teams head into this game not exactly on their best of forms and as such, we would be going for a share of the spoils in Bologna.
