Napoli head into their meeting with Bologna on Monday evening looking for the victory that they require to keep in close proximity to the Serie A pacesetters.
Napoli head into their meeting with Bologna on Monday evening looking for the victory that they require to keep in close proximity to the Serie A pacesetters.
Bologna has an odd of 3.99(bet ₹100 and wins ₹399 if Bologna wins). Bet Now
If this match Draws then odd is 3.67(bet ₹100 and win ₹367 if the match draws). Bet Now
Napoli has an odd of 1.90(bet ₹100 and wins ₹190 if Napoli wins). Bet Now
Match: Bologna vs Napoli, Serie A
Date: January 17, 2022
Time: 11:00 PM (IST)
Venue: AnfStadio Renato Dall’Ara, Bologna
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Opponents Bologna have also enjoyed periods this season which has suggested over-achievement, but Sinisa Mihajlovic’s team has come back down to Earth over recent weeks. While they recorded a terrific 3-0 victory at Sassuolo before the Christmas break, the other four fixtures have ended in defeat with nine goals being conceded in the process.
Mihajlovic would have expected Bologna to overcome a struggling Cagliari side in their first game back on January 11, but a lack of sharpness and fitness cost them as they succumbed to a late 2-1 setback. Although they remain 11 points clear of the bottom three, I Rossoblu are now five points adrift of seventh-placed Roma ahead of Sunday fixtures, and it feels like they can ill-afford another setback on Monday night.
Alisson; Bradley, Matip, VaSkorupski; Bonifazi, Binks, Theate; Silvestri, Soriano, Dominguez, Svanberg, Hickey; Orsolini, Arnautovic
At one stage this season, Napoli was showing everything required to remain a constant threat at the top of the Serie A table, but that has certainly not been the case since the start of November. Just three wins have been recorded in 10 games, the latest coming last weekend as Napoli edged out Sampdoria by a 1-0 scoreline. However, in their last 13 games in all competitions, Luciano Spalletti’s team has failed to post back-to-back victories, with their most recent disappointment coming in the Coppa Italia.
To their credit, Napoli equalized versus Fiorentina when at a player disadvantage, but going down to nine men saw them capitulate to a 5-2 defeat in Naples. With three favorable fixtures ahead of them, Spalletti is under significant pressure to deliver, particularly with the club behind them threatening to push them outside of the Champions League places.
Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Jesus, Rui; Demme, Lobotka; Politano, Mertens, Elmas; Petagna
Napoli has endured a slight slump over the past month and will need to revert to their exhilarating early-season form this week. The away side was shockingly poor against Fiorentina in the Coppa Italia and cannot afford a similar performance on Monday. Bologna can pack a punch on their day but have not been able to step up against the Neapolitans in the past. Napoli is the better team at the moment and should be able to win this game.
With neither team in particularly good form, we feel that anything could happen in this contest. Nevertheless, given their superior quality in the final third, Napoli could edge this game by the odd goal in three having had to withstand pressure from their hosts.
Bologna 1-3 Napoli, as predicted by us.