Preview: Bologna vs Udinese – prediction, team news, lineups

One level aside in Serie A, mid-desk pair Bologna and Udinese will meet at Stadio Dall’Ara on Monday.

While again-to-again wins have brightened the Rossoblu’s temper, the Friulani have misplaced each of their final two matches.

Match preview

Having slumped down the Serie A standings – successful simply two of their final 13 league fixtures – and seen their Coppa Italia defence ended, Bologna might now think about the Europa League their essential focus. 

A distant tenth place within the desk, Bologna lately misplaced to Lazio within the cup quarter-finals, absolutely closing their final home route again into Europe.

So, beating SK Brann 1-0 within the first leg of their Europa League playoff may have come as a aid for beneath-fireplace coach Vincenzo Italiano. 

Days after ending a run of 4 league defeats by beating Torino, Santiago Castro was the Rossoblu’s matchwinner as soon as once more in Norway, placing his team inside attain of the final 16.

Now in search of again-to-again league wins for the primary time since November, Bologna will attempt to reverse their declining fortunes on the Dall’Ara.

The Emilian membership have misplaced all of their final 4 prime-flight house fixtures, so may now endure 5 straight house defeats for simply the second time of their Serie A historical past.

As a end result, Italiano’s aspect have slipped far behind the highest six, and only one level above Udinese, who they beat 3-0 on this season’s reverse fixture.

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After posting consecutive league wins for the primary time since September, Udinese’s transient success streak has been delivered to an abrupt halt over the previous fortnight.

A 3-1 away victory over Hellas Verona lifted them into the highest 10, they usually consolidated that standing by defeating Roma, however Kosta Runjaic‘s aspect then misplaced to a late purpose in Lecce and had been crushed at house by Sassuolo.

Having been denied one level by a ninetieth-minute strike at Stadio Via del Mare, the Friulani let a treasured lead slip final trip, after Oumar Solet had scored his second purpose in as many video games.

Once once more, there was to be no tangible reward for the French defender, as Sassuolo struck twice in a 3-minute spell quickly after half time. 

Nonetheless, Udinese are on target to attain their purpose of a secure mid-desk end, with Runjaic fulfilling his transient of conserving the membership aggressive whereas creating saleable gamers.

However, earlier than heading to Emilia-Romagna, his team have gained simply six of their final 17 Serie A away matches, conserving solely two clear sheets within the course of.

Bologna Serie A kind:

W L L L L W

Bologna kind (all competitions):

L L L L W W

Udinese Serie A kind:

D L W W L L

Team News

Set to rotate his squad – with one eye on Brann’s midweek go to – Italiano has an nearly full slate to select from.

Defensive duo Eivind Helland and Lorenzo De Silvestri – each of whom had been omitted from Bologna’s up to date UEFA squad record – can be found, solely leaving Charalampos Lykogiannis on the sidelines.

Castro and Riccardo Orsolini are the Rossoblu’s joint-prime scorers, despite the fact that the latter has gone off the boil in latest weeks.

Nevertheless, Orsolini has beforehand been concerned in seven league targets in opposition to Udinese, together with his first-ever Serie A strike again in 2018.

Meanwhile, Udinese’s essential marksman Keinan Davis continues to be injured, and there’s some doubt over Solet’s participation as a consequence of a flexor drawback.

If handed match, the extremely-rated defender – who ranks joint-prime for ball recoveries in Serie A – would most likely function in a again three, although Runjaic switched to a 4-man setup in opposition to Sassuolo.

With Davis absent, both Vakoun Bayo or Adam Buksa ought to be part of Nicolo Zaniolo up entrance.

Bologna potential beginning lineup:

Skorupski; Zortea, Heggem, Casale, Miranda; Freuler, Moro; Orsolini, Odgaard, Rowe; Castro

Udinese potential beginning lineup:

Okoye; Bertola, Kristensen, Kabasele; Ehizibue, Atta, Karlstrom, Ekkelenkamp, Zemura; Zaniolo; Bayo

We say: Bologna 1-1 Udinese 

Desperate for an overdue house win, Bologna could also be pissed off once more, as Udinese normally acquit themselves fairly properly on the highway.

These golf equipment have drawn their final two Serie A clashes on the Dall’Ara – and 5 of the final six – in order that development will proceed on Monday.

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