Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Napoli
Match Time & Date:
29/12/2018
12:00 PM
Prediction: 3-1
Bologna
Napoli will be looking to bounce back from a 1-0 loss to Inter when they host Bologna at their Stadio San Paolo on Matchday 19. The Neapolitans are now nine points behind league leaders Juventus in the Serie A standings, meaning that this has to go down as a must-win game for them. Carlo Ancelotti’s troops are a real force to be reckoned with at home and seeing that Bologna are not enjoying a season to remember, we are tempted to put our money on the last season’s runners-up. The Rossoblu failed to win previous 11 league fixtures and seeing that they failed to find the net in last three matches in the national championship, we are positive that the visitors are going to return home empty-handed. In each of their last five meetings in the Serie A Napoli defeated Bologna, which is yet another reason why home win should be considered.
Napoli vs Bologna H2H
Napoli
92%
Curent Form
Position
vs
Position
25%
Curent Form
Bologna
Last 6 Matches
League Statistics
Average Goals Per Match
Last 6 Matches
League Statistics
Average Goals Per Match
Napoli vs Bologna H2H Last Matches
28/01/18
Napoli
Bologna
10/09/17
Bologna
Napoli
Total Score
Napoli
Bologna
Napoli vs Bologna H2H
NAP
92%
Curent Form
Position
vs
Position
25%
Curent Form
BOL
Last 6 Matches
League Statistics
Avg Goals/Match
Last 6 Matches
League Statistics
Avg Goals/Match
Napoli vs Bologna H2H Last Matches
28/01/18
NAP
BOL
10/09/17
BOL
NAP
Total Score
NAP
BOL
Highlighted Player (Vlad Chiriches):
Vlad Iulian Churches had an unusual path to the biggest stage, spending some time at the Benfica youth academy before returning to Romania to start his professional career at International. The central defender arrived to Steaua Bucuresti via Pandurii Targu Jiu and he needed just a year and a half to secure a big club move.
After snubbing a number of offers from Italian Serie A, Chiriches joined Tottenham Hotspur in the summer of 2013, becoming Steaua’s record transfer in the process. However, the Romania international did not enjoy the best of starts to his career in England and he was sold to Napoli after two somewhat disappointing seasons at White Hart Lane.
Chiriches has struggled for playing time at Stadio San Paolo as well, and he will probably need to play on regular basis if he is to realise his full potential. Meanwhile, the powerful defender remains an important member of the Romania national team, having earned more than 40 caps for the Tricolorii since making his debut in 2011.
Highlighted Team (Bologna):
Bologna FC 1909 is an Italian football club founded in 1909 and playing in the Serie A. The club hosts its games in the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara which holds a capacity of 40500 seats. The stadium is named after their former chairman. The club plays its home games in the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara since 1927.
The club colors of Bologna are blue and red and is one of the most successful football clubs in Italy winning the Serie A 7times and the Coppa Italia 2 times in the clubs history. Lately Bologna is not performing like their glory times anymore. The club is often relegated to the Serie B but manages to get back to the Serie A on and off. Another important person in the club is Joey Saputo, Canadian but with Italian roots, which is owner of Bologna.
Well known football players that wore the blue red colors of Bologna in their career are: Falcone, Dokovic, Nakata, Gillet, Pagliuca, Vieri and Zagorakis.
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