Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi will host Friday’s Serie A game between Verona and Bologna, the two mid-table sides. The Mastini aim to build on a 4-2 win over Sassuolo, with the team eyeing their first home triumph since November 22, 2021. Both Frabotta and Dawidowicz remain in the recovery room, while a man to watch in the home team will be Antonin Barak, who scored a hat-trick at the weekend.
The Rossoblu, on the other hand, aim to make amends for a 2-0 loss to Napoli. Bologna suffered yet another dip in form, and seeing that Verona have turned their Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi into a real fortress, we predict that Sinisa Mihajlovic’s troops are going to return home empty-handed. Soumaoro is banned for the visitors, while all Dijks, Schouten, and Kingsley are out of contention with injuries. In the first half of the season Bologna defeated Verona 1-0, meaning that the hosts are hungry for revenge.
Highlighted Player (Kevin Ruegg):
Kevin Ruegg is a FC Zurich product. Ruegg was born in Uster, Switzerland on August 5, 1998 and he made his senior debut with FC Zurich on February 26 in a 4-1 win over Wohlen. The Swiss footballer made only nine appearances for der Stadtclub in the Challenge League, but he established himself as a first-team regular in the 2017/2018 Super League campaign.
Kevin Ruegg made 31 appearances for FC Zurich in the Swiss top flight, providing three assists for his teammates in the process. His main position is full-back, but he is used as defensive midfielder and central midfielder as well.
The 173-cm tall footballer wears No. 22 jersey at FC Zurich and his preferred foot is right. Kevin Ruegg has four caps for the Switzerland U19 team and he made his debut for the Switzerland U21 team on September 5, 2017 in a 1-1 draw with Romania in the Euro U21 qualifiers.
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.