AC Milan vs Bologna Prediction

Milan winning, Bologna still searching

Milan's recent Serie A form backs up their table position. They beat Lecce 3-0 at home, drew away at Lazio and Juventus, and also picked up a league win at Torino before that run. The only blemish was a home defeat to Benfica in the Europa League.

AC Milan: 20 completed matches; Bologna: 20 completed matches.

AC Milan

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

27

Conceded

29

Difference

-2

Bologna

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

21

Conceded

31

Difference

-10

Bologna haven't had it so easy. They've lost to Lazio, Atalanta and Napoli in their last five league outings, with two draws against Sassuolo and Torino the only points they've managed. No win in that stretch is a real concern for them.

Comparative Team Statistics: AC Milan vs Bologna

Recent meetings have favoured Milan

The most recent league meeting between these two, back in February, went Milan's way in some style, winning 3-0 on the road at Bologna. Before that, results had gone back and forth, including a Coppa Italia win for Bologna and a couple of narrow league wins either way.

Looking further back, this fixture has produced goals fairly often over the seasons, but Milan have generally had the better of it in the last handful of encounters.

A big gap in the early table

Five games into the season and the two sides are worlds apart. Milan sit fifth with three wins and two draws, scoring ten and conceding just four along the way.

Bologna, by contrast, are down in 18th with only two points from those same five matches. They've lost three and drawn two, and their goal difference already looks shaky.

That early-season gap is exactly the kind of thing that can shape how confident each side feels going into this one.

Milan's attackers looking sharp

Diego Moreira has been in real scoring form for Milan, with three goals in just three matches. Rabiot has chipped in with two goals and two assists in five games, while Chukwueze has also set up a couple.

AC Milan:

Best scorers:

Diego Moreira - 3

A. Rabiot - 2

Best assist providers:

A. Rabiot - 2

S. Chukwueze - 2

Penalty cards:

S. Pavlović x 2

We don't have the same kind of player detail for Bologna here, so this really just highlights how well Milan's attacking options have been doing lately.