Bologna vs Monza Prediction

Form check: two sides short on points

Bologna have picked up just two points from their last five Serie A matches, drawing twice and losing three times. They've managed only three goals in that run, and two of those draws came at home against Torino and Sassuolo, with a home defeat to Lazio in between.

Bologna: 20 completed matches; Monza: 20 completed matches.

Bologna

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

21

Conceded

31

Difference

-10

Monza

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

37

Conceded

39

Difference

-2

Monza have fared slightly better, taking four points from five games with a win over Sassuolo and a draw at Parma, but they've also lost at Lecce, Udinese and away to Inter. They've scored eight in that spell but conceded twelve, which points to goals at both ends rather than a tight game.

Bologna haven't won a league match in their last three home dates in this sample.

Comparative Team Statistics: Bologna vs Monza

Head-to-head: Bologna have had the upper hand

Across the last seven meetings between these two, Bologna have won four, drawn twice and lost only once, including a 3-1 win and a 4-0 Coppa Italia win in their two most recent home dates against Monza. Monza's only win in that span came away from home, back in February 2023.

Those results span several seasons with changed squads, so they're a guide to tendencies rather than a guarantee for this fixture.

Where they stand

After five rounds, Monza sit 16th with four points, while Bologna are 18th with two. Both clubs are already looking up at a fair chunk of the division this early in the season.

Monza's main threat

The player data available here covers Monza rather than Bologna, and it points to Gustavo Varela as their sharpest attacking option, with four goals in four matches. Ricardo Mangas and Sergio Birindelli have each added two assists, while Luca Lucchesi and Emmanuel Kouadio have picked up two yellow cards apiece without seeing red.

Monza:

Best scorers:

Gustavo Varela - 4

Best assist providers:

Ricardo Mangas - 2

S. Birindelli - 2

Penalty cards:

L. Lucchesi x 2

E. Kouadio x 2

How this one could play out

Neither team arrives with much confidence. Bologna haven't won at home in their last three league outings shown here, and Monza have lost all three of their away Serie A games so far this season.

Monza's win over Sassuolo and draw at Parma show they can take points off teams around their level, while Bologna's two home draws suggest they can avoid defeat even without finding a way to win. The head-to-head history leans towards Bologna, but their current form doesn't back that up strongly, which makes this look like a tightly balanced contest.