Bologna v Hellas Verona

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Bologna recorded an impressive 2-1 win away from home at Lazio last time out in the Italian top flight which also became a fourth win on the trot for Friday night's hosts which has lifted them up into fifth place in the Serie A standings, while Verona still remain in the bottom three places despite holding Juventus to a 2-2 draw at home last weekend.

Bologna had previously picked up important wins in Serie A against the likes of Sassuolo, Lecce and Fiorentina, while the bigger picture will give Thiago Motta's side plenty of belief and confidence as the hosts have suffered just four defeats throughout the whole of this season's campaign, three of which have been handed out to Bologna on their travels.

Although Bologna were handed a 2-0 defeat at home to AC Milan in the early stages of this season, the hosts have since staged an impressive recovery by putting together a 12-match unbeaten sequence at their Stadio Renato Dall'Ara which consists of 10 wins and two draws, thus underlining their serious threat here on Friday night.

Seven of these 12 home games have resulted in Under 2.5 goals which have been helped by the fact that Bologna have kept a total of eight clean sheets in the process. Verona still remain in the relegation zone in the Serie A table as their winless run in the domestic top flight was extended to five games with a 2-2 draw at home against Juventus although last weekend's result was a solid one for Marco Baroni's and his Verona side.

The visitors had previously slipped to losses away from home at Roma and Napoli in 2-0 and 2-1 defeats while also picking up points in draws with Frosinone, Monza and of course, Juventus, but their bigger picture of overall results has been left wanting so far this season.

Indeed, Verona have managed to capture just four wins throughout the whole of this season's Serie A campaign and the visitors have won just twice in their last 23 games in the domestic top flight which could spell further trouble for Verona here on Friday night.

In addition, Verona have now failed to win any of their last 12 away games in the Italian Serie A, a poor run of results that include being dealt nine defeats on the road within this period as well, thus underlining the potential difficulty Verona could have here at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara.

Bologna v Verona Verdict

Bologna have lost just once in their last five meetings against Verona and the hosts have picked up two wins within this period as well, while four of these last five meetings have also resulted in Under 2.5 goals.

Therefore, our main bet will be Bologna win @ 1.60

Other side bets worth considering:

Bologna win & Under 2.5 goals @ 3.20

Correct Score: Bologna 2-0 @ 6.50