Bologna v Lazio

Bologna vs Lazio Preview

There's just the one fixture being played in the Italian top flight on Friday night but it's a game that could have bearing upon the top six in the Serie A table as eighth placed Bologna take on seventh placed Lazio with both teams attempting to break into the top six with all three points at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara.

Despite being handed an opening day defeat of the new Italian top flight season by way of a 2-0 loss at home to AC Milan, Bologna have since staged a solid and stubborn looking recovery which has seen the hosts put together a nine-match unbeaten sequence which has helped Thiago Motta's side up into the top half of the division and another three points would lift Bologna level on points with Napoli prior to this weekend's action.

Points picked up in no fewer than six stalemates have been boosted by three victories which have seen Bologna deal out defeats to the likes of Cagliari, Empoli and Frosinone respectively, so the hosts will be confident they can extend this unbeaten run when Lazio come to visit on Friday night.

The bigger picture shows Bologna have lost just once in their previous 15 games overall which also includes points picked up in draws with Napoli, Juventus and Inter Milan.

Lazio left it late to record all three points against Fiorentina on Monday night but nevertheless, the visitors collected a third league win on the trot in Serie A which followed previous recent wins against Atalanta and Sassuolo, which have helped lift Maurizio Sarri's side up into seventh spot and just a point behind sixth placed Fiorentina.

Lazio had produced a somewhat unconvincing start to this new Serie A campaign as the visitors had managed to capture just two wins in their opening seven games of this new term which came in the shape of victories against Napoli and Torino but they'd also been handed four defeats as they slumped to losses against the likes of Lecce, Genoa, Juventus and AC Milan.

Despite winning their last three games on the trot though, Lazio's form and results on their travels have been very inconsistent in recent times as the visitors have picked up four wins but also slipped to five defeats within their last nine outings on the road in the Italian top flight, so there's certainly no guarantees of a result for Lazio here at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara on Friday night.

Bologna v Lazio Verdict

Bologna have made themselves a tough unit to break down not only in the domestic top flight so far this season but also on home soil when Lazio have visited as the hosts are unbeaten in their previous four meetings at home against their visitors and Thiago Motta's side could spring another surprise here on Friday night as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be Bologna win @ 2.00

Other side bets worth considering:

Bologna win & Under 2.5 goals @ 5.50

Correct score: Bologna 2-0 @ 12.00