Bologna v Udinese

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This upcoming clash in the Italian top flight on Sunday afternoon features teams at either end of the Serie A table as fourth placed Bologna play host to relegation haunted Udinese at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara with both sides looking to capture all three points in order to boost their Champions League and domestic top flight survival chances respectively.

Bologna bring a five-match unbeaten sequence into this important encounter on Sunday afternoon which includes picking up wins against Empoli, Salernitana and Roma respectively, the latter being a particularly impressive 3-1 victory away from home, so the hosts will be in confident mood for this upcoming clash.

Bologna currently occupy the last of the Champions League spots in fourth place where Thiago Motta's side hold a valuable four-point cushion over fifth placed Juventus heading into this weekend's Serie A action while the bigger picture shows Bologna have been handed just the one defeat in their last 13 matches overall.

That singular loss came in the form of a 1-0 defeat at home to Inter Milan but nevertheless Bologna have also collected nine wins within these previous 13 games which will no doubt give the hosts plenty of confidence as they seek to further consolidate their top four spot in the Serie A table.

Udinese find themselves at the wrong end of the Serie A table as the visitors sit fourth from bottom and level on points with third from bottom outfit Frosinone prior to this upcoming trip to the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara to take on Bologna and the visitors' predicament hasn't been helped by the fact that they have failed to win any of their last five games overall.

To make matters worse, Udinese have lost four out of these last five games as Fabio Cannavaro's side have slipped to losses against the likes of Torino, Inter Milan, Verona and Roma respectively and have managed to capture just one point from the last possible 15 thanks to a 1-1 draw away from home at Sassuolo.

The bigger picture also doesn't give much confidence in Udinese's prospects against Bologna this Sunday afternoon as the visitors have managed to record just two wins out of their previous 15 games overall in the domestic top flight following wins against Juventus and Lazio.

Although both of these wins were achieved on their travels, the fact remains that Udinese have also been handed eight defeats within these 15 games along with losing their last three games on the trot.

Bologna v Udinese Verdict

Bologna have lost just once in their last eight meetings against Udinese and given the hosts' solid run of form of late in Serie A, Thiago Motta's side should take the spoils on Sunday as they look to nail down a Champions League spot.

Therefore, our main bet will be Bologna win @ 1.60

Other side bets worth considering:

Bologna win & Under 2.5 goals @ 3.40

Correct Score: Bologna 2-0 @ 6.50