Bologna are in excellent form and are fighting for a European spot. The Emilia-Romagna team has won five matches in a row, advancing to the Europa League Round of 16, but they are still quite far behind the European places in Serie A. Their clean sheet is particularly noteworthy: in their last four games, Bologna have not conceded a single goal, beating Udinese (1-0), Pisa (1-0), and Torino (2-0). Their home stadium is a true fortress, rarely dropping points.
Verona is in deep crisis and is at the bottom of the Serie A table. They have failed to win in nine consecutive matches, and have suffered four crushing defeats in their last five matches, picking up only one point against Pisa, which is in second-to-last place.
The hosts' head-to-head record also favors them. Bologna has won two of their last three head-to-head matches and lost only one. In the first half, the teams played a high-scoring 3-2 shootout in Bologna's favor. Given the visitors' disastrous form and the hosts' confident play, there can be no doubt about the winner.
