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Bologna vs Juventus predictions ahead of Sunday’s Serie A clash. Bologna are welcoming Juventus to Stadio Dall’Ara for Serie A’s Sunday-night headline act, and it arrives with that particular Italian flavour of drama: both sides have just won in Europe, both have selection headaches, and both have something to prove that goes beyond the next three points. Read on for all our free predictions and betting tips.
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Bologna are delivering repeatable goal output, scoring at least twice in eight of 14 league games and finding the net in ten of their last 11 Serie A matches. Juventus are travelling poorly, losing three of their last five away league fixtures and recording only one clean sheet across the last dozen away outings, which raises the likelihood they concede. With Juventus still carrying attacking options despite Dusan Vlahovic’s absence, and both teams showing second-half scoring in Europe, the match profile points towards at least two goals.
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A 1–1 draw matches the balance of form and context. Bologna are strong enough to score at home, even while missing Lukasz Skorupski, and their structure under Vincenzo Italiano has kept them competitive against top-half opponents, as shown by the 1–1 draw at Lazio. Juventus are inconsistent but have the tools to respond, with Kenan Yildiz offering a proven route to turning games and either Jonathan David or Lois Openda likely to lead the line. Juventus’ away clean-sheet record is poor, yet their historical resilience at Dall’Ara supports a share of the goals rather than a collapse.
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Bologna vs Juventus — bet365 Market Snapshot
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Bologna’s home structure has been tough to break down, while Juventus’ away profile has been less secure. The 1X2 market leans fractionally towards the hosts, with the draw still live.
Bologna’s ability to score in bursts meets a Juventus side who have rarely travelled with a clean sheet. A tight game is still plausible, but two-goal patterns keep appearing in the numbers.
Bologna have regularly cleared the “two-goal” bar in Serie A, while Juventus’ recent away clean-sheet numbers point towards at least one concession. That blend keeps goal-based markets active.
Bologna’s wide threat should run through Riccardo Orsolini, while Juventus’ line looks built around Kenan Yildiz and Jonathan David (or Lois Openda) finding the right pockets at the right time.
- Bologna’s attacking repeatability: they have scored 2+ goals in eight of 14 Serie A games and have hit the net in ten of their last 11 league matches, which is elite consistency.
- Juventus’ away defensive warning sign: they have lost three of their last five league away games and have managed only one away clean sheet across the last 12 trips.
- The table context is not a typo: Bologna are on 25 points from 14 matches, just six off top spot, while Juventus are marooned in seventh with a “new boss” average of 1.6 points per game.
Attacking Output: Pressure & Scoreboard Threat
This matchup blends Bologna’s repeatable two-goal punch with a Juventus side who have been more vulnerable away from Turin, creating a profile that often forces both teams into “one more chance”.
Hitting at least two goals in eight of 14 league matches shows a pattern: when Bologna get control, they tend to add a second punch, not just a single jab.
A six-match run on the road without a shutout is the kind of detail that changes how a game feels: even when Juventus settle, they still tend to concede moments.
Defensive Stability: Home Control vs Away Fragility
Defensive numbers are never perfect, but they’re excellent at highlighting habits: Bologna have been hard to score against at home, while Juventus’ away clean-sheet rate has been thin.
Conceding just four times across six home league games suggests Bologna’s shape is reliable; opponents are forced into lower-quality looks more often than not.
One clean sheet in a dozen away days is more than “bad luck” — it’s a trend, and it puts real pressure on Juventus’ attackers to keep scoring to stay alive in games.
Match Pattern Signals: Streaks & League Context
These numbers don’t predict the future on their own, but they tell you what kind of match you’re watching: Bologna arriving with continuity, and Juventus’ games often featuring goals at both ends.
Scoring in ten of the last 11 Serie A games is the kind of steady output that keeps a crowd buzzing and forces opponents to defend for long stretches without switch-offs.
When both teams have scored in eight of 14 league fixtures, it suggests Juventus matches frequently swing between control and chaos — often within the same 90 minutes.
Will Bologna’s flying confidence finally expose Juventus’ travelling troubles under the lights?
Juventus are living a strange double life. In continental action they have kept their Champions League hopes breathing by beating Pafos 2–0 in Turin, striking twice after the hour mark. Domestically, though, they are stuck in an awkward seventh place and the numbers paint a blunt picture: compared with this stage last season, they have collected three fewer points, scored four fewer goals, and shipped six more. That is not “fine margins”, it is a trend, and trends are the stuff that keep coaches awake at 3am staring at the ceiling like it owes them money.
Bologna, meanwhile, are enjoying one of those seasons where the air feels lighter. They have taken 25 points from 14 league matches, sitting fifth and only six off the top. Even after a shock 3–1 home defeat to Cremonese that snapped a long unbeaten sequence, they have responded with cup progress against Parma and consecutive Europa League wins, including Thursday’s victory at Celta Vigo where Federico Bernardeschi struck twice after the interval. The vibe is confident without being careless — and in football, that is the sweet spot.
The emotional temperature: pressure vs momentum
This clash also has that “status meets form” tension that makes fans either giddy or grumpy. Juventus are Italy’s most decorated club, yet they arrive with trepidation because their away profile has wobbled: three defeats in their last five league trips, and just one clean sheet across the last dozen away outings. Bologna are not supposed to bully Juventus historically at Dall’Ara, but recent reality does not care about old scripts. If anything, the match feels like a referendum on which story matters more: reputation, or what is actually happening on the pitch right now.
Tactical context: what both teams are trying to do
A good preview should explain how a match might unfold, not just who is “better”. Start with Juventus. Luciano Spalletti has not had the domestic bounce people associate with a new reign: 1.6 points per game is steady, but “steady” is not what Juventus supporters pay for. Last weekend’s 2–1 defeat at Napoli summed up the struggle; Kenan Yildiz dragged them back into it midway through the second half, yet they still left empty-handed. That matters for Sunday because it hints at a side that can create momentum, but cannot always control the full 90 minutes.
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Personnel issues are also shaping their structure. With Dusan Vlahovic out for weeks and Federico Gatti missing too, Juventus are having to improvise in both boxes. The data suggests the frontline decision is between Lois Openda and Jonathan David, with Yildiz also trialled centrally as a false nine against Napoli. That “false nine” concept is worth spelling out: it is when a nominal striker drops away from the defensive line to connect play, hoping to pull centre-backs out of shape. When it clicks, it creates space for runners; when it doesn’t, it can look like a team forgot to bring a striker to the stadium.
At the back, with Daniele Rugani and Bremer only recently returning from injury, Teun Koopmeiners continuing in a defensive role as part of a flexible back three suggests pragmatism. A back three can improve rest-defence — the shape you hold when attacks break down — but it also asks wing players to cover huge distances, and Juventus are still without Denzel Dumfries and Matteo Darmian. That is a lot of workload being redistributed, and redistribution is football’s polite word for “something might creak”.
Bologna’s picture is different. Vincenzo Italiano is rotating heavily in a packed month, yet the underlying performance level has remained high. They have scored at least twice in eight of their 14 league games and have found the net in ten of their last 11 Serie A matches. That blend of repeatable output and squad management is why Bologna are not simply “having a nice run”; they look like a side with working mechanisms.
Yes, Bologna have injuries too — Remo Freuler, Martin Vitik, Nicolo Casale and first-choice goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski are out — but the probable XI still carries plenty of coherence, with Lewis Ferguson, Jens Odgaard and leading scorer Riccardo Orsolini expected to return after cameo duties in Spain. In simple terms: Bologna are getting good players back into the starting rhythm at the exact time Juventus are patching holes.
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Over 1.5 Total Goals
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Why this is the one bet worth backing (rationale)
Over 1.5 total goals is not a glamorous pick, and that is exactly why it can be the grown-up choice in a match like this. Bologna are not playing in vague “good form”; their scoring pattern is consistent and measurable. Hitting two or more goals in eight of 14 league games tells you their attacking process repeatedly produces enough chances to turn the match state. Even when they stumbled against Cremonese at home, they did not spiral; they stabilised with cup progression and then a European win where Bernardeschi’s second-half brace underlined the depth of their threat when legs start to tire.
Juventus, for their part, are hard to label because they oscillate between control and chaos. But their away record provides a reliable clue. Losing three of the last five league away matches is damaging on its own; pairing that with only one clean sheet in the last dozen away games tells you the bigger issue is defensive closure. A “clean sheet” is simply a match without conceding, but strategically it’s more than that: it’s proof a team can protect their box through multiple phases, including set pieces, transitions, and late pressure. Juventus have not been doing that consistently on the road, and Bologna are precisely the kind of organised, aggressive home side who will test those weak seams.
Meanwhile, Juventus have attacking talent even with Vlahovic out. The likely use of David or Openda, and the option of Yildiz drifting centrally, increases the probability that Juventus still create at least one high-quality moment. And Bologna do not need to concede two for this bet to cash — just a match where the scoring ceiling is clearly above “stalemate”. The meeting of a high-output Bologna side and a travel-wary Juventus side makes two goals feel less like wishful thinking and more like the logical middle ground.
BettingTips4You.com expert quote: “When a home side are repeatedly producing two-goal performances and the visitors are travelling with one clean sheet in twelve away games, the sensible angle is to back the match to clear a low scoring bar. It’s not flashy, but it’s professional.”
For the record, I know some punters hate “safe” bets and want fireworks. Controversial opinion: chasing only big prices is not bravery, it is usually just impatience wearing a fancy coat.
Likely correct score: Bologna 1–1 Juventus
A 1–1 scoreline fits the intersection of Bologna’s reliability and Juventus’ capacity to respond. Bologna are creating enough to score, Juventus are capable of finding a moment through players like Yildiz or their central striker options, yet Juve’s cautious structure and Bologna’s missing first-choice goalkeeper could balance into a tight finish rather than a blowout.
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