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Napoli v Bologna
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Kick Off: Saturday 11th May at 17:00
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Competition: Serie A
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Watch Live: TNT Sports 3
Below is a full betting preview ahead of this Saturday’s standout Serie A fixture between Napoli and Bologna, accompanied by betting tips, predictions, team news, and best bets as well as a Cheat Sheet covering proceedings.
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Napoli and Bologna will meet at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Saturday evening.
With three matches left to play, Napoli, who currently find themselves in eighth place in Serie A, can still qualify for next season’s Europa Conference League. However, Francesco Calzona’s side will need to catch Lazio, who are currently five points clear of the hosts.
After a reasonably successful 2022/23 campaign, Bologna have taken one step further this season, currently occupying fourth place. However, the job remains unfinished for Thiago Motta and his men, with the visitors requiring a maximum of six points to secure Champions League qualification.
Napoli v Bologna Best Bets
➡️ Napoli Over 4.5 shots on target @ 1.57 on Sky Bet
➡️ Bologna double chance @ 1.67 on Betfair
📂 Napoli v Bologna Cheat Sheet
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You can find Napoli v Bologna match stats, on my bet builder stats tool, along with official line-ups one hour before kick-off.
⚔️ Napoli v Bologna Head-to-Head
Napoli and Bologna have already met once this season, with the two sides drawing 0-0 in Bologna in September. It could be argued that Napoli were unlucky not to take three points from this fixture, accumulating an expected goals tally of 2.06 to Bologna’s 0.24.
It was a fairly straightforward night for the goalkeepers of both sides, with the two teams registering just 6 shots on target collectively. Napoli were the more threatening of the pair, finding the target 4 times.
A reasonably high tally of 10 corners were taken in this meeting, with the teams forcing 5 each.
Both sides struggled to keep their tackles clean on this occasion, combining to commit a total of 28 fouls, with Bologna fouling 16 times. Consequently, the referee regularly reached for his pocket, dishing out a total of 9 cards, with Napoli receiving 5.
📊 Napoli Form and Stats
It is fair to say that the arrival of new manager Francesco Calzona has failed to revive Napoli’s disappointing campaign. The hosts have lacked conviction at home under Calzona, drawing three and losing one of their last five home league fixtures.
Napoli rank first in Serie A in terms of shots on target this season, registering an average of 5.5 accurate shots per game, and they have been increasingly dangerous going forward at home under Calzona, taking an average of 7.8 shots on target per home league outing.
No Serie A side has taken more corners than Napoli this season, with the hosts forcing an average of 6.4 corners per game. Napoli have taken an abundance of corners across Calzona’s first five home league matches, earning 7.4 corners per fixture on average.
Napoli have developed a respectable disciplinary record this season, receiving an average of 2.06 cards per league game. The average has been slightly higher in Calzona’s opening home matches, with the hosts picking up an average of 2.2 cards per outing.
📊 Bologna Form and Stats
Bologna have shown some promise on away soil this season, ranking seventh in the league in terms of away form. The visitors have demonstrated their quality on their travels in 2024, winning four and drawing three of their seven away league matches.
Motta’s side have looked fairly threatening in front of goal on their travels since the turn of the year, taking an average of 4 shots on target per away league fixture.
Bologna rank seventh in terms of bookings this season, being on the receiving end of 2.31 bookings per game. The visitors have struggled to keep on the correct side of referees in their away matches in 2024, picking up a minimum of two cards in six of their seven league away trips.
The visitors have failed to force many corners this season, taking an average of 4.37 corners per game. Motta’s men have taken hardly any corners on the road in 2024, earning an average of just 2.86 corners per away match.
💰 Napoli v Bologna Best Bets
Our best bet for this clash is Napoli 5+ shots on target at 1.57 with Sky Bet – a bet that has won in all of Calzona’s five home league matches at Napoli.
Another strong bet lies in backing Bologna double chance at 1.67 with Sky Bet, with this bet being successful in all of Napoli’s last four home league fixtures and in all of Bologna’s last seven Serie A away trips.
* I recommend waiting for confirmed team line-ups before placing any bets.
* All odds displayed correct at the time of publishing.
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