Bologna vs. Monza - prediction, team news, lineups

Fresh from stunning AC Milan astatine San Siro, in-form Bologna invited 16th-placed Monza to the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara connected Saturday, aiming to assertion their 4th triumph nether Raffaele Palladino.

Samuel Mbangula was the leader arsenic the Rossoblu ended Ruben Amorim's unbeaten league commencement and climbed to 11th successful the Serie A table, and they present question different triumph that could assistance them into the division's apical half.

Match preview

Emanuele Giaccherini was the match-winner erstwhile Bologna past defeated Milan astatine San Siro successful January 2016, a feat they had to hold different decennary to repeat.

This time, Mbangula netted a historical hat-trick to proceed Palladino's beardown commencement since replacing Domenico Tedesco successful mid-September, having played retired a 1-1 gully with Torino successful the erstwhile Monza manager's bow.

Although that constituent extended the Felsinei's winless tally to 5 matches aft 3 defeats astatine the commencement of the season, the Rossoblu person since collected 9 points from 4 games to ascent to 11th successful the table.

The standout statistic is that each their victories person travel distant from home: 2-1 astatine Lecce, 2-0 astatine Cagliari and 4-2 astatine Milan, portion the Emilia-Romagna outfit mislaid their lone location lucifer nether the caller boss.

However, that 3-1 decision came against reigning league champions Inter Milan, truthful it should not beryllium held against the caller boss, who aims to bushed his aged broadside astatine the Dall'Ara this weekend.

As such, it volition beryllium intriguing to spot whether Monza tin exploit immoderate complacency pursuing the location side's outstanding midweek occurrence successful Milan and extremity their ain losing run.

Ivan Juric's men gave a bully relationship of themselves during the opening 45 minutes against Napoli, with Gustavo Varela scoring his eighth Serie A extremity of the run conscionable earlier the interruption to rise content among the Biancorossi supporters.

However, arsenic Juric noted aft the match, the Brianzoli collapsed pursuing the interval, adjacent if the erstwhile Torino brag drew encouragement from the opening portion of their eventual 4-1 defeat.

Other midweek results mostly went their way, meaning that Monza stay conscionable extracurricular the bottommost 3 successful 16th spot and 2 points up of Parma, who could lone gully 0-0 with 17th-placed Udinese earlier successful the week.

Juric's men springiness themselves a accidental with their all-or-nothing approach, which has produced 16 goals, much than each different bottom-half club, but they person conceded a league-high 22 to undermine overmuch of their bully enactment successful attack.

A seventh decision this play could spot the Lombardy outfit gaffe into the relegation zone, an ominous result adjacent astatine this aboriginal signifier of the campaign.

Bologna Serie A form:

Monza Serie A form:

Team News

Bologna's results person been admirable fixed their ongoing wounded concerns: Lorenzo De Silvestri (muscle) and Jay Enem (Achilles) are doubtful and volition beryllium assessed, portion Riccardo Orsolini (thigh), Emil Holm (thigh) and Roberto Piccoli (hamstring) are sidelined.

Despite his hat-trick connected Wednesday, Mbangula is not guaranteed to start, arsenic Nicolo Cambiaghi and Federico Bernardeschi are expected to inhabit the inside-forward positions down Jens Odgaard up front.

Juan Miranda has yet to people this season, but his 4 assists underline the full-back's worth arsenic a creator and his quality to unlock defences from wide areas.

The distant side's starring menace is undoubtedly Varela, with the Monza forward's 8 goals placing him 1 up of Donyell Malen and Antonio Raimondo, who person 7 apiece, successful the Capocannoniere race.

Michael Folorunsho could instrumentality to the Monza squad aft missing Wednesday's lucifer against Napoli, arsenic could Yvan Maye; Jan Ziolkowski and Matteo Pessina (knee), though, are ruled out.

Bologna imaginable starting lineup:

Skorupski; Darmian, Casale, Theate; Zortea, Ferguson, Pobega, Miranda; Bernardeschi, Cambiaghi; Odgaard

Monza imaginable starting lineup:

Tornqvist; Kouadio, Goglichidze, Carboni; Birindelli, Ondoa, Akinsanmiro, Mangas; Mota, Robinson; Varela

We say: Bologna 3-1 Monza

Monza's 16-goal instrumentality demonstrates that they transportation a genuine attacking threat, but conceding a league-high 22 leaves them ill-equipped to power matches against improving opponents.

Bologna should capitalise connected those antiaircraft frailties and travel their memorable San Siro triumph with a convincing archetypal location triumph of the campaign.

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