On the 17th of January, Bologna hosts Napoli at Stadio Renato Dall’ara in a meeting of these two Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Bologna sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Cagliari. Riccardo Orsolini scored the first goal for Bologna in the 54th minute, but Leonardo Pavoletti got the equalizer for Cagliari in the 71st minute Finally they completed the comback in the 94th minute on a goal by Gastón Pereiro to cap off a wild match. Bologna is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while napoli sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-5 loss against Fiorentina. Dušan Vlahović struck first for Fiorentina in the 41st minute, then in the 44th minute, Andrea Petagna sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Dries Mertens , but luckily for Fiorentina it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn themselves the victory. Napoli is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Napoli won by a score of 3 to 0. Fabián Ruiz struck first for Napoli in the 18th minute on a feed from Eljif Elmas, then Lorenzo Insigne added another in the 41st minute on a penalty At the end of 90 a dissapointed Bologna couldn’t manage to score, and Napoli took the shutout win.
For Napoli, their top scorers are Andrea Petagna and Dries Mertens, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Bologna’s most prolific scorer has been Riccardo Orsolini. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.