On the 4th of January, Roma and Bologna will play a match in Roma in a meeting of these two closely matched Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 7th placed Roma, recorded a 1-1 draw against Torino. Karol Linetty struck first for Torino in the 55th minute on a feed from Wilfried Stephane Singo, but Nemanja Matić got the equalizer for Roma in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Roma should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Bologna recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Sassuolo. Michel Aebischer struck first for Bologna in the 30th minute, then Marko Arnautović added another in the 50th minute on a feed from Roberto Soriano At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sassuolo couldn’t manage to score, and Bologna took the shutout win. Bologna is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Bologna won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Both Musa Barrow and Lewis Ferguson have been the hottest scorers for Bologna in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Both Nicolò Zaniolo and Lorenzo Pellegrini have been the hottest scorers for Roma in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.