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Verona v Bologna : Serie A match betting preview, prediction and odds

Marcantonio Bentegodi, Verona

Paolo Zanetti and Vincenzo Italiano pit their wits in the Serie A on Thursday evening, as Verona face Bologna at the Marcantonio Bentegodi. It's our aim to give you everything you need to make a smart bet on this encounter, so we've sifted through our extensive database and dug out the stats that are most significant. Head to head (H2H) and recent form is included, and it all goes into our algorithmic predictions. Odds are there to ensure you get the best price.

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Verona's next match is v Udinese at 19:45 on Monday 26th January
Bologna's next match is v Celtic at 17:45 on Thursday 22nd January
The last Italian Serie A meeting between Verona and Bologna was on Thursday 15th January 2026
Italian Serie A
January 15th 2026
Verona 2
3 Bologna
 
G. Orban 13'21' R. Orsolini
R. Freuler (OG) 71'29' J. Odgaard
43' S. Castro
 
VER
BOL
Shots On
5
5
Shots Off
4
7
Corners
4
5
Possession
39%
61%
Fouls
13
14
Yellow/red cards
1/0
2/0
 
VeronaBologna
 
L. Montipò
U. Núñez Gestoso (T. Slotsager 46')
N. Valentini
D. Bradarić
V. Nelsson
S. Serdar (G. Santana do Nascimento 52')
A. Sarr (D. Mosquera Bonilla 82')
G. Orbanfootball icon
A. Bernede
C. Niasse (F. Cham 77')
A. Ali Mohamed Elmusrati (R. Gagliardini 53')
(N. Zortea 80') E. Holm
F. Ravaglia
T. Heggem
(N. Moro 66') T. Pobega
football iconR. Freuler
(G. Fabbian 90') football iconR. Orsolini
(C. Immobile 66') football iconS. Castro
J. Miranda González
M. Vitík
(L. Ferguson 79') football iconJ. Odgaard
B. Domínguez

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals simply means that there will be no more than 3 goals scored by Verona and Bologna combined during a standard 90 mins. Up to date form stats and historical head-to-head (H2H) performances have led us to this conclusion, and we think there's a 74% chance of it being right on the money. The best price available at present on under 3.5 goals is 1.22.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 47% chance of Bologna coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Verona
27%
14/525/1
Draw
26%
21/104/1
Bologna
47%
23/202/11
Draw 1-1
13%
5/14/1
Bologna 1-0
12%
11/25/1
Bologna 2-1
9%
17/27/2
Bologna 2-0
9%
8/115/2
Verona 1-0
9%
17/211/2
Draw 0-0
8%
6/15/1
Verona 2-1
6%
12/113/2
Draw 2-2
5%
16/117/4
Verona 2-0
4%
18/17/1
Bologna 3-1
4%
18/110/11
Bologna 3-0
4%
18/114/1
Bologna 3-2
2%
33/18/13
Verona 3-1
2%
33/114/1
Bologna 4-1
2%
40/117/5
Verona 3-2
2%
40/112/1
Over 2.5 Goals
45%
13/101/7
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
8/1317/4
Home 1st Goal
43%
7/56/4
Away 1st Goal
52%
8/114/5
No 1st Goal
5%
13/25/1
BTTS - Yes
49%
1/13/10
BTTS - No
51%
3/423/10
BTTS - Home Win
12%
15/222/1
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/24/1
BTTS - Away Win
19%
4/11/6
Home/draw
53%
4/67/2
Away/draw
73%
1/41/1000
Home/away
74%
4/111/7
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
2/51/11
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
2/111/2
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
10/32/11
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
2/97/2
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
8/15/6
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1/1410/11
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
18/16/5
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/508/13
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/101/10
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
6/15/1
Home DNB
45%
13/820/1
Away DNB
65%
4/91/1000
Verona win to nil
15%
5/1-
Bologna win to nil
28%
9/4-
Verona / Verona
14%
5/11/50
Verona / Bologna
3%
28/11/50
Verona / Draw
6%
14/11/50
Draw / Verona
11%
13/2125/1
Draw / Bologna
16%
4/116/1
Draw / Draw
19%
7/2100/1
Bologna / Verona
3%
33/125/1
Bologna / Bologna
24%
12/51/20
Bologna / Draw
6%
14/19/1
Win / draw / win Serie A table

Verona have played 19 matches so far this season and are in 20th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

19 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 7 and won 2. Verona have conceded 31 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 9 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Verona have played 9 games at home, winning 1, drawing 3 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 8 goals, conceded 13 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Bologna lay in 9th place on 27 points in the Serie A league table having played 19 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 10 games against teams below them in the table, winning 5, drawing 4 and losing 1 game. They have scored 20 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Bologna have conceded 10 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Bologna have played 10 away games, winning 3, drawing 4 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Verona
Bologna
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Inter2116142749 
l
 
1-2A
May 17
May 24
l
 
3-1A
2
Milan2113711846 
Apr 19
l
 
3-0A
Feb 3
l
 
1-0A
3
Napoli2113441443 
Mar 1
d
 
2-2F
w
 
2-0F
May 10
4
Roma2114071442 
May 24
l
 
2-0A
Apr 26
l
 
1-0A
5
Juventus2111641539 
d
 
1-1A
May 3
l
 
0-1A
Apr 19
6
Como 19072110741537 
May 10
l
 
3-1A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
7
Atalanta21885632 
w
 
3-1F
Mar 22
l
 
0-2A
May 17
8
Bologna21867630 
l
 
2-3F
Mar 8
-
-
9
Lazio21777228 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
4-0A
Mar 22
d
 
1-1A
10
Udinese21759-1126 
Jan 26
d
 
1-1A
Feb 22
w
 
0-3F
11
Torino216510-1323 
l
 
0-3A
Apr 12
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 15
12
Parma21588-823 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 15
Feb 8
w
 
1-3A
13
Cremonese21588-823 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-3A
Apr 4
14
Sassuolo216510-523 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 22
d
 
1-1F
Mar 15
15
Cagliari21579-822 
d
 
2-2F
Jan 31
May 3
w
 
0-2F
16
Genoa21489-720 
Mar 15
l
 
2-1F
w
 
2-1A
Jan 25
17
Lecce214512-1617 
Apr 26
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 12
d
 
2-2A
18
Fiorentina213810-917 
Apr 4
w
 
1-2F
l
 
1-2A
d
 
2-2F
19
Pisa211119-1514 
Feb 6
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
4-0F
Mar 1
20
Verona212811-1714 
-
-
Mar 8
w
 
2-3A
Win / draw / win form
Verona 18TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
12
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
W
2
Draw
8
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
Bologna 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Verona since 2015
Verona
Bologna
Goals: Scored
10
12
Games: Scored
6 / 8
7 / 8
Clean sheets
1 / 8
2 / 8
VER
2
D
3
BOL
3
League games at Bologna since 2016
Bologna
Verona
Goals: Scored
10
6
Games: Scored
7 / 8
4 / 8
Clean sheets
4 / 8
1 / 8
VER
2
D
2
BOL
4
Goal Statistics

Bologna's defensive record is very strong, V. Italiano's men having conceded 1 or less in 9 consecutive Serie A games. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.0 for Verona makes sense in this context.

Verona 18th Bologna 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Verona will score no more than 1 goal
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Bologna will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-42
Verona have scored 42% fewer goals at home than predicted
-7
Bologna’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
0.6
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Serie A - 2025/2026 season
Verona
PG (predicted goals)
Bologna
1
1.4
Attack rating
VER
BOL
34%
better
view stats
Games scored10
14
Failed to score9
5
Scored first5
8
Goals scored15
26
Avg. goals scored0.8
1.4
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal11
7
Conversion rate for9
14
Avg. XG for1.2
1.5
KickOff rating
+34%
Defence rating
VER
BOL
25%
better
view stats
Games conceded16
13
Clean sheets3
6
Conceded first11
10
Goals conceded31
20
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
8
Conversion rate against18%
13%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.2
KickOff rating
+25%

Verona v Bologna Serie A lLine ups will show here when available.

Verona Serie A squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20646
L MontipòG OrbanGiovaneU Núñez
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Montipò GLK20
-
U Núñez DEF17
6
-
V Nelsson DEF21
3
-
N Valentini DEF11
2
-
C Niasse MID141
1
-
S Serdar MID162
2
-
A Musrati MID101
3
-
A Bernede MID2112
1
-
D Bradaric MID17
2
-
A Sarr FWD21
-
G Orban FWD1861
4
-
Subs
S Perilli GLK1
-
G Toniolo GLK
-
D Oyegoke DEF6
-
T Slotsager DEF2
-
E Ebosse DEF3
1
-
F. Cham DEF6
-
A Harroui MID10
-
R Gagliardini MID161
4
-
Giovane FWD2134
2
-
D Mosquera FWD152
1
-
I Tomich FWD
-
Bologna Serie A squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17745
T HeggemR OrsoliniE HolmJ Miranda
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Ravaglia GLK11
1
-
E Holm DEF1114
2
1
T Heggem DEF18
1
M Vitík DEF10
3
-
J Miranda DEF181
5
-
R Freuler MID141
3
-
T Pobega MID1621
1
-
R Orsolini MID2071
2
-
J Odgaard MID1641
1
-
B Domínguez MID92
1
-
S Castro FWD1962
1
-
Subs
L Skorupski GLK10
1
-
M. Pessina GLK1
-
N Casale DEF8
-
N Zortea DEF161
1
-
C Lykogiannis DEF61
3
-
L Silvestri  DEF7
2
-
N Moro MID161
1
-
I Sulemana MID3
1
-
L Ferguson MID14
3
-
G Fabbian MID142
-
J Rowe FWD121
2
-
C Immobile FWD5
-
T Dallinga FWD1512
1
-