Bologna vs Udinese Prediction & Betting Tips (28 April)

Surprisingly 4th in Serie A with one more match and 8 points ahead of 6th, Bologna is in a very favorable position to compete in the next Champions League. This would be a resounding achievement for a club not really used to Europe. Full of confidence, Thiago Motta's men have only lost against Inter 0-1 in the last 13 days, for 9 wins and 3 draws. After having scored two points against Frosinone 0-0 and Monza 0-0, they reacted brilliantly last Monday. Indeed, Bologna has taken a very important step towards qualification in C1 following this success acquired on the field of Roma 1-3. In great danger in this final straight, Udinese is today in 17th place in Serie A with the same number of points on the first relegation.

The Friulians are progressing slowly these days, as evidenced by the only success acquired during the last 9 days, for 3 draws and 5 defeats. Returning from the international break in March, they took a point from a direct competitor for maintenance, Sassuolo 0-0. Subsequently, Udinese lost, without merit, against Inter 1-2 and on the pitch of Hellas Verona last weekend 1-0. This week the team lost to Roma a match which restarted in the 72nd minute 1-2.

For this meeting, Bologna remains deprived of the important attacking midfielder Ferguson (6 goals and 3 assists in SA), whose season is already over. Added to this are the withdrawals of the long-time absent defender Soumaoro and the striker who arrived at the club this winter Odgaard (2 goals in 6 SA matches). Otherwise, the usual executives are available like winger Saelemaekers (3 goals and 2 assists in SA) and striker Zirkzee (11 goals and 4 assists in SA) who both scored against the Rome.

The influential Orsolini (10 goals and 2 assists in SA), however, remained on the bench last Monday. Bologna has the 2nd defense in the championship.