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Bologna is coming off a 15th place finish a year ago, as they were nine points clear of the relegation zone. The team has some young, talented players including Simone Verdi and Ladislav Krejci so they should have enough to stay out of danger this season. Bologna also has a good striker in Mattia Destro who had 11 goals last season. The concern for Bologna is their defense, as they allowed 58 goals last season. That number must improve if Bologna is to challenge for an upper table finish in 2017-2018.
Bologna Serie A Odds
Odds To Win Serie A: +5000 (Field)
Bologna is not a threat to win Serie A and they probably are in no real relegation danger. They could be a team that challenges for a top 10 position if everything goes well and they avoid injury. They do need to find other scorers beyond Destro and they also need to be a little better on defense.
Bologna Competitions in 2017-18
Serie A
Coppa Italia
What's New?
The team added Andrea Vassallo from Brescia, Andrea Poli from AC Milan and Sabastian De Maio from Anderlecht.
What's Gone?
The team lost Blerim Dzemaili to the Montreal Impact.
Bologna 2017-18 Predictions
Manager Roberto Donadoni is pointing his team to an upper table finish in 2017-2018. The team has some talented young players in the back led by Antonio Mirante and Vasilis Torosidis and they have a good full-back in Adam Masina. The addition of Andrea Poli from Milan is a big boost to the midfield and Bologna has Saphir Taider and Adam Nagy who can make plays. Bologna also has capable scorers in Ladislav Krejci, Mattia Destro and Simone Verdi. It would seem that Bologna has everything in place to have a good season in 2017-2018.
The problem for Bologna is depth, as they simply don’t have anyone to come off the bench and play when needed. Bologna also scored just 40 goals last season which put pressure on the defense. The team was held scoreless 14 times last season and no defense can hold up when the offense fails to score. The lack of offense puts a lot of pressure on goal keeper Antonio Mirante but he played well a year ago.
The starting lineup for Bologna this season should be Mirante, Krafth, Gastaldello, Maietta, Masina, Taider, Nagy, Donsah; Verdi, Destro and Krejci.
Bologna wasn’t that great at home last season, as they were 8-9 with two draws, being outscored by a combined 25-24. They really struggled on the road, as they were 3-10 with six draws, being outscored by a combined 33-16.
Bologna did well last season to finish in 15th place considering they were outscored by 18 goals on the season. They have a good goalkeeper in Mirante and they have some talented players including Destro and Krejci, plus they have some young players who could break out and have a good season in Nagy and Donsah. What the club doesn’t have is depth, so they have to avoid injuries to do well this year.
Bologna is a tough team to peg for the 2017-2018 season. They have enough talent to compete for an upper table finish but they have no margin for error. They have no players coming off the bench that can help out the starters and there are no superstar players who can be counted on to score goals on a regular basis. It is possible that Bologna could finish in 10th place if everything goes right this season but the more likely scenario has the team finishing in 12th or 13th place.
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