Bologna vs Inter Prediction & Betting Tips

Inter sit top of the Serie A table with 16 points from six games. In their last five Serie A games they have scored 15 goals and conceded nine. Over 2.5 goals have come in four of those five games. Bologna are 14th on the table with five points from six games. Their form shows one win two draws two losses with five goals scored and six conceded. They have gone over 2.5 goals in two of their five games and BTTS in three.

Team news is provisional with only two days until kickoff. Bologna are missing Emil Holm due to thigh injury following surgery and Riccardo Orsolini with a grade one injury to the biceps femoris muscle in his right thigh. Samuele Mbangula is also unavailable with injury. Arthur Theate is questionable with a leg injury. Inter are without Curtis Jones due to thigh injury and John Stones with injury. No suspensions are reported for either team.

Inter lost 4-3 at home to Club Brugge in the Champions League on October 13. According to Inter head coach Cristian Chivu we need to focus on our balance our duels second balls and maintaining the right distances when we press. This indicates potential adjustments in their pressing shape after the setback. Bologna won 2-1 away to Lecce on October 11 but lost key attacker Orsolini to injury. At home Bologna have a mixed shape and their pressing has not been effective enough to keep clean sheets against strong attacking sides like Inter.

Expected goals are 0.83 for Bologna and 2.20 for Inter. The most likely score is 0-2. The model probability for over 2.5 goals is 58 percent and for BTTS 56 percent. Recent head to head games have frequently gone over 2.5 goals with high scoring results such as 3-3 3-1 1-1 1-0 and 2-2.