Bologna vs Palermo Betting Pick | Italian Serie A

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2011-02-19 - Bologna vs Palermo

A Sports Betting Pick by Cruiser

Analysis:

Both sides were beaten in their last match and will be looking to bounce back in this match.

Bologna was hoping to win against Sampdoria who were in a crisis but after conceding 3 goals in the first 15 minutes to a team that had failed to score over a month of action cost them dearly.

Alberto Malesani and his men still have work to do to avoid relegation, althuogh the home side are sitting in 14th spot, and there is a seven point cushion between them and 18th placed Brescia.

It is interesting to note that the only team left Bologna with a win is league leaders AC Milan this season as Bologna have a 5-4-1 home record.

Meanwhile Palermo has not had good memories of their trip here since Bologna returned to Serie A in 2008. They were thrashed there last season 3-1 and needed a late Davide Succi goal to sneak a 1-1 draw the season before.

It has been difficult for Palermo recently going down to Inter Milan in controversial circumstances beating Juventus in even more controversial circumstances, coming from behind to defeat Lecce 4-2 and losing by the same scoreline to Fiorentina on Sunday, which ended a run of seven consecutive home wins.

The confrontation with President Maurizio Zamparini and Coach Delio Rossi has not made things any good either. As it is now, Palermo are 7th with 40 points, having lost six times already on their travels this season. If they suffer a defeat here it could affect their hopes of Champions League qualification.

Team News :

As for the team news, Bologna's Albin Ekdal and Gyorgy Garics are injured.

While for Palermo, they have problems in defence. Highly rated full-backs Mattia Cassani and Federico Balzaretti are both unavailable here.

That means Ezequiel Munoz who is a centre back will play at right-back and the inexperienced Santiago Garcia at left-back. The likes of Dorin Goian, Michele Paolucci, Matteo Darmian and Mauricio Pinilla are all out injured as well.

The Betting Verdict :

Take Bologna on level ball here.

The Statistics :

BOLOGNA LAST SIX HOME FORM
	DATE	RESULT		OPPOSITION
	2011-02-06	W	1-0	H v Catania
	2011-01-23	W	3-1	H v Lazio
	2011-01-06	D	1-1	H v Fiorentina
	2010-12-12	L	0-3	H v Milan_AC
	2010-11-14	W	1-0	H v Brescia
	2010-11-06	W	2-0	H v Lecce

PALERMO LAST SIX AWAY FORM
	DATE	RESULT		OPPOSITION
	2011-02-06	W	2-4	A v Lecce
	2011-01-30	L	3-2	A v Inter_Milan
	2011-01-16	L	3-1	A v Cagliari
	2011-01-09	D	0-0	A v Chievo
	2010-12-19	D	1-1	A v Bari
	2010-12-06	L	1-0	A v Napoli

HEAD TO HEAD BOLOGNA v PALERMO
DATE	HOME	SCORE	AWAY
2009-11-08	Bologna	3-1	Palermo
2008-11-23	Bologna	1-1	Palermo
2005-02-13	Bologna	1-1	Palermo

The Pick :

Bologna 1-0 Palermo

BEST BETTING TIP :

Take Bologna to win.

Gooner’s Statistical Value Bet

Take Bologna on level ball.

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ITALIAN SERIE A BETTING PICK - BOLOGNA V PALERMO

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