Fiorentina vs Bologna Betting Pick | Italian Serie A

Italian Serie A

2011-09-11 - Fiorentina vs Bologna

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Match Preview :

Both sides will breath a sigh of relief as they go into this match knowing that they managed to keep on to their best players in their team.

Fiorentina was destined for a crisis in the summer after Sebastien Frey, Marco Donadel and Adrian Mutu packed their bags, Riccardo Montolivo, Juan Vargas and Alberto Gilardino seemed set to follow them.

But before the transfer window closed Montolivo, Gilardino and Vargas stayed in the side and the likes of Italian international full-back Mattia Cassani and Uruguayan striker Santiago Silva, joined the club with the aim of emulating club legend Gabriel Batistuta.

Fiorentina should at least be contenders for the Europa League qualification, but there remains a doubt between the rift between Mihajlovic and the fans, Montolivo and the fans, Gilardino and the club’s directors, especially if they do not deliver the results.

Bologna on the other hand were glad they kept their prize possession in the form of Gaston Ramirez despite interests from Fiorentina.

Guaraldi, the fourth President to take charge of the club did well with a limited budget allocated to him. Jean Francois Gillet will be the new addition in goal while Alessandro Diamanti has been added into midfield. Robert Acquafresca is brought in to assist the burden off the shoulders of Marco Di Vaio.

The most important signing has to be Coach Pierpaolo Bisoli. He worked wonders with Cesena but lasted just 12 matches at Cagliari last season before he was sacked.

Team News :

Khouma Babacar is Fiorentina’s only casualty.

For Bologna, Ramirez is suspended, alongside Daniele Vantaggiato and Jose Angel Crespo, whereas Cesare Rickler, Gyorgy Garics and Nicolo Cherubin are injured.

Probable Lineups :

Fiorentina : Boruc; Cassani Gamberini, Natali, Pasqual; Behrami, Montolivo, Lazzari; Cerci, Gilardino, Jovetic

Bologna : Gillet; Raggi, Portanova, Antonsson, Morleo; Perez, Mudingayi, Kone; Diamanti; Di Vaio, Acquafresca

Prediction :

Five of the last six games between the two sides here have finished with two or less goals so go for Under 2.5 goals here.

Bologna have avoided defeat on their last two trips to the Franchi.

The Statistics :

FIORENTINA LAST SIX HOME FORM
	DATE	RESULT		OPPOSITION
	2011-05-15	D	1-1	H v Bologna
	2011-05-01	W	5-2	H v Udinese
	2011-04-17	D	0-0	H v Juventus
	2011-04-10	L	1-2	H v Milan_AC
	2011-03-20	D	2-2	H v Roma_AS
	2011-03-06	W	3-0	H v Catania

BOLOGNA LAST SIX AWAY FORM
	DATE	RESULT		OPPOSITION
	2011-05-15	D	1-1	A v Fiorentina
	2011-05-01	L	1-0	A v Milan_AC
	2011-04-17	L	2-0	A v Chievo
	2011-04-02	L	3-1	A v Brescia
	2011-03-13	W	0-1	A v Lecce
	2011-02-26	W	0-2	A v Juventus

HEAD TO HEAD FIORENTINA v BOLOGNA
DATE	HOME	SCORE	AWAY
2011-05-15	Fiorentina	1-1	Bologna
2010-01-17	Fiorentina	1-2	Bologna
2008-09-21	Fiorentina	1-0	Bologna
2004-12-05	Fiorentina	1-0	Bologna
2002-03-17	Fiorentina	1-1	Bologna
2001-03-18	Fiorentina	1-1	Bologna

The Pick :

Under 2 1/4 goals.

BEST BETTING TIP :

Main Bet :
Take Under 2 1/4 goals in this match.
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