Bologna vs Cremonese Prediction 01.12.2025 | Serie A

Last season, Bologna endured a fairly underwhelming Serie A campaign, stumbling to a modest ninth-place finish. Even so, a continental berth was secured through their Coppa Italia triumph, where they toppled AC Milan 1-0 in the final to end a 51-year wait for silverware.

Their European journey may have begun on the wrong foot with a narrow defeat to Aston Villa at Villa Park, but the Rossoblu quickly steadied themselves, responding with two wins and two draws — the most recent a commanding 4-1 dismantling of RB Salzburg on home soil.

Returning to domestic duties, the Emilia-Romagna outfit are riding a wave of confidence following three consecutive league victories, a resurgent run that has propelled them to within just three points of league-leaders AS Roma and level on points with Inter, who currently occupy the final Champions League spot.

Greek full-back Charalampos Lykogiannis is set to return to the starting XI after serving a suspension during Thursday’s contest, while first-choice goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski, seasoned midfielder Remo Freuler, and influential winger Nicolo Cambiaghi remain sidelined as they continue their respective recoveries.

Meanwhile, Cremonese needed two full years to engineer their return to the top tier of Italian football, finishing fourth in Serie B last term before navigating a demanding playoff path and ultimately sealing promotion with a decisive 3-2 victory over Spezia.

La Cremo have adjusted impressively to the rigors of Serie A, putting together a respectable comeback campaign that sees them sitting 11th in the standings with 14 points. However, there is little room for complacency, as their cushion above Lecce — the first side in the drop zone — stands at a fragile four points.

Despite suffering only one setback in their opening nine rounds, the Lombardy outfit enter matchweek 13 burdened by a dispiriting run of three straight defeats, though it must be noted that two of those losses came at the hands of Italian heavyweights Juventus and AS Roma.

A quartet consisting of Mikayil Faye, Martin Payero, Alessio Zerbin, and Faris Moumbagna are all listed as doubtful for Monday’s contest due to recent injury concerns, while Michele Collocolo has been officially ruled out.