Bologna vs Udinese Prediction 02.04.2023

• Competition: Italy - Serie A
• Date: Sunday, 2nd, April 2023
• Kickoff: 11:30 UK / 12.30 CEST
• Venue: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara (Bologna)

They neither shine nor play badly. This is the best way to describe Bologna's play in the Italian championship in recent years, which has finished somewhere in the middle of the table in each of the previous four seasons. As for this year's edition of Serie A, Rossoblu are playing quite decently and it is increasingly certain that by the end of the season, fight tooth and nail for places that bring appearance on the European stage, since they are currently in the golden middle with eight points less than Atalanta, which is sixth.

Meanwhile, Udinese is standard in the middle of the table for years, but it seems that they could take a big step forward this season. Namely, Le Zebrette had a dream start, but they failed to maintain consistency in form, so they easily slipped out of the top six. Udinese managed to add 38 points to their name from 27 games played and currently occupy a solid eighth place, which is only seven steps behind the European competitions.

Bologna vs Udinese Betting Tips: BTTS

If we have learned something from the meetings between Bologna and Udinese in recent years, it is that they were very interesting and beautiful to watch, as well as that the nets do not stand still. Bologna shocked Udinese at the "Dacia Arena" in the first clash of the season, as they celebrated with 2-1 after a turnaround. 

By the way, it was the eighth duel out of the previous nine in which BTTS was the winning bet. In addition, we should not forget the fact that Udinese regularly shook the net of Bologna and that at "Renato Dall'Ara". Namely, they scored at least a goal in all but one of the last 10 visits, and on six occasions two or more goals.

The two-week break due to the European qualifiers came at the right time for coach Thiago Motta's team, since they went to the same three games without a triumph (D2, L1). Rossoblu, if they want to continue dreaming about coming out on the European stage, they will have to return to winning mode as soon as possible.

The most condemnation, if Bologna fails to secure the European autumn, will be at the bill of the defensive line, which in most of the season looked sleepy, as shown by only four clean sheets from 26 rounds. While the defense is hiccupping, the offense has proved very prolific, finding the back of the net in eight of its last 11 Serie A games.

Udinese, meanwhile, managed to catch the desired rhythm just before the international break. Not only did they tie four games without defeat (W2, D2), but on the wings of two consecutive triumphs, they go to Bologna. Their last victim was the Rossoneri (defenders of the Scudetto), whom Le Zebrette ran over by a routine 3-1.

Despite Udinese having no problems scoring goals, their defense is giving them serious problems, as evidenced by only four clean sheets in 2023. As we can see, the defenses of both teams are not reliable, and given that both come with good chances for triumph, we expect attractive and dynamic football with goals in both nets.