Bologna take on Lazio at the Dall’Ara: the two sides are separated by a point and are both fighting for the same objective, fourth place

Bologna face Lazio at 15:00 CET in a fight for the Champions League spots. As both sides will have to wait for the outcome of Fiorentina vs Juventus, they will both aim for a win to overtake the Bianconeri and take fourth place.

The home side have won their last three matches against AC Milan, Cagliari and Verona and will aim for their fourth win to overtake their opponents. The guests will aim to extend their unbeaten run to seven matches: three points would allow Marco Baroni’s side to extend the gap between themselves and the Rossoblù.

HEAD TO HEAD

Only against Roma (54) have Bologna won more games in Serie A than against Lazio (W48 D38 L55). On the other hand, only against Fiorentina (59) have Lazio achieved more wins in Serie A than against Bologna (55, as against Sampdoria).

After the 3-0 win in the reverse fixture on last 24 November, Lazio could win both seasonal matches against Bologna in Serie A for the first time since 2004-05.

Bologna have kept a clean sheet in their last four league games at the Dall`Ara against Lazio, already a record streak of consecutive home clean sheets for the Rossoblu against the Biancocelesti in Serie A. The Emilians are in fact unbeaten in five consecutive home matches against Lazio in the top-flight (W3 D2), the last away win for the team of the capital dates back to 26 December 2018 (2-0 in that case).

DID YOU KNOW?

Bologna have won their last three league games, in the last 55 years only once have they recorded at least four consecutive wins in Serie A: six between February and March 2024.

In the last two Serie A seasons (since 2023-24), among the teams present in both campaigns, only Torino (21) have conceded fewer goals in home games than Bologna (25, equal with Juventus); furthermore, only Inter (79) have earned more points in home games in Serie A than the Emilians in this period (70 points in 33 games at the Dall`Ara, 2.1 on average).

Only against Roma (54) have Bologna won more games in Serie A than against Lazio (W48 D38 L55). On the other hand, only against Fiorentina (59) have Lazio achieved more wins in Serie A than against Bologna (55, as against Sampdoria).

After the 3-0 win in the reverse fixture on last 24 November, Lazio could win both seasonal matches against Bologna in Serie A for the first time since 2004-05.

Bologna have kept a clean sheet in their last four league games at the Dall`Ara against Lazio, already a record streak of consecutive home clean sheets for the Rossoblu against the Biancocelesti in Serie A. The Emilians are in fact unbeaten in five consecutive home matches against Lazio in the top-flight (W3 D2), the last away win for the team of the capital dates back to 26 December 2018 (2-0 in that case).

PLAYERS

Nicolò Cambiaghi has been involved in a goal in each of his last three league appearances, always as a substitute (1 goal and 2 assists) and he has never been involved in at least one goal in four consecutive Serie A matches. Overall, only one player has been involved in a goal (between goals and assists) in four consecutive Serie A appearances as a substitute in the three points for a win era: Manolo Gabbiadini between December 2016 and January 2019.

Mattia Zaccagni`s has only scored more than once in a Serie A game with Lazio, which came against Bologna, a brace on 12 February 2022; he has scored three goals in total in the competition against the Rossoblu, only against Sassuolo (5) has he scored more in the top-flight.

DISCIPLINE 

Suspended: none

Cautioned: Pobega, Castro (Bologna); Vecino, Isaksen, Belahyane, Guendouzi, Baroni (Lazio)

REFEREE

COLOMBO (CECCONI – BAHRI) IV: PERENZONI, VAR: PATERNA, AVAR: MERAVIGLIA

UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A

Venezia-Bologna (Saturday 29 March, 15.00 CET)

Lazio-Torino (Monday 31 March 20.45 CET)

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