The Serie A Matchday 8 encounter between Fiorentina and Bologna will be held on October 26 at the Artemio Franchi Stadium in Florence. Fiorentina vs. Bologna: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Fiorentina
In the previous round, Stefano Pioli's side suffered a 1-2 away defeat to AC Milan. This result extended Fiorentina's winless streak in the league to seven matches (3 draws, 4 losses). Additionally, the team has failed to keep a clean sheet in 10 of their last 12 Serie A fixtures. Notably, Fiorentina is the only team yet to earn points at home this season. In the standings, Fiorentina is in 18th place with three points.
- The club has not won the second half in their last seven home matches in Serie A (5 draws, 2 losses).
- Both teams have scored in Fiorentina's last five home league matches.
- At least three goals have been scored in Fiorentina's last five home games in Serie A.
Predicted lineup for Fiorentina (3-5-2)
David De Gea – Pablo Mari, Marin Pongracic, Luca Ranieri – Dodo, Jacopo Fazzini, Rolando Mandragora, Hans Nicolussi Caviglia, Robin Gosens – Albert Gudmundsson, Moise Kean.
Defender Tariq Lamptey and forward Christian Kouame are out due to injuries.
Bologna
Vincenzo Italiano's side confidently defeated Cagliari 2-0 away in the previous round. As a result, Bologna secured their fourth victory of the current season and their third clean sheet in this Serie A campaign. In the standings, the club has climbed to fifth place with 13 points.
- The team has not won in 7 of their last 8 away league matches (2 draws, 5 losses).
- The club has scored exactly 1 or 2 goals in 8 of their last 11 Serie A games.
- At least one of the opponents failed to score in 5 of Bologna's last 7 league matches.
Predicted lineup for Bologna (4-5-1)
Lukasz Skorupski – Nadir Zortea, Thorbjorn Heggem, John Lucumi, Juan Miranda – Riccardo Orsolini, Jens Odgaard, Nikola Moro, Remo Freuler, Nicolo Cambiaghi – Thijs Dallinga.
Forward Ciro Immobile will not play due to injury.
Referee
Federico La Penna (Italy)
Matches – 17 (Serie A, 2024/25–2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 67;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.9;
Red cards shown – 1;
Average fouls per match – 27;
Penalties – 29%.
Fiorentina vs. Bologna: Match Prediction
Even though Fiorentina has lost all three of their home matches this season, Stefano Pioli's team has managed to score in each game. Furthermore, Fiorentina is generally productive at home: in their last 13 Serie A home matches, the team failed to score only twice. During this period, Fiorentina scored three times against opponents like Inter and Juventus.
Bologna does not have a strong away record: in their last eight away league matches, they have secured just one victory (2 draws, 5 losses). The club primarily suffers from numerous defensive errors: in their last 18 away Serie A matches, Bologna kept a clean sheet only five times. Moreover, in their last two encounters with Fiorentina at their stadium, Bologna conceded a total of five goals.
I believe the hosts will be effective in their attacking play, so my prediction: Fiorentina Individual Total Over 1
