Inter (home)
- Inter have won six of their eight home games in Serie A 2025-2026, averaging 2.62 goals per game at the San Siro.
- Inter under Cristian Chivu, who arrived in June 2025, employs a 3-5-2 system that is capable of shifting and shape-shifting as needed, with disciplined, trigger-based pressing.
Bologna (away)
- The Nerazzurri have 36 points from 16 games while Bologna have 26 after 16 rounds, putting the Rossoblu in seventh place in the table.
- Vincenzo Italiano has done a brilliant job at Bologna since joining in June 2024, building a high-octane 4-2-3-1/4-3-3 hybrid that is relentlessly pressing and looking to break forward on the counter-attack at speed from the wide areas.
- In Serie A away from home, they have won three, drawn three and lost just two, scoring an average of 1.62 goals per away match and conceding just 1.00.
Head-to-Head
Bologna have the slight advantage in the head-to-heads after a 1-1 draw and 4-3 shootout win in the Super Cup just 12 days ago.
Key Players
- Lautaro Martinez - 9 goals for the season, 5 in his last 5, and the talisman for Inter this term.
- Riccardo Orsolini - 6 goals in 16 for Bologna.
- Federico Bernardeschi - 2 goals in the last 4.
Betting Insights
- Inter 1.49, Bologna 7.26, Draw 4.8.
- Over 2.5 goals at 1.81 looks enticing.
Prediction
- This game could be a chess match with Inter looking to exploit the space left in behind by Bologna’s aggressive pressing while the visitors will want to disrupt Inter’s build-up and play off the transitions.
- With Bologna’s pressing style and Inter’s current attacking form, we like the chances of both teams finding the net and the Over 2.5 goals line.
