AC Milan out to extend unbeaten Serie A run against Bologna this afternoon
You have to go back to August 2008 for when Bologna last beat AC Milan and, despite home advantage, Stefano Poli’s men look set to suffer another defeat at the hands of the Rossoneri this afternoon.
While they have conceded few goals in the Serie A this season – they’ve only conceded two more than today’s illustrious rivals – the problem is that Bologna simply don’t score many, hence they go into this game fully 15 places beneath the Diavolo.
Conversely, Massimiliano Allegri’s charges are the highest scoring side in the Scudetto so far this term. Indeed, AC have amassed a pretty impressive haul of 29 in 13 games played, with Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic currently the third highest scorer in the Italian top-flight.
Poli has a full-strength squad to choose from, and they won’t make things easy for the reigning champions at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara. However, AC are on an eight-game unbeaten run at present and Christian Abbiati and Mark van Bommel back from injury, and Alberto Aquilani available for selection after serving a suspension during their midweek draw with Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League, the Rossoneri will prove too strong for the hosts.
I’m not expecting many goals in this fixture. In all likelihood, Bologna would be delighted with a goalless draw, whereas AC are invariably cautious in away matches, taking their time and gradually picking off their rivals, With this in mind, the most appealing bet on offer is under 2.25 in the total goals market, which is a top-priced 2.36 with Canbet at the time of writing.