Bologna vs Empoli Prediction, Lineups & Odds

By Lorenzo Bianchi, Senior Football Analyst | Published: 2 days ago | Last Updated: Apr 25, 02:00 | 4 min read

Bologna FC 1909

Football Italy - Coppa Italia Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Fri 25 Apr 03:00

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  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

Side With Bologna to Cover the Line

Bologna take on Empoli in the second leg of this Coppa Italia semi-final tie at Renato Dall'Ara, with Bologna winning the first leg 3-0.

The Asian Handicap market allows us to back Bologna to beat Empoli by two or more goals. Our -1.5 goals betting prediction is available at odds of 2.25.

Match Preview & H2H

Bologna beat Inter Milan 1-0 at home in their last game. I Rossoblù recorded 49% possession and had three shots on target, with Riccardo Orsolini scoring the winner in the Serie A clash at Stadio Renato Dell'Ara.

Empoli´s previous match was at home against Venezia and the Serie A encounter finished in a 2-2 draw. Roberto D'Aversa's team had five shots on goal and 45% of possession, with Jacopo Fazzini and Tino Anjorin finding the net at Stadio Carlo Castellani.

Bologna haven’t lost to Empoli in their past five games. In the first leg of this Coppa Italia semi-final match-up, it was Bologna who claimed a 3-0 away victory, with Thijs Dallinga (2) and Riccardo Orsolini on the scoresheet. Bologna boasted 67% possession and won the shots on target 7-1.

The previous 10 H2H games have ended in four Bologna victories, three draws and three Empoli wins.

Bologna – Last 10 League Games

7 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, averaging 1.7 goals from 4.5 shots on goal and 13.8 attempts. Bologna have had 61.6% possession, 470.6 passes and 5.1 corners per game. On average, the Emilia-Romagna club have conceded 1.0 goals from 2.5 shots on goal and 5.8 attempts, while the opposition have been awarded 2.5 corners.

Riccardo Orsolini and Dan Ndoye lead the way with 5 goals, while Jens Odgaard has 2. Nicolo Cambiaghi is the leading assists maker on 3, with goalies Lukasz Skorupski and Federico Ravaglia collectively keeping 3 clean sheets.

Empoli – Last 10 League Games

Empoli have lost 6 and drawn 4, with an average of 0.4 goals from 9.9 attempts and 2.0 shots on goal. There’s been an average of 40.8% possession, 306.2 passes, 3.2 corners in their favour and 5.3 corners against, while Gli Azzurri have conceded 1.9 goals from 12.8 attempts and 4.9 shots on goal.

We’ve seen Tino Anjorin, Jacopo Fazzini, Christian Kouame and Alberto Grassi score 1 goals each. Liam Henderson, Liberato Cacace and Giuseppe Pezzella are top assists providers with 1, while Devis Vasquez has recorded one clean sheet in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Bologna confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Federico Ravaglia (GK), Lorenzo De Silvestri, Sam Beukema, Jhon Lucumi, Charalambos Lykogiannis, Remo Freuler, Nikola Moro, Riccardo Orsolini, Giovanni Fabbian, Nicolo Cambiaghi, Thijs Dallinga.

Empoli confirmed lineup (3-4-3): Jacopo Seghetti (GK), Mattia De Sciglio, Luca Marianucci, Lorenzo Tosto, Tyronne Ebuehi, Viktor Kovalenko, Jacopo Bacci, Liberato Cacace, Ismael Konate, Ola Solbakken, Junior Sambia.

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Expert Coppa Italia Analysis

We always have a keen eye on team news, while our football experts have their finger on the pulse by knowing the latest form. You will also find a compendium of stats which provide some valuable pointers ahead of the action.

Key Bologna vs Empoli stats:

  • Bologna have won 7 of their past 10 home matches
  • Bologna have scored 2 or more goals in 12 of their past 20 matches
  • Empoli have failed to win any of their last 18 Serie A matches this season
  • Empoli have lost 13 of their past 20 matches
  • Empoli have failed to score in 6 of their last 10 away matches
  • Empoli have conceded 2 or more goals in 12 of their last 20 matches

Bologna vs Empoli Prediction

Rather than back Bologna on the 1x2 market, our Coppa Italia prediction is to back them off a -1.5 goal handicap. We’re taking the 2.25 that they win by two goals or more.

If you want to take things a step further, you can back Bologna -2.5 and hope that they secure a margin of victory which is three goals or more.

Our Pick

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Bologna vs Empoli Odds

The latest betting odds give Bologna a 70% chance of winning which means they’re overwhelming 1.42 favourites to win this Coppa Italia clash with the bookies. Empoli are the outsiders at 7.50 and they’re regarded as least likely to win.

The game is predicted to be a low-scoring one and that is borne out by Under 2.5 Goals trading at short odds. If you think at least one side will keep a clean sheet, then Both Teams to Score No is 1.57.

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Team Stats

Latest Coppa Italia and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

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Full time Result

  • 12 wins, 3 defeats and 5 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 7 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 1 wins, 13 defeats and 6 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 1 wins, 5 defeats and 4 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Bologna

Empoli

Goals / match
1.2 0.6
Conceded / match
0.6 1.8
Total / match
1.8 2.4

Corners

Corners

Bologna

Empoli

For / match
4.8 2
Against / match
3 4
Total / match
7.8 6

Possession

Possession

Team News

Make sure you know the Bologna vs Empoli team news before placing your bets. We’ll bring you the information when we have it.

Bologna vs Empoli Lineups

Bologna Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Empoli Confirmed Lineup 3-4-3

Bologna Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

34 Federico Ravaglia
29 Lorenzo De Silvestri 31 Sam Beukema 26 Jhon Lucumi 22 C. Lykogiannis
8 Remo Freuler 6 Nikola Moro
7 Riccardo Orsolini 80 Giovanni Fabbian 28 Nicolo Cambiaghi
24 Thijs Dallinga
12 Jacopo Seghetti
22 Mattia De Sciglio 35 Luca Marianucci 31 Lorenzo Tosto
24 Tyronne Ebuehi 20 Viktor Kovalenko 36 Jacopo Bacci 13 Liberato Cacace
90 Ismael Konate 17 Ola Solbakken 7 Junior Sambia

Empoli Confirmed Lineup 3-4-3

Bologna Substitutes

  • 1Lukasz Skorupski
  • 5Martin Erlic
  • 9Santiago Castro
  • 11Dan Ndoye
  • 14Davide Calabria
  • 17Oussama El Azzouzi
  • 18Tommaso Pobega
  • 19Lewis Ferguson
  • 20Michel Aebischer
  • 21Jens Odgaard
  • 23Nicola Bagnolini
  • 30Benjamin Dominguez
  • 33Juan Miranda
  • 39Estanis Pedrola

Empoli Substitutes

  • 1Marco Silvestri
  • 2Saba Goglichidze
  • 6Liam Henderson
  • 11E. Quartsin Gyasi
  • 14Vincenzo Ugo Di Leva
  • 29Lorenzo Colombo
  • 39Alessio Baralla
  • 41Anders Asmussen
  • 42Jeremy Moray
  • 89Thomas Campaniello
  • 98Federico Brancolini

Previous Bologna Lineups

21 Apr Serie A
Bologna 1-0 Inter Milan
13 Apr Serie A
Atalanta 2-0 Bologna
08 Apr Serie A
Bologna 1-1 Napoli

Previous Empoli Lineups

20 Apr Serie A
Empoli 2-2 Venezia
15 Apr Serie A
Napoli 3-0 Empoli
06 Apr Serie A
Empoli 0-0 Cagliari

If you want confirmed lineups, you’ve come to the right place. You can also see the full list of substitutes and find out the team formations.

Team Squads

Bologna Squad

Empoli Squad

Make sure you check out the latest squads and access the up-to-date player stats.

Italy FlagTables & Standings

2024/2025 Season

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Inter Milan 33 21 8 4 72:32 71
2 Napoli 33 21 8 4 52:25 71
3 Atalanta 33 19 7 7 66:30 64
4 Bologna 33 16 12 5 52:37 60
5 Juventus 33 15 14 4 49:31 59
6 Lazio 33 17 8 8 55:43 59
7 Roma 33 16 9 8 48:32 57
8 Fiorentina 33 16 8 9 51:33 56
9 AC Milan 33 14 9 10 51:38 51
10 Torino 33 10 13 10 38:37 43
11 Udinese 33 11 7 15 36:48 40
12 Como 33 10 9 14 43:48 39
13 Genoa 33 9 12 12 29:40 39
14 Hellas Verona 33 9 5 19 30:60 32
15 Parma 33 6 13 14 38:51 31
16 Cagliari 33 7 9 17 33:49 30
17 Lecce 33 6 8 19 23:55 26
18 Venezia 33 4 13 16 27:46 25
19 Empoli 33 4 13 16 26:52 25
20 Monza 33 2 9 22 25:57 15
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Inter Milan 16 12 3 1 37:18 39
2 Napoli 16 12 2 2 26:11 38
3 Bologna 17 10 6 1 31:14 36
4 Roma 17 11 2 4 33:14 35
5 Juventus 17 9 7 1 27:15 34
6 Fiorentina 17 10 4 3 27:15 34
7 Atalanta 16 8 4 4 31:19 28
8 AC Milan 17 7 7 3 25:15 28
9 Lazio 16 7 7 2 30:22 28
10 Torino 16 6 6 4 16:13 24
11 Como 16 6 5 5 24:23 23
12 Udinese 16 7 2 7 19:22 23
13 Genoa 17 5 7 5 18:20 22
14 Parma 17 5 5 7 25:27 20
15 Cagliari 17 5 4 8 20:26 19
16 Venezia 16 4 5 7 13:16 17
17 Lecce 17 3 6 8 12:30 15
18 Hellas Verona 16 4 3 9 13:32 15
19 Empoli 16 1 7 8 7:22 10
20 Monza 17 1 5 11 12:24 8

We recommend looking at the Coppa Italia standings after each round of games so you can see where each side are placed in the table.

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