Bologna vs Sassuolo Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips

Bologna vs Sassuolo Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips

Match Details: December 28th, 2025 | Stadio Renato Dall'Ara | Serie A | 15:00 GMT

In this next matchup of this season's Serie A, Sassuolo travels to face Bologna.

Both sides have had a good season thus far, but will be looking to earn three points to push them up the table and towards the European spots. A loss for either side, however, could see them drop down into the congested middle of the Serie A table.

Key Betting Tip: Over 2.5 Goals and BTTS @2.40 odds represents excellent value based on the tip provided by our team of in-house tipsters.

Bologna Predicted XI: Ravaglia, Lykogiannis, Lucumi, Miranda, Holm, Moro, Pobega, Ferguson, Orsolini, Bernardeschi, Odgaard

Sassuolo Predicted XI: Muric, Walukiewicz, Muharemovic, Idzes, Doig, Matic, Kone, Lauriente, Volpato, Thorstvedt, Pinamonti

Bologna vs Sassuolo Current League Standings

As it stands, both sides have had a decent 2025/26 season. Despite neither side being in contention for the title—unless they suddenly go on a winning spree of 15+ matches—both sdes reside in the top 10 of the league.

Bologna sits sixth in the table on 25 points, whilst Sassuolo sits four points behind them in the middle of the table in 10th.

Bologna vs Sassuolo Head-to-Head Timeline

The two Italian sides have faced off against each other 20 times in their history. Bologna have won eight, Sassuolo have won six, and they have drawn six times.

Recent Head-to-Head Results:

03/02/2024 – Bologna 4–2 Sassuolo (Serie A)

28/10/2023 – Sassuolo 1–1 Bologna (Serie A)

08/05/2023 – Sassuolo 1–1 Bologna (Serie A)

12/11/2022 – Bologna 3–0 Sassuolo (Serie A)

15/05/2022 – Bologna 1–3 Sassuolo (Serie A)

In the past five games between these two sides, Bologna has held the slight advantage. Whilst Sassuolo do have one win to their name in the past five matches, that game happened in May of 2022. Since then, Bologna have won twice, whilst Sassuolo have not managed another win.

Bologna vs Sassuolo Matches Analysis

Bologna Last 5 Matches:

22/12/2025 – Napoli 2–0 Bologna (Supercoppa Italiana Final)

19/12/2025 – Bologna 1–1 Inter (Supercoppa Italiana Semi-Final)

14/12/2025 – Bologna 0–1 Juventus (Serie A)

14/12/2025 – Celta Vigo 1–2 Bologna (Friendly)

11/12/2025 – Lazio 1–1 Bologna (Serie A)

Despite Bologna performing well in the league this season, they have not performed that well in their past five matches. They beat Celta Vigo, but they have also lost to Juventus and Cremonese, before losing the Supercoppa Italian final to Napoli.

Sassuolo Last 5 Matches:

21/12/2025 – Sassuolo 0–1 Torino (Serie A)

14/12/2025 – Milan 2–2 Sassuolo (Serie A)

14/12/2025 – Sassuolo 3–1 Fiorentina (Serie A)

06/12/2025 – Como 2–0 Sassuolo (Serie A)

28/11/2025 – Sassuolo 2–2 Pisa (Serie A)

Sassuolo have also not had a great past five matches. In these five games, they have lost twice, drawn twice, and won just one game, which came against bottom-of-the-table Fiorentina.

Bologna vs Sassuolo Predictions

Our advanced algorithm analyses over 200 data points to generate these predictions with 68% confidence in both teams to score. The model factors in current form, head-to-head records, player availability, and tactical matchups.

Football Park’s best tip: Over 2.5 Goals and BTTS @2.40 our team of in-house betting tipsters have predicted both teams to score in this fixture.

Key Players to Watch: Bologna vs Sassuolo

Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) – There is no doubt that Riccardo Orsolini has been one of the best players in the Serie A over the past few seasons. He has been invaluable for Bologna since he joined them in 2018.

Arijanet Muric (Sassuolo) – On loan from Championship side Ipswich Town, Arijanet Muric has proved to be a fantastic goalkeeper this season. The ex-Manchester City player has become a regular in net for Sassuolo.

Bologna vs Sassuolo Match Facts

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Stadium: Building for the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara started 100 years ago in 1925, before finally finishing in 1927. It has been home to Bologna since then. For many years, it held an equestrian statue of the dictator Benito Mussolini before it was destroyed in 1943 following the liberation of the city.