- Bologna have won four, drawn three and lost three of their last 10 matches in all competitions.
- SS Lazio have won six, drawn none and lost four of their last 10 in all competitions.
- Bologna have averaged 1.43 goals per game scored and 1.86 per game conceded in all current competitions at home.
Lazio look to have Bologna’s number
Bologna will hope they have Lazio's number on Monday, as the Biancocelesti have won two of the last three meetings between the sides and haven't lost any of the three.
Lazio also won the last away meeting between the two sides in Serie A 2025/2026 and have had the better of the head-to-head in recent seasons.
The Rossoblù come into this opening fixture in Serie A 2026-2027 on the back of a decent patch of results, having won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five, but they come into this game on the back of consecutive defeats so it's difficult to describe them as in-form.
Bologna played well in the opening 20 minutes against Pisa, but fell 4-1 at home before making the mistake of not rotating their wingers in the second-half and their 0-1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion away from home was more expected.
Domenico Tedesco's team will play in a 4-3-3 system, which can easily shift into a 4-2-3-1 shape, and are built on the structure of possession play, wing rotation and coordinated pressing.
Bologna will come up against a much different style of team in Lazio, as Gennaro Gattuso prefers his teams to play with a 4-3-3 base and attack the ball, play with aggression and intensity and win the ball back to play quick vertical football in transition.
SS Lazio have won four and lost one of their last five, although their latest outing was a 2-0 home defeat to Mantova in Coppa Italia 2026/2027.
But before that, they beat Frosinone 2-1 away from home in a friendly and they already look to be in sync, so we're expecting a close game.
As there is no standout favourite for this match, we're going with Both Teams to Score - No at 1.83 and Under 2.5 goals at 1.65, which covers our belief that it will be a close, tense affair.
Bologna are favoured in the betting at 2.15, which looks too low to us, as the Rossoblù aren't playing as well as Lazio at the moment and the Biancocelesti have the edge in the recent head-to-head.
Benjamin Dominguez has been a spark for the hosts recently, netting two of their six goals in the last five matches, while Mattia Zaccagni has been the talisman for Lazio, scoring five of their eight in the same number of games.
