Week 7 brings us a match on Sep 17th where Bologna will host Empoli in a Serie A match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 12th placed Bologna, recorded a 2-1 win against Fiorentina. Lucas Martinez struck first for Fiorentina in the 54th minute on a feed from Riccardo Saponara, but Musa Barrow got the equalizer for Bologna in the 59th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 62nd minute on a goal by Marko Arnautović. Bologna looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while in their last match, 16th placed Empoli, recorded a 1-2 loss against Roma. Paulo Dybala scored the first goal for Roma in the 17th minute, then Filippo Bandinelli tied it up for Empoli in the 43rd minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Empoli won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Empoli is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Fabiano Parisi and Tommaso Baldanzi each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Bologna is glad to have Marko Arnautović in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 5 goals.