Bologna vs Crotone prediction, preview, team news and more

Bologna are set to host Crotone on Sunday at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara in their next Serie A fixture.

Bologna come into this game on the back of a 4-2 loss to Spezia on Wednesday in the fourth round of the Coppa Italia.

A brace from midfielder Giulio Maggiore and goals from young attacker Roberto Piccoli and Brazilian striker Diego Farias ensured next round qualification for Spezia.

Gambia international Musa Barrow and Italian winger Riccardo Orsolini scored the consolation goals for Bologna.

Time to put yesterday's cup exit behind us and focus on #BolognaCrotone, which is coming up on Sunday 👊𝘍𝘖𝘙𝘡𝘈 𝘉𝘖𝘓𝘖𝘎𝘕𝘈! ❤💙#WeAreOne pic.twitter.com/Q4j3eHmMzN
— Bologna FC 1909 (@BolognaFC1909en) November 26, 2020

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Crotone, on the other hand, lost 2-0 to Lazio last Saturday in Serie A. Goals from talismanic striker Ciro Immobile and Argentina international Joaquin Correa secured the victory for Simone Inzaghi's side.

Bologna vs Crotone Head-to-Head

In 11 previous encounters between the two sides, Bologna hold a slight advantage. They have won six games, lost four and drawn one.

Bologna 🆚 Crotone. The stats so far this season 📊⚽ Goals scored: 13 - 6❌ Goals conceded: 14 - 19💥 Shots per game: 14.9 - 10.3🧠 Passes per game: 440.6 - 456.5🎯 Pass accuracy: 82.4% - 81.2%#BolognaCrotone #WeAreOne pic.twitter.com/663oitNB71
— Bologna FC 1909 (@BolognaFC1909en) November 27, 2020

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The two clubs last faced each other two years ago in the fourth round of the Coppa Italia. Bologna beat Crotone 3-0 courtesy of a brace from Italy international Riccardo Orsolini and a goal from striker Diego Falcinelli.

Bologna form guide in Serie A: L-L-W-L-W

Crotone form guide in Serie A: D-L-L-D-L

Bologna vs Crotone Team News

Bologna manager Sinisa Mihajlovic will be unable to call upon the services of Paraguay international Federico Santander and Dutch left-back Mitchell Dijks, who are both out injured.

Injured: Federico Santander, Mitchell Dijks

Doubtful: None

Suspended: None

Meanwhile, Crotone have no known injury issues and manager Giovanni Stroppa is expected to have a fully-fit squad at his disposal.

Injured: None

Doubtful: None

Suspended: None

Bologna vs Crotone Predicted XI

Bologna Predicted XI (4-3-3): Lukasz Skorupski, Lorenzo De Silvestri, Danilo, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Aaron Hickey, Jerdy Schouten, Roberto Soriano, Mattias Svanberg, Riccardo Orsolini, Rodrigo Palacio, Musa Barrow

Crotone Predicted XI (3-5-2): Alex Cordaz, Lisandro Magallan, Luca Marrone, Giuseppe Cuomo, Andrea Rispoli, Ahmad Benali, Jacopo Petriccione, Milos Vulic, Arkadiusz Reca, Junior Messias, Simeon Nwankwo