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Bologna vs Shakhtar Donetsk: Betting Tip and bets with odds of 4.35
Bologna will make their debut in the Champions League on September 18 against Shakhtar. Will the Rossoblu live up to their status as favourites and easily take three points from the match, or will Shakhtar prevent them from getting their first win of the season? In our betting tip, we have analysed in detail the strengths and weaknesses of the teams, identified the most relevant trends and prepared reliable bets. What choice should you make?
Command Analysis
Bologna
ItalyCurrent form
Bologna had a very strong last season, in which they immediately found themselves in the top four and, to the surprise of many, managed to get into the Champions League. However, in the summer, the Rossoblu were seriously updated - many key players, as often happens with "shot" mid-table teams, left the team, and Thiago Motta was promoted. Vincenzo Italiano was entrusted with building a new team.
The new coach has plenty of problems so far and the start of the season is expectedly difficult. In the first round, the Rossoblu had every chance to get three points in the home match against Udinese, but allowed the Zebras to win back with a penalty and had to settle for a draw. The first defeat of the season took place in Naples – Bologna lost to Napoli with a score of 0:3.
In the home match against Empoli, the Rossoblu not only failed to live up to their status as favourites, but were forced to save a 1:1 draw, the same thing happened in the match against Como (2:2), where they managed to score two goals in the second half. So far, with three points " target="_blank">https://www.bolognafc.it/"> Bologna is in 17th place in the table and is only one point away from the relegation zone - not the best, but quite predictable start.
Disqualifications and injuries
Nicolo Cambiaghi and Lewis Ferguson will definitely not play.
Interesting trends for betting
- Bologna have yet to win this season – three draws and a defeat
- Bologna have conceded in all four matches this season
- Bologna have failed to score in only one of their last four matches
Probable line-up : Skorupski - Posch, Bekema, Casale, Miranda - Abicher, Freuler, Pobega - Orsolini, Castro, Ndoye.
Shakhtar Donetsk
UkraineCurrent form
Last season, despite all the sales and personnel problems, Shakhtar managed to perform quite well both in the championship and in European competitions. In the Champions League, the miners gave Porto a run for their money in a tough group and were close to making it to the playoffs, but finished third. In the Europa League, they were eliminated by Marseille in the 1/16 finals.
In the new season, Marino Pusic's team is the clear favorite in the fight for the championship title in the Ukrainian Premier League. So far, this status has not been justified - in five rounds, the "miners" have earned only nine points. With them, Shakhtar is in seventh place in the table and is four points behind the leader Poliesie, Kyiv Dynamo has three points more, but the "white-blues" have played one match less.
In the last round " target="_blank">https://shakhtar.com/"> Shakhtar thrashed Karpaty 5-2, earning their third win of the season. There are still problems in defense, seven goals conceded for a title contender, which is a lot. At the same time, the team traditionally plays attacking football and has scored 14 goals - this is the best result to date in the Premier League, but there is no clear scorer yet - Artem Bondarenko and Danylo Sikan scored three goals each.
Disqualifications and injuries
Timur Puzankov is injured.
Interesting trends for betting
- Shakhtar have won two of their last three matches
- Shakhtar have scored in their last three matches
- Shakhtar have kept a clean sheet in only one of their last four matches
Estimated lineup : Reznik – Konoplya, Bondar, Matvienko, Azarov – Bondarenko, Stepanenko, Sudakov – Pedrinho, Sikan, Kevin.
Trends
Bet Exact score 3:1
Shakhtar suffered two of their last five away defeats with this score
16.50Bologna to score in both halves
In the last two matches, Shakhtar conceded in each half
3.19Shakhtar to score in the second half
In Shakhtar's last three matches, this bet was successful
2.35Bet Total first half over 1.5 goals
In Shakhtar's last two matches, this scenario was realized
2.35Tip and bets
Bologna is not impressive in the championship, to put it mildly, but at the same time it is certainly not hopeless, today the hosts will certainly set themselves the maximum tasks. In terms of player selection, even taking into account personnel losses, the Rossoblu have a significant advantage, they lack experience, but Shakhtar also has plenty of young players in their squad. It makes sense to give preference to the hosts, the Miners are also unstable and Bologna is quite capable of taking the maximum at home.
We think that the guests have no chance. The betting tip is a victory for Bologna . This bet is offered with a coefficient of 1.90
Bet on total
Bologna are not known for their sky-high scoring, but they have failed to score in only one of their four matches this season, while creating a lot of chances. Shakhtar concede a lot even at the national championship level, and the visitors have no chance of keeping a clean sheet against such an opponent. However, the miners play attacking football and score a lot, and Bologna's not very reliable defense should not be a problem for them.
Bet - both teams to score. This bet is offered for 1.97
Combined rate
Bologna will undoubtedly be looking to get their first win of the season today and start the Champions League successfully – Liverpool and Aston Villa are ahead, there is no way they can lose points today. Overall, the Rossoblu have a chance of success, Shakhtar is far from optimal form and is unstable even in the national championship, but the Miners have some great players up front, it will be very difficult for the hosts to beat them without scoring.
The bet is Bologna win and both teams will score. This bet is offered for 4.35
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