Form

Bologna have won four of their last five and most recently beat Monza 2–1.

Palermo have won three of their last five and most recently beat Empoli 2–1.

Bologna arrive on a 3-game winning streak.

Head to head

These sides have met 16 times on our records since 2004: Bologna 4, Palermo 7, 5 drawn.

Last time out (2016-17), it was a draw 0–0 at Renzo Barbera.

Biggest margin between these two: Bologna by 3 goals in 2012-13 (3–0).

Players to watch

For Bologna, watch Federico Bernardeschi (0.3 goals a game in 2026-27) and Samuel Mbangula (0.6 goals a game in 2026-27).

For Palermo, watch Ilija Nestorovski (0.3 goals a game, 3 assists in 2016-17) and Andrea Rispoli (0.2 goals a game, 3 assists in 2016-17).

Milestone watch

Alessandro Diamanti is 1 goals short of 50 for their career.

At Renato Dall'Ara

Bologna have won 4 of their last 20 at Renato Dall'Ara.

What the numbers say

On form and history, Bologna have the edge.