The big picture

Bologna come in 8th on the ladder with 17 points; AS Roma are 3rd on 27. AS Roma are the side higher up the table.

Bologna are 4–4–2 in Serie A 2026-27, averaging 1.4 goals for and 1.3 against.

AS Roma are 7–0–3 in Serie A 2026-27, averaging 2.8 goals for and 1 against.

Form

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

AS Roma have won three of their last five and most recently lost to Manchester United 2–3.

Bologna arrive on a 3-game winning streak.

Head to head

These sides have met 41 times on our records since 2003: Bologna 10, AS Roma 18, 12 drawn.

Last time out (2025-26), AS Roma won 2–0 at Renato Dall'Ara.

Biggest margin between these two: AS Roma by 5 goals in 2013-14 (5–0).

Players to watch

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

For AS Roma, watch Donyell Malen (0.9 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27) and Niccolò Pisilli (0.3 goals a game in 2026-27).

At Renato Dall'Ara

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

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, AS Roma have the edge.