Bologna vs Empoli Predictions

• Bologna have only lost one domestic home game all season
• Empoli have failed to score in five of their last seven games
• Empoli are winless in their last 20 outings

Bologna a team on the up

Bologna are having a standout season in Italian football and should be able to cap that by progressing to the Coppa Italia final for just the third time in their history.

Vincenzo Italiano’s side have a 3-0 lead over Empoli from the first leg of this semi-final and with their impeccable home record and the visitors’ struggles, that deficit looks unlikely to be overturned.

Empoli are currently a point adrift of safety in Serie A and are on a whopping 20-game run without a victory in all competitions, they only got the better of Juventus in the quarter-finals via a penalty shootout.

Visitors set to struggle in front of goal

In sharp contrast, Bologna have won seven of their last nine matches, including successes over both Milan teams and Lazio.

They blew the title race open with a 1-0 success over Inter last time out and are now in the drivers’ seat when it comes to securing a Champions League spot.

Goals have been an issue for Empoli all season and they have failed to find the net in five of their last seven outings. That run looks set to continue and Bologna are fancied to progress to the final with a win to nil.

Four of the hosts’ last five matches have gone under 2.5 goals and a repeat of that is fancied in a 2-0 correct score selection.