There are 8 fixtures to look forward to in the Italian Serie A on Wednesday night including the meeting between Fiorentina and Bologna at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.
The hosts come into the match on 43 points while the visitors are just one place above them in 11th on 46 points, so there is all to play for in the match.
Fiorentina suffered a 2-1 defeat in their previous outing away against Roma. Having conceded just before half time, Fiorentina scored an equaliser early in the first half but conceded the decisive goal in the final minutes of the game. That defeat ended a run of 6 matches without a loss in Serie A.
During their undefeated run Fiorentina beat Torino at home plus Lecce and Parma away. They also picked up a point at home against Cagliari and Hella Verona plus away at Inter Milan.
Trends show Fiorentina have been struggling to win games at home and they have picked up only 4 victories from their last 29 home games in Serie A. The win over Torino last time out at home was their first in 8 attempts at the Stadio Artemio Franchi. Scoring goals at home has not been a problem for Fiorentina but they have been struggling to keep clean sheets. Both teams have scored in 5 of their last 7 home Serie A matches.
Bologna make the trip to Florence having picked up a 3-2 victory over Lecce at home last time out. Bologna found themselves 2-0 up after just five minutes of the game but the match was level at 2-2 just after the hour. However, Bologna managed to score the winning goal in the 90th minute to seal maximum points.
It was an important victory for Bologna who had been struggling to win matches. Prior to the win over Lecce, Bologna had gone 5 Serie A games without a win. There were defeats away at AC Milan and Atalanta plus at home to Sassuolo. Bologna did manage to pick up a point at home against Napoli and away to Parma.
Bologna have been struggling defensively this season and they have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 31 league games. Both teams have scored in 11 of their last 14 away Serie A matches.
Team news and Fiorentina will be without Bartłomiej Drągowski and Marco Benassi due to injury. They are the only players unavailable for Giuseppe Iachini.
Bologna are without the suspended Rodrigo Palacio plus Jerdy Schouten, Mattia Bani and Takehiro Tomiyasu are all on the treatment table.
This should be a close game between two teams situated in mid table. Neither team seem capable of keeping a clean sheet so expect to see both find the back of the net in what could be a score draw.