The Serie A season has started well for both teams involved in today's match on September 18, 2023, Hellas Verona and Bologna. After two wins in the first two matchdays, Verona suffered an away defeat against Sassuolo on matchday three. On the other hand, Bologna has shown high-quality football in this early season, both in the draw against Juventus, where they deserved more, and in the loss to Milan. Currently, Hellas Verona is in 9th position in Serie A, while Bologna is in 11th position.

Let's take a look at the statistics of the two teams:

Hellas Verona:
- In the last match played on September 1, 2023, they were defeated by Sassuolo with a score of 3-1.
- In this Serie A season, they have won 2 times and lost once.
- They have scored an average of 1.33 goals per game and conceded the same number.
- They have conceded at least one goal in their last 8 home matches in Serie A.
- The team has scored at least one goal in their last 7 matches in Serie A.
- In 13 of their last 14 home matches in Serie A, fewer than 3.5 goals were scored.
- In 8 of their last 9 home matches in Serie A, more than 1.5 goals were scored.
- Both teams have scored in 7 of their last 8 matches.
- In 12 of their last 14 home matches in Serie A, at least one goal has been scored in the first half.
- In 5 of their last 6 matches, more than 2.5 goals were scored.

Bologna:
- In the last match played on September 2, 2023, they defeated Cagliari with a score of 2-1.
- In this Serie A season, they have won once, lost once, and drawn once.
- They have scored an average of 1 goal per game and conceded 1.33 goals.
- In their last 8 away matches in Serie A, more than 1.5 goals were scored.
- They have scored at least one goal in their last 8 away matches in Serie A.
- In their last 7 matches, at least one goal has been scored in the first half.
- Both teams have scored in their last 6 away matches in Serie A.
- They have conceded at least one goal in their last 6 away matches in Serie A.

Head to Head:
- In the last encounter on April 21, 2023, Hellas Verona defeated Bologna at home with a score of 2-1.
- In their last 5 direct clashes, Hellas Verona has won 2 times, Bologna has won once, and there have been 2 draws.
- On average, Hellas Verona has scored 1.4 goals per game, while Bologna has scored 1.2 goals per game in these encounters.

Possible Lineups:

Hellas Verona
Montipo; Dawidowicz, Hien, Magnani; Faraoni, Hongla, Duda, Doig; Mboulla, Lazovic; Ngonge

Bologna
Skorupski; Posch, Beukema, Lucumi, Kristiansen; Moro, Freuler; Orsolini, Ferguson, Karlsson; Zirkzee

According to BetMines, the predictions indicate at least one goal in the first half and a victory for Bologna.