Serie A

Bologna vs Pisa: three points needed

Bologna looking to climb the table as they host a Pisa side still chasing their first win of the season

Bologna and Pisa face off at the Dall’Ara, both looking for a result to improve their league position. The hosts, who drew with Lecce last time out, have picked up seven points from their first five games and are targeting a win to stay in touch with the European places. Pisa, meanwhile, are still without a victory. They picked up their second point of the season against Fiorentina and are now desperate to get off the mark and start building towards survival.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

The official previous meetings in Bologna between the two teams are 10: 4 Emilian (Bologna) wins, 4 draws, 2 nerazzurri (Pisa) victories. The 3 previous meetings in Emilia in Serie A between Bologna and Pisa have always ended 1-0, twice in favor of the rossoblù (Bologna), once for the nerazzurri (Pisa).

DID YOU KNOW?

Pisa is, together with Lecce, Genoa, Fiorentina and Verona, one of the Serie A 2025/26 teams still searching for their first league victory. Pisa is the Serie A 2025/26 team that loses the most points in the second half compared to the results at the end of the first half: -3, like Fiorentina.The nerazzurri (Pisa) haven't won a Serie A match since May 12, 1991, 1-0 at home against Bari. Since then 12,565 days have passed, before the match at Bologna.

COACHES and PLAYERS

Between Vincenzo Italiano and Alberto Gilardino, fourth official meeting: in the 3 previous meetings, 1 win for the rossoblù (Bologna) manager and 2 draws Alberto Gilardino, ex of the matchday: as a player, 37 appearances and 12 goals in the 2012/13 season with Bologna's shirt.

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: none Cautioned: none

REFEREE

ABISSO (VECCHI – DI GIOIA) IV: COLLU, VAR: MERAVIGLIA, AVAR: VOLPI

UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A

Cagliari-Bologna (Sunday 19 October, 15.00 CEST) Pisa-Verona (Saturday 18 October, 15.00 CEST) (Photo Getty Images)