Roma visit Bologna for UCL hopes

Roma head to Bologna on matchday 34 knowing they must win to keep their Champions League ambitions alive. After drawing with Atalanta, the Giallorossi will be aiming to take full advantage of Sunday evening’s clash between AC Milan and Juventus. Bologna, for their part, are looking to bounce back from their defeat to Juventus and finish the season as high up the table as possible.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

There have been 81 official matches between the two sides in Emilia, with the record standing at 34 wins for Bologna (most recent: 2-0, Serie A 2023/24), 25 draws (most recent: 1-1, Europa League 2025/26) and 22 wins for Roma (most recent: 1-5, Serie A 2020/21).

After three consecutive wins, Bologna have recorded three draws and one defeat in their last four encounters against the Giallorossi.

DID YOU KNOW?

Roma have not won away from home in seven competitive matches. Their last away win was a 2-0 victory in Turin in Serie A on 18 January.

Looking solely at home matches, Bologna sit 13th in the table with 20 points from 16 games, comprising 6 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats. In the 2024/25 season, the Bolognese suffered just 2 home defeats throughout the campaign, achieving the 6th-best home record in Serie A.

Bologna are the 2025/26 Serie A side who have made the most substitutions (164 out of 165 available).

Bologna have scored 42 goals after 33 matchdays: over the last five seasons, to find a lower tally, one must go back to the 2021/22 season (37 goals scored).

Roma have conceded 29 goals after 33 matchdays: to find a better record, one must go back to the 2017/18 season (27 goals conceded).

Roma are the Serie A side that have conceded the fewest goals in the first halves (10).

Roma are the team in the 2025/26 Serie A season that have conceded the fewest penalties (1).

COACHES and PLAYERS

This is the 18th official meeting between Vincenzo Italiano and Gian Piero Gasperini: in the previous 17, Italiano has won 8, Gasperini 5, and there have been 4 draws.

Riccardo Orsolini is the player in the 2025/26 Serie A season who has hit the woodwork the most (6).

Evan Ndicka is the player in Serie A 2025/26 who has won back the most balls (239).

Only Mateo Pellegrino (74) has committed more fouls than Gianluca Mancini (63, the same as Marin Pongracic) in Serie A 2025/26.

DISCIPLINE 

Suspended: none 

Cautioned: Cambiaghi, Lucumì. Ravaglia (Bologna); El Aynaoui, Mancini (Roma)

REFEREE

DI BELLO (BERTI – DI GIOIA) IV: ALLEGRETTA, VAR: MARESCA, AVAR: MERAVIGLIA

UPCOMING MATCHES

Bologna-Cagliari (Sunday May 3rd, 12.30 CEST)

Roma-Fiorentina (Monday May 4th, 20.45 CEST)

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