Bologna vs Monaco predictions: Les Rouge et Blanc in line for away success
- Bologna are yet to win in the league phase in Europe's top competition
- Monaco are unbeaten in this season's Champions League
- Recommended bet: Monaco to win
Monaco have made a solid start to their Champions League campaign and they will be eager to keep the momentum going when they head to a struggling Bologna.
Les Rouge et Blanc are sitting fourth in the standings, collecting seven points from three matches and this trip to Italy looks like the perfect chance to add to their tally, as they face a Bologna side that have just one point to their name.
Team news
Bologna remain without Nicolo Cambiaghi and Oussama El Azzouzi, who have been sidelined since August with knee injuries, while Michel Aebischer, Martin Erlic and Charalampos Lykogiannis are unavailable for selection.
Monaco are without the injured trio of Mohammed Salisu, Folarin Balogun and Edan Diop, while there are doubts over Denis Zakaria after he missed the last match against Angers.
Vanderson and Jordan Teze were both suspended for that Ligue 1 clash, but the duo are available for this European assignment.
The stats
Bologna drew 0-0 in their Champions League opener before suffering 2-0 defeats to Liverpool and Aston Villa, leaving the Italian outfit 29th in the table.
Vincenzo Italiano's side are unbeaten at home in all competitions this season, but five of those games have ended in draws and the sole victory was against relegation-threatened Lecce.
Monaco head into this fixture on the back of two defeats in a row, going down 2-1 at Nice and 1-0 at home to Angers.
Les Rouge et Blanc have been impressed in Europe, with home victories over Barcelona and Crvena Zvezda coming either side of a 2-2 draw at Dinamo Zagreb.
Prediction
Bologna have built up some momentum heading into this clash, recording wins over Cagliari and Lecce, but they have not been convincing in those victories against two teams battling against relegation.
That spells bad news for the Italian outfit as they prepare to take on a Monaco side that have already secured a brilliant European victory over Barca and are riding high in this competition.
Adi Hutter's side were on a four-game unbeaten run away from home in all competitions before losing 2-1 to Nice on their last road assignment, but they have enough quality in their ranks to get back to winning ways on their travels and this can be achieved at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara.
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