DID YOU KNOW?
* Bologna have won five out of their past six Serie A meetings against Napoli at the Renato Dall'Ara
* The Rossoblu have only lost one of their last five home matches (W2, D2, L1)
* Marco Di Vaio leads the team in scoring with 19 goals.
* Di Vaio has scored five out of Bologna's last seven goals.
* Napoli have scored 19 goals in the last 15 minutes of games this season.
* Joint top Serie A scorer Edinson Cavani will miss the match through suspension.
* The Partenopei are currently riding a three-game winning streak and have scored nine goals during that span.
* The Azzurri's 62 points in Serie A is a club record.
LAST MEETING
November 21, 2010: Napoli 4-1 Bologna
The hosts ran rampant and wild against a shell-shocked Bologna side at the San Paolo. Christian Maggio opened the scoring two minutes into the encounter and Napoli never looked back. Marek Hamsik netted a brace and Edinson Cavani rounded things off with a goal in the 74th minute. Riccardo Meggiorini's second half strike is all that Bologna could muster.
PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Bologna: Viviano; Casarini, Portanova, Britos, Rubin; Perez, Mudingayi, Della Rocca; Ekdal; Ramirez, Di Vaio
Napoli: De Sanctis; Campagnaro, Cannavaro, Aronica; Maggio, Pazienza, Yebda, Dossena; Hamsik, Mascara; Lavezzi
Prediction
Bologna fell to a heavy defeat in the first fixture between the sides but they have a pretty good track record at home against Napoli and will not have to face the daunting figure of Edinson Cavani.
The hosts will hang around for the most part until the Partenopei win it late to pick up three masssive points.
The hosts will hang around for the most part until the Partenopei win it late to pick up three masssive points.
Bologna 1-2 Napoli