Bologna vs Palermo prediction and preview

Coppa Italia · Tuesday 15 December 2026, 20:00 UTC

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Bologna vs Palermo

Coppa Italia · Tuesday 15 December 2026, 20:00 UTC · Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna

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Bologna vs Palermo preview

The Coppa Italia fixture between Bologna and Palermo is scheduled for Tuesday 15 December 2026 at 20:00 UTC at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara in Bologna.

Recent form: Bologna W-W-W-L-W, Palermo W-D-W-W-W (most recent first). Over their last 6, Bologna have scored 2.0 and conceded 1.3 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 5. Palermo average 2.7 scored and 1.3 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Bologna won 3, 3 games were drawn and Palermo won 4. Those games averaged 2.4 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 15 Apr 2017, ended Palermo 0-0 Bologna.

At home this season Bologna have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats from 5 matches; on the road Palermo have 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats from 5.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Bologna 3, draws 3, Palermo 4.

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Bologna expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Lukasz Skorupski, Nicolò Casale, Arthur Theate, Lewis Ferguson, Nadir Zortea, Tommaso Pobega, Juan Miranda, Nicolò Cambiaghi, Federico Bernardeschi, Jens Odgaard

Palermo expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Mattia Perin, Tommaso Augello, Tommaso Cassandro, Pietro Ceccaroni, Mattia Bani, Dennis Johnsen, Filippo Ranocchia, Dominic Vavassori, Jacopo Segre, Hernani, Joel Pohjanpalo

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