Bologna are one of Italian football’s older names, founded in 1909 and based at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara. They sit eighth in Serie A, with a squad valued at around £234m by Transfermarkt, which gives a fair indication of their depth without turning them into some continental superpower.
The squad is sizeable, with 36 players and an average age of 25. Their season has stretched beyond the league, taking in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals, the Supercoppa final and the Europa League quarter-finals, evidence of a club handling a heavier calendar than most in their domestic bracket.
Their recent league form has been uneven but notable. Away wins at Atalanta and Napoli, including a 3-2 victory in Naples, stand out more than home returns of 0.9 goals scored and 1.1 conceded per match. They have carried more threat on the road, averaging 1.6 goals away from home, with Riccardo Orsolini on 14 goals and Santiago Castro on 11. Federico Bernardeschi and Jonathan Rowe have eight each, with Jens Odgaard on seven.
For Celtic supporters, Bologna profile as a technically credible Serie A side with European experience, decent attacking output away from home and enough individual scoring spread to require attention. They are established, competitive and currently placed in the upper half of Italy’s top flight.
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⚔️ How they compare to Celtic
Without Celtic's matching figures in this dataset, the clean comparison is stylistic rather than statistical: Bologna look less balanced than a typical Celtic benchmark, with a weaker home attacking profile and a defence that does not dominate its group. The warning for Celtic supporters is their away form, because Bologna's best attacking numbers come when they are not asked to control the game.
