Bologna are one of Italy’s established clubs, founded in 1909 and based at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara. Their profile is substantial without being extravagant: a 36-man squad with an average age of 25, valued at around £234m by Transfermarkt.
They sit eighth in Serie A, with a season that has also taken in a Coppa Italia quarter-final, the Supercoppa final and the Europa League quarter-finals. Recent league form has been sharp enough to merit attention, including away wins at Atalanta and Napoli, the latter a 3-2 result.
Their numbers suggest a side more productive on the road than at home. Bologna average 1.6 goals scored away from home, compared with 0.9 at the Dall'Ara, while conceding 1.2 away and 1.1 at home. Riccardo Orsolini leads the scoring with 14 goals, followed by Santiago Castro on 11, with Federico Bernardeschi, Jonathan Rowe and Jens Odgaard also contributing.
For Celtic supporters, Bologna are a credible Italian opponent: organised, competitive in Serie A, and carrying enough away threat to make them more than a technical exercise.
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⚔️ How they compare to Celtic
The supplied figures do not include Celtic’s matching metrics, so the clean comparison is stylistic: Bologna look less reliable than Celtic would expect domestically, with the weakest attack and defence in their reference group, but their away scoring is the obvious warning. For Celtic, the concern would be less about sustained pressure and more about managing transitions against a side who have just won at Napoli and Atalanta.
