Parma v Bologna preview: Serie A matchday 11
Parma, 16th in Serie A, host a Bologna side that have won four of their last five matches, with kick-off on 7 November 2026 at 17:00.
The occasion and the table
Parma host Bologna on matchday 11 of Serie A, with kick-off on 7 November 2026 at 17:00. The two clubs arrive at this fixture in very different positions in the table.
Parma are 16th with 8 points from 10 matches. Their record reads 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats, with 8 goals scored and 15 conceded.
Bologna sit 9th with 14 points from 10 matches. They have 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats, and have scored 14 goals while conceding 13.
Recent form and home/away records
Parma come into the match on the back of their best result in their last five outings, a 3-0 away win against Atalanta. Before that they drew 0-0 at home to Udinese. Before that came a 1-2 defeat away to Lazio, and earlier still a 0-3 home loss to Torino and a 0-3 defeat away to Inter Milan. That adds up to 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Bologna's recent run is much stronger. Their most recent match was a 2-1 home win over Monza. Before that they won 4-2 away at AC Milan, and before that 2-0 away at Cagliari. Their only defeat in the sequence was a 1-3 home loss to Inter Milan, and before that they won 2-1 away at Lecce. That makes 4 wins and 1 defeat from five matches.
Venue records add further context. Parma have played 5 home matches in Serie A this season, with 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats, scoring 3 goals and conceding 6. Bologna have played 5 away matches, winning 3 and losing 2, with 8 goals scored and 5 conceded.
Previous meetings
The last three meetings between the clubs have produced mixed results. Bologna won two of them, but Parma took the most recent.
On 8 February 2026, Parma won 1-0 at Bologna. Before that, on 4 December 2025, Bologna beat Parma 2-1. On 2 November 2025, Bologna won 3-1 at Parma.
Players to watch
Simone Lontani is Parma's top scorer in Serie A this season with 3 goals. In a side that has found goals hard to come by, his contribution in front of goal carries extra weight.
Federico Bernardeschi leads the scoring for Bologna in Serie A this season, also with 3 goals.
How the two sides tend to play
In attack, the numbers point clearly towards Bologna. They have scored 14 league goals, 8 of them away from home, and have found the net in all of their last 5 matches. Parma have managed 8 goals across their 10 league matches and only 3 in their 5 home games. They have scored in just 2 of their last 5 matches.
In defence, the picture is less one-sided. Parma have conceded 15 league goals, including 6 at home, but they have kept a clean sheet in 2 of their last 5 matches, in the 3-0 win at Atalanta and the 0-0 draw with Udinese. Bologna have conceded 13 league goals, 5 of them on the road, and have kept only 1 clean sheet in their last 5 matches. Both teams scored in 4 of those games.
The contrast is therefore between a Parma side whose recent defensive record has improved but whose attack has struggled, and a Bologna side who score regularly but have rarely kept their opponents out.
Estimated win chances
Estimated win chances from market data, computed by goal888 with the margin removed, are: Parma 21%, draw 27%, Bologna 52%. These figures are estimates drawn from market data, not a prediction of the result.
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