{"id":51674,"date":"2026-05-11T16:44:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T11:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=51674"},"modified":"2026-05-11T17:06:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T11:36:01","slug":"napoli-vs-bologna-serie-a-where-to-watch-predicted-lineups-predicted-score-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/serie-a\/napoli-vs-bologna-serie-a-where-to-watch-predicted-lineups-predicted-score-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Napoli vs Bologna serie A:  Predicted lineups, predicted score & preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Napoli host Bologna<\/b> at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Monday, May 11, 2026, as they push to secure second place in <b>Serie A. Kick-off<\/b> is set for <b>19:45 local time<\/b> (12:15 am in select time zones).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Antonio Conte\u2019s Napoli sit second with <b>70<\/b> points from <b>35 matches<\/b>, boasting a strong <b>+19<\/b> goal difference. Bologna occupy 10th place with 49 points and have little to play for beyond pride, having struggled for consistency lately.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Head-to-Head<\/h3>\n<p>Napoli historically dominate at home against Bologna, though the visitors won the reverse fixture earlier this season. Napoli remain strong favorites.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Predicted Lineups<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><b>Napoli (3-4-2-1):<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Milinkovi\u0107-Savi\u0107; Beukema, Rrahmani, Buongiorno; Politano, Lobotka, McTominay, Guti\u00e9rrez; De Bruyne, Alisson Santos; H\u00f8jlund.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Bologna (4-2-3-1):<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Pessina (or Skorupski); Zortea, Lucum\u00ed, Helland, Miranda; Ferguson\/Freuler, Moro; Orsolini, Castro, Rowe (or similar attacking trio).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Key players to watch<\/b>: Rasmus H\u00f8jlund (Napoli\u2019s top scorer) and Scott McTominay, who adds midfield threat. Kevin De Bruyne brings creativity in attack.<\/p>\n<h3>Prediction<\/h3>\n<p>Napoli\u2019s home form and attacking depth should prevail against a Bologna side low on confidence. Most experts expect a controlled home win.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Predicted Score: Napoli 2-0 Bologna<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This match offers Napoli a chance to build momentum ahead of the final matches, while Bologna will look to frustrate and nick a point on the counter. Expect an entertaining evening in Naples.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Napoli host Bologna at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Monday, May 11, 2026, as they push to secure second\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":502,"featured_media":51675,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4653],"tags":[3877,4322,4057],"class_list":["post-51674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-serie-a","tag-bologna","tag-napoli-fc","tag-top-stories"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/502"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51674"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51689,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51674\/revisions\/51689"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}