Bologna are one of Italy’s established names, founded in 1909 and based at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara. They carry the feel of a proper Serie A club: historic, grounded, and rarely short of technical competence.
The current squad is sizeable, with 36 players and an average age of 25. Its market value is put at around £234m by Transfermarkt, a figure that reflects both depth and a level of quality Celtic would have to respect.
Their league campaign has them sitting eighth in Serie A, with a recent upturn built on away wins at Atalanta and Napoli, the latter a 3-2 result. Their home numbers are more restrained, averaging 0.9 goals scored and 1.1 conceded per match, while away from home they carry more attacking bite at 1.6 goals per game.
Riccardo Orsolini leads the scoring with 14 goals, supported by Santiago Castro on 11 and useful contributions from Federico Bernardeschi, Jonathan Rowe and Jens Odgaard. Bologna’s season has also taken in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals, the Supercoppa final and the Europa League quarter-finals.
Bologna are a well-resourced Serie A side in eighth place, with credible attacking options and recent evidence of strength on the road. For Celtic, they would represent a serious but readable European opponent.
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⚔️ How they compare to Celtic
There is not enough Celtic data in the sample for a direct statistical comparison, but the shape of Bologna is clear enough for Celtic supporters: this is not a side built on relentless attacking volume, especially at home, but they are dangerous away from home and have enough individual scoring threat through Orsolini to punish loose defending.
