Venezia – Bologna

Venezia host a struggling Bologna side in what promises to be a decisive clash at the Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo. The home team sit bottom of the table, 20th with four defeats from four games and a meagre –11 goal difference, while the visitors occupy 16th place, having salvaged a single point from a goalless draw and sitting at –3 on the tally sheet. Both clubs have yet to taste victory this season, and the encounter will be their first win in the campaign, a chance for Venezia to claw back from the abyss and for Bologna to build on their lone point and climb out of the lower half. Their head‑to‑head record this term offers no precedent, leaving the outcome entirely in the hands of who can break the deadlock first.