Football Bet of the Day: Serie A snoozefest on the cards

Modest attacks to misfire

Bologna v Salernitana
Thursday 01 September, 19:45
Live on BT Sport Extra

It was a nervous ending for us last night, but our odds-against winner landed in the German Cup, as Bayern Munich's 5-0 win at Viktoria Köln just about kept us under the 5.5 goals line.

We'll oppose goals again tonight, as Bologna face Salernitana in Serie A, with both teams having made modest starts to the campaign.

Bologna finished 13th last season, and they'll be aiming to avoid the drop once again under long-serving coach Sinisa Mihajlovic. The former defender has been in charge for three seasons, so that counts as long-serving these days.

Bologna won 1-0 against Cosenza in the Coppa Italia, and they have scored just two goals across their three league matches so far. Last season's attacking talisman Marko Arnautovic, who was linked with Manchester United earlier this summer, has scored both of his club's league goals this term.

Salernitana smashed hapless Sampdoria 4-0 at the weekend, but they failed to score in their previous three competitive matches. Ten of their last 20 Serie A matches have featured fewer than three goals, and that's true of 12 of Bologna's last 20.

Given that neither of these sides is sparkling in attack, I'm surprised that Under 2.5 Goals is trading at 2.166/5 here.