The Italian Super Cup semi-final between Bologna and Inter will take place on December 18 at Mrsool Park in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Bologna – Inter: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Bologna
The club qualified for this edition of the competition by winning the national Cup last season — Bologna beat Milan 1-0 in the final. This is the club's first appearance in the Italian Super Cup, and historically they have won only two domestic trophies, both Coppa Italia titles. In the current Serie A campaign Vincenzo Italiano's side sit sixth and have failed to win any of their last three league matches (one draw, two defeats).
- The team is unbeaten in 11 of their last 13 matches across the league and cup (7 wins, 4 draws).
- The club conceded more than one goal in only one of their last eight domestic encounters.
- Bologna scored in six of their last seven matches in Serie A and the Coppa Italia.
Projected starting XI Bologna (4-5-1)*
Federico Ravaglia – Juan Miranda, Torbjørn Heggem, John Lucumi, Nadir Džorjea – Nicolò Cambiaghi, Nicolas Moro, Lewis Ferguson, Tommaso Pobega, Riccardo Orsolini – Tejs Dalling.
Defender Nicolò Casale and midfielder Remo Freuler will miss the game through injury. Goalkeeper Łukasz Skorupski is also highly unlikely to feature.
Inter
Finishing second in last season's Serie A earned Inter a place in the Super Cup. The club will appear in the competition for the 14th time and have won the trophy on eight occasions. In the previous edition Inter lost the final 2-3 to Milan, having previously claimed three consecutive Super Cup titles. This season the Nerazzurri top the Serie A table and lead the league for goals scored (34).
- The team have won seven of their last eight matches in Serie A and the Coppa Italia.
- The club kept a clean sheet in the first half of their previous six matches in these competitions.
- Inter scored at least two goals in seven of their last eight domestic matches.
Projected starting XI Inter (3-5-2)*
Jan Sommer – Manuel Akanji, Alessandro Bastoni, Yann Bisseck – Luis Enrique, Piotr Zieliński, Nicolò Barella, Petar Sučić, Carlos Augusto – Lautaro Martínez, Francesco Esposito.
Defenders Francesco Acerbi and Denzel Dumfries will miss out through injury. The involvement of Matteo Darmian and Hakan Çalhanoğlu is also highly doubtful due to fitness concerns.
Referee
Daniele Kiffi (Italy)
Matches – 6 (Serie A, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 13;
Average yellow cards per match – 2.2;
Red cards shown – 1;
Average fouls per match – 23;
Penalties – 33%.
Match prediction Bologna – Inter
Despite arriving in mixed form, Bologna can be expected to offer an effective attacking display. The stats back this up: across their last 13 domestic fixtures in the league and cup the side failed to score on only two occasions, and they hit at least two goals in nine of those matches. Defensively they have been vulnerable too, conceding in four of the previous domestic encounters.
Inter boast a powerful forward line and are rarely held scoreless — in their last 20 Serie A and Coppa Italia matches they failed to score just once. That said, they are not impregnable at the back: Inter kept a clean sheet in only six of their last 15 matches across these competitions.
I expect both teams to produce an effective attacking performance, and my prediction: Both teams to score – Yes
*Each side's starting XI is shown from their most recent match.
