Juventus are unbeaten in their last 10 Serie A meetings against Bologna (W9 D1), keeping a clean sheet in six of those games. Juventus have won their last five home meetings against Bologna – their best home run in this fixture to date. This is only the fifth time that Juve have won their first six matches of the season in all competitions – only in 1930/31 did they manage to start the season with seven wins in seven matches. Juve have lost only one of their last 12 home games in Serie A, winning the remaining 11 and keeping seven clean sheets in this period. Juventus take on Bologna at the Allianz Stadium tonight with the Old Lady who seeks for her sixth successive win in Serie A.will be starting up front for the Bianconeri while Mario Mandzukic is expected to remain on the bench.Moise Kean was not called-up for tonight's clash due to an allergic attack in yesterday's training. The promising Italian striker was quite unlucky as Max Allegri had previously claimed he could have played Kean at some point of the Bologna tie.The Rossoblu boss Pippo Inzaghi also spoke to media yesterday and he complained about a few injuries suffered by his lads. The former AC Milan striker also added that Juventus are 'the best team in Europe'.<doc-sep>When we entered the weekend’s allotment of games, there were still two clubs in Italy’s top flight who hadn’t scored a goal yet. One of those, was Frosinone, who just so happened to be Juventus’ opponents last Sunday night. The other, Bologna, was going to be the next one up on the schedule as the fixtures get a lot more frequent now the latter days of September are officially here. One of those teams scored goals. The other one was shut out once again. Here’s a hint as to which one got their first two goals of the season over the weekend: That's all she wrote. An absolutely fucking pathetic "performance" from Roma. It may not happen soon, but you'd be entirely correct to question if EDF is right for this job. — Chiesa di Totti (@chiesaditotti) September 23, 2018 (You could have also figured out which team actually scored goals based on what we were writing about in the hours following Juventus’ latest win in Serie A, but that’d be too easy.) OK, so that’s also jumping on something and taking full advantage of a pretty understandable rage tweet from our blogging brethren over at CDT. (Hi, Bren.) But as we see Juventus’ schedule gets busy with this first three games in an eight-day span, Juventus are getting two of Serie A’s truly struggling sides right off the bat before Napoli roll into Turin for the truly first big league game of the 2018-19 season. So, basically, this is the game before the big game. And we all know that has always been quite an interesting kind of deal in the past. Or, at least in theory it is. Juventus’ league form right now isn’t great. And with plenty of rotation and the return of the 3-5-2 formation expected for Bologna’s visit to Allianz Stadium tonight, who knows what that will mean for how Juve play against another struggling Serie A side. They could cruise to a 2-0 win. They could slow-play their breakdown of Bologna and win 2-0 like they did against Frosinone over the weekend. For all we know Juventus’ best player this season, Federico Bernardeschi, could very well be starting as a wingback today. This is what we’re waiting to see. So come on down and see what the game at Allianz Stadium before the big game at Allianz Stadium on Saturday night has to offer. At the very least Max Allegri will be screaming at his players from the sideline from about the third minute onward. (But that’s pretty much a given, so it’s not like I’m going out on a limb with that one, folks.) MATCH INFO When: Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018 Where: Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy Official kickoff time: 9 p.m. local time in Italy and across Europe; 8 p.m. in the United Kingdom; 3 p.m. Eastern Time; 12 p.m. Pacific Time STARTING LINEUPS Juventus starting XI (3-5-2): Perin; Barzagli, Bonucci, Benatia; Cuadrado, Bentancur, Pjanic, Matuidi, Joao Cancelo; Ronaldo, Dybala Juventus bench: Szczesny, Pinsoglio, Chiellini, Alex Sandro, Mandzukic, Emre Can, Rugani, Bernardeschi Bologna starting XI (3-5-2): Skorupski; Calabresi, Danilo, Paz; Mbaye, Nagy, Dzemaili, Krejci, Dijks; Falcinelli, Destro HOW TO WATCH Television: RAI Italia America (United States); RAI Italia America, DLN (Canada); Eleven Sports 2 UK (United Kingdom) Online/mobile: ESPN+ (United States); DAZN (Canada); DAZN Italy, Sky Go Italia (Italy) Other live viewing options can be found here, and as always, you can also follow along with us live and all the stupid things we say on Twitter. If you haven’t already, join the community on Black & White & Read All Over, and join in the discussion below.<doc-sep>Here's how to watch Juventus and Bologna play in Serie A on Wednesday, Sept. 26. Juventus and Bologna square off in a midweek Serie A fixture on Wednesday, Sept. 26. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET. Juventus enters the contest riding a six-game winning streak in all competitions. It is currently in first place of Serie A after winning each of its five games to open the season. Star forward Cristiano Ronaldo scored his third league goal of the season in the club's latest victory, a 2-0 win over Frosinone. Bologna comes into the game after winning 2-0 against Roma, picking up its first victory of the season. In fact, Federico Mattiello's 36th-minute goal marked Bologna's first goal of the season. Through five games, the club is 18th in the Serie A table Juventus leads the all-time, head-to-head series 24-8-1. Here's how to watch Wednesday's contest. Time: 3 p.m. ET TV channel: Rai Italia America Live stream: Sling TV, and ESPN+. You can also watch the match live via FuboTV. Sign up now for a free seven-day trial. SI TV is also now available on fuboTV. Watch Planet Futbol TV, SI’s soccer show starring Grant Wahl and Luis Miguel Echegaray, weekly on Fubo TV or anytime, anywhere here.<doc-sep>
Cristiano Ronaldo & Co. will be out to extend their lead atop Serie A when they take on an under-performing Bologna side this week Juventus sit atop Serie A, and Cristiano Ronaldo has found form as the club prepare to face Bologna in Serie A. Juve have won all five of their fixtures thus far this season, and Ronaldo has scored three goals in his last two games. Bologna, meanwhile, have won just once, and have taken four points from a possible 15. Game Juventus vs Bologna Date Wednesday, September 26 Time 8:00pm BST / 3:00pm EST TV Channel, Live Stream & How To Watch In the United States (US), the game will not be televised but will be livestreamed on ESPN+. US TV channel Online stream N/A ESPN+ In the United Kingdom (UK), the game will be shown and livestreamed on Eleven Sports. UK TV channel Online stream Eleven Sports Eleven Sports Squads & Team News Position Juventus players Goalkeepers Szczesny, Pinsoglio, Perin Defenders De Sciglio, Chiellini, Benatia, A. Sandro, Bonucci, Cancelo, Rugani, Spinazzola Midfielders Pjanic, Costa, Matuidi, Cuadrado, Can, Bentancur, Hallfredsson, Crisetig Forwards Dybala, Ronaldo, Mandzukic, Kean, Bernardeschi Mattia De Sciglio and Sami Khedira are both out with injuries, while Douglas Costa is suspended. Paulo Dybala starts on the right flank, but Federico Bernardeschi does not make the XI despite scoring in the 2-0 win over Frosinone. Juventus XI: Perin; Barzagli, Bonucci, Benatia; Cuadrado, Bentancur, Pjanic, Matuidi, João Cancelo; Dybala, Cristiano Ronaldo Position Bologna players Goalkeepers Da Costa, Skorupski, Santurro, Pirana Defenders Gonzalez, De Maio, Paz, Brignani, Mattiello, Mbaye, Helander, Danilo, Corbo, Calabresi, Dijks, Kastrati Midfielders Pulgar, Nagy, Poli, Donsah, Valencia, Dzemaili, Svanberg Forwards Orsolini, Santander, Krejci, Destro, Palacio, Okwonkwo, Krastev, Falcinelli Bologna beat Roma last time out, and such a fine performance is unlikely to lead to many changes. There is only one change in the starting XI with Mattia Destro replacing Federico Santander up front. Likely Bologna XI: Skorupski; Nehuén Paz, Danilo, Calabresi; Mbaye, Dzemaili, Nagy, Dijks; Falcinelli, Krejici, Mattia Destro Betting & Match Odds Juventus are priced at odds of winning 1/6 according to bet 365 , while a draw is available at 13/2. A win for Bologna is set at 16/1. Match Preview Ronaldo's form is a good omen for Juve as they head into a game against one of the worst-performing teams in the division. Article continues below The Portugal international has regularly been touted as something of a flat-track bully, and that bodes well as Juve look to pile the misery onto Bologna this week. His three goals thus far is a solid if unspectacular return and he will be out to add to his tally. Bologna, meanwhile, endured a difficult start to the season but there are signs of a revival; a 2-0 win over Roma last weekend was a spectacular result, and they will be confident of taking something from their encounter with the league leaders.