Bologna Could Achieve Their Best Ever Start, But Must End 14-Year Voodoo Against Juventus
Bologna could achieve their best ever start to a Serie A season in the three-point era with victory against Juventus on Sunday.
Charlie Rhodes
Updated on 12 December 2025
Juventus stand in the way of Bologna’s best ever start to a season after 15 games, with the Rossoblu sitting pretty in fifth on 25 points.
What is Bologna’s Best Start to a Serie A Season?
You have to rewind to 2002-03 to find the last time Bologna raced out of the blocks this quickly. At this current stage (14 games), that side had one more point until they were held to a draw against Lazio.
While Bologna will be propelled into the weekend thanks to a Federico Bernadeschi brace against Celta Vigo in midweek, everything points to history repeating itself.
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Bologna vs Juventus Head-to-Head Record
The previous five head-to-heads with gameweek 15’s opponents Juventus have ended in a stalemate, and incidentally is the most common scoreline in the fixture’s history (25 draws).
Three of the previous five meetings have also ended in 1-1 draws; an all-too-familiar scoreline for Juve this season, who have suffered this fate in four games already.
Nevertheless, Bologna – who have only been outscored by Inter Milan this season – sit two points above the Bianconeri heading into their latest clash.
| Date | Home | Away | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05/25 | Bologna | Juventus | 1–1 |
| 07/12/24 | Juventus | Bologna | 2–2 |
| 20/05/24 | Bologna | Juventus | 3–3 |
| 27/08/23 | Juventus | Bologna | 1–1 |
| 30/04/23 | Bologna | Juventus | 1–1 |
When Was the Last Time Bologna Beat Juventus?
A draw against Juve would be enough to see them replicate the start from 2002, but victory would help rewrite Bologna’s early-season history.
Bad omens typically hang over this fixture for the Rossoblu, who have been beaten by Juventus more than any other opponent in Serie A.
Perhaps more pertinently, Bologna must overcome a 14-year winless streak against Sunday’s opponents to secure their best ever start to a season.
Not since February 2011 have Bologna beaten Juventus – a run of 26 games – while they have failed to find a way past them on home soil since November 1998.
Vincenzo Italiano’s side are one of Serie A’s most in-form teams having lost just one of their previous 15 in all competitions, and gameweek 15 represents a significant opportunity to put space between themselves and another Champions League hopeful.
Charlie Rhodes
Charlie has built a deep portfolio across a wealth of sports websites, with a heavy focus on Europe's top five leagues. He has a long-standing interest in Serie A having grown up watching Football Italia on Channel 4 as a child. With extensive experience tailored towards news, long-form content and heavily researched features, Charlie has also garnered experience in several roles in the fintech and marketing sector.
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