AC Milan vs Bologna

27 August 2022 · Serie A · 2022/23 · Referee Gianluca Manganiello

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Rafael Leão 21’
  • Olivier Giroud 58’

Match summary

AC Milan beat Bologna 2-0. AC Milan led 1-0 at half-time.

Rafael Leão put AC Milan ahead in the 21st minute, set up by Charles De Ketelaere and Olivier Giroud made it 2-0 in the 58th minute, set up by Rafael Leão.

The chances backed that up: AC Milan created 2.91 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Bologna's 0.51 from 8.

Match stats

AC Milan Bologna
19 Shots 8
7 Shots on Target 0
5 Corners 1
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.84 xG 0.51
2.84 Non-penalty xG 0.51
11 Deep Completions 1

Key events

AC Milan Bologna
Kick-off
Rafael Leão
Assist: Charles De Ketelaere1-0 (AC Milan)
21’
Half-time1-0
Olivier Giroud
Assist: Rafael Leão2-0 (AC Milan)
58’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

AC Milan
  • Davide Calabria
  • Yacine Adli
Bologna
  • Jerdy Schouten

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.91 0.51 21’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), 1-0 21’ 58’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), 2-0 58’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.91 0.51 21’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), 1-0 Leão 21’ 58’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), 2-0 Giroud 58’
AC Milan 2.91 xGBologna 0.51 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bologna attacking AC Milan attacking 
26’ Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa (AC Milan), open play, 0.54 xG, saved 58’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 47’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 21’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 55’ Marko Arnautovic (Bologna), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 47’ Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 85’ Yacine Adli (AC Milan), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 90+1’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 28’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 28’ Junior Messias (AC Milan), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 45’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 57’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 43’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 27’ Denso Kasius (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 69’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 87’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 38’ Marko Arnautovic (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 70’ Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 39’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), set piece, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 33’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa (AC Milan), open play, 0.54 xG, saved 58’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 47’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 21’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 55’ Marko Arnautovic (Bologna), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 47’ Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 85’ Yacine Adli (AC Milan), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 90+1’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 28’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 28’ Junior Messias (AC Milan), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 45’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 57’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 43’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 27’ Denso Kasius (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 69’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 87’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 70’ Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 38’ Marko Arnautovic (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 39’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), set piece, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 33’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Mike Maignan GK900 0.000.000
Davide Calabria DEF902 0.170.000
Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa DEF901 0.540.000
Fikayo Tomori DEF840 0.000.000
Theo Hernández DEF763 0.110.031
Sandro Tonali MID900 0.000.203
Ismael Bennacer MID620 0.000.102
Junior Messias MID631 0.100.000
Charles De Ketelaere MID6311 0.150.974
Rafael Leão MID90116 0.970.743
Olivier Giroud FWD9013 0.700.452
Yacine Adli Sub281 0.140.000
Alexis Saelemaekers Sub271 0.030.000
Tommaso Pobega Sub270 0.000.000
Fode Toure Sub140 0.000.141
Matteo Gabbia Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

AC Milan win 71% Avg odds 1.34
Draw 18% Avg odds 5.43
Bologna win 11% Avg odds 8.99

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.