AC Milan vs Bologna

21 September 2020 · Serie A · 2020/21 · Referee Federico La Penna

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Zlatan Ibrahimovic 35’, 51’ (pen)

Match summary

AC Milan won 2-0 at home to Bologna. AC Milan led 1-0 at half-time.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic put AC Milan ahead with a header in the 35th minute, set up by Theo Hernández and Ibrahimovic made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 51st minute.

The chances backed that up: AC Milan created 2.94 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Bologna's 0.83 from 13. Bologna had a player sent off.

Match stats

AC Milan Bologna
14 Shots 6
6 Shots on Target 5
7 Corners 4
3 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 1
2.94 xG 0.83
2.18 Non-penalty xG 0.83
6 Deep Completions 3

Key events

AC Milan Bologna
Kick-off
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Assist: Theo Hernández1-0 (AC Milan)
35’
Half-time1-0
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Penalty2-0 (AC Milan)
51’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

AC Milan
  • Matteo Gabbia
  • Samu Castillejo
  • Rade Krunic
Bologna
  • Mitchell Dijks
  • Takehiro Tomiyasu
  • Nicolás Domínguez
  • Nicola Sansone

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 2.94 0.83 35’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), 1-0 35’ 51’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), 2-0 51’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.94 0.83 35’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), 1-0 Ibrahimovic 35’ 51’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), 2-0 Ibrahimovic 51’
AC Milan 2.94 xGBologna 0.83 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bologna attacking AC Milan attacking 
51’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 28’ Ismael Bennacer (AC Milan), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 26’ Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan), set piece, 0.53 xG, off target 63’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 79’ Andreas Skov Olsen (Bologna), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 54’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 90’ Takehiro Tomiyasu (Bologna), set piece, 0.12 xG, saved 47’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 12’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 87’ Lorenzo De Silvestri (Bologna), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 67’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 2’ Roberto Soriano (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 87’ Federico Santander (Bologna), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 44’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 77’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 84’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 14’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 49’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 53’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 35’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 53’ Roberto Soriano (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 54’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 31’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Roberto Soriano (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 68’ Ismael Bennacer (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 76’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 51’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 28’ Ismael Bennacer (AC Milan), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 26’ Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan), set piece, 0.53 xG, off target 63’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 79’ Andreas Skov Olsen (Bologna), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 90’ Takehiro Tomiyasu (Bologna), set piece, 0.12 xG, saved 54’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 47’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 87’ Lorenzo De Silvestri (Bologna), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 12’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 2’ Roberto Soriano (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 67’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 87’ Federico Santander (Bologna), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 84’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 44’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 77’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 14’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 49’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 53’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 35’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 53’ Roberto Soriano (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 54’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 31’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Roberto Soriano (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 68’ Ismael Bennacer (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 76’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 22’ Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Gianluigi Donnarumma GK900 0.000.000
Davide Calabria DEF900 0.000.091
Matteo Gabbia DEF902 0.540.000
Simon Kjaer DEF730 0.000.000
Theo Hernández DEF9012 0.070.112
Ismael Bennacer MID872 0.610.000
Franck Kessié MID782 0.140.000
Samu Castillejo MID470 0.000.000
Hakan Calhanoglu MID722 0.130.051
Ante Rebic MID900 0.000.654
Zlatan Ibrahimovic FWD9027 1.460.021
Alexis Saelemaekers Sub430 0.000.101
Brahim Diaz Sub180 0.000.000
Léo Duarte Sub170 0.000.000
Sandro Tonali Sub120 0.000.000
Rade Krunic Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

AC Milan win 65% Avg odds 1.48
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.67
Bologna win 15% Avg odds 6.40

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

 Previous meeting: AC Milan 5-1 Bologna, 18 Jul 20 Next meeting: Bologna 1-2 AC Milan, 30 Jan 21  All AC Milan vs Bologna meetings

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.