AC Milan vs Bologna

6 May 2019 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Marco Di Bello

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Suso 37’
  • Fabio Borini 67’
  • Mattia Destro 72’

Match summary

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

Suso put AC Milan ahead in the 37th minute, Fabio Borini made it 2-0 in the 67th minute, and Mattia Destro pulled one back to make it 2-1 from a corner in the 72nd minute, set up by Nicola Sansone.

There was little between the sides on chances: AC Milan created 1.26 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots, Bologna 1.26 from 16. Both sides had a player sent off.

Match stats

AC Milan Bologna
13 Shots 14
5 Shots on Target 7
5 Corners 10
3 Yellow Cards 5
1 Red Cards 2
1.25 xG 1.26
1.25 Non-penalty xG 1.26
5 Deep Completions 3

Key events

AC Milan Bologna
Kick-off
Suso1-0 (AC Milan)
37’
Half-time1-0
Fabio Borini2-0 (AC Milan)
67’
72’
Mattia Destro
Assist: Nicola Sansone2-1 (Bologna)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

AC Milan
  • Lucas Paquetá
  • Franck Kessié
Bologna
  • Mitchell Dijks
  • Nicola Sansone
  • Arturo Calabresi
  • Erick Pulgar
  • Andrea Poli

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.26 1.26 37’ Suso (AC Milan), 1-0 37’ 67’ Fabio Borini (AC Milan), 2-0 67’ 72’ Mattia Destro (Bologna), 2-1 72’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.26 1.26 37’ Suso (AC Milan), 1-0 Suso 37’ 67’ Fabio Borini (AC Milan), 2-0 Borini 67’ 72’ Mattia Destro (Bologna), 2-1 Destro 72’
AC Milan 1.26 xGBologna 1.26 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bologna attacking AC Milan attacking 
72’ Mattia Destro (Bologna), from a corner, 0.49 xG, goal 67’ Fabio Borini (AC Milan), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 14’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 13’ Mateo Musacchio (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.26 xG, off target 7’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 13’ Cristian Zapata (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 25’ Krzysztof Piatek (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 37’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 41’ Krzysztof Piatek (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 73’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 29’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+2’ Federico Santander (Bologna), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 56’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 83’ Andrea Poli (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 52’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 21’ Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 16’ Andrea Poli (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 67’ Lucas Paquetá (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 88’ Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Andrea Poli (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 10’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 45’ José Mauri (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Mattias Svanberg (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Mattias Svanberg (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Erick Pulgar (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 6’ Ricardo Rodríguez (AC Milan), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 20’ Lucas Paquetá (AC Milan), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 22’ Mattias Svanberg (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 55’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Simone Edera (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 80’ Fabio Borini (AC Milan), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 72’ Mattia Destro (Bologna), from a corner, 0.49 xG, goal 67’ Fabio Borini (AC Milan), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 14’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 13’ Mateo Musacchio (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.26 xG, off target 7’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 13’ Cristian Zapata (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 25’ Krzysztof Piatek (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 37’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 41’ Krzysztof Piatek (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 73’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+2’ Federico Santander (Bologna), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 29’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 83’ Andrea Poli (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 52’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 21’ Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 16’ Andrea Poli (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 67’ Lucas Paquetá (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 88’ Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Andrea Poli (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ José Mauri (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 46’ Mattias Svanberg (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Erick Pulgar (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 53’ Mattias Svanberg (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Ricardo Rodríguez (AC Milan), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 20’ Lucas Paquetá (AC Milan), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 22’ Mattias Svanberg (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 55’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Simone Edera (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 80’ Fabio Borini (AC Milan), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Gianluigi Donnarumma GK900 0.000.000
Ignazio Abate DEF900 0.000.000
Mateo Musacchio DEF901 0.260.000
Cristian Zapata DEF901 0.090.000
Ricardo Rodríguez DEF901 0.010.000
Franck Kessié MID900 0.000.061
Lucas Paquetá MID762 0.040.041
Lucas Biglia MID250 0.000.000
Suso FWD8112 0.140.424
Krzysztof Piatek FWD902 0.170.021
Hakan Calhanoglu FWD633 0.110.102
José Mauri Sub651 0.020.081
Fabio Borini Sub2712 0.420.000
Samu Castillejo Sub90 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

AC Milan win 58% Bet365 odds 1.65
Draw 25% Bet365 odds 3.75
Bologna win 17% Bet365 odds 5.50

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

AC Milan DLWDL
Bologna LWDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Bologna 0-0 AC Milan, 18 Dec 18 Next meeting: Bologna 2-3 AC Milan, 08 Dec 19  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.