Bologna vs AC Milan

21 August 2023 · Serie A · 2023/24 · Referee Luca Pairetto

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Olivier Giroud 11’
  • Christian Pulisic 21’

Match summary

AC Milan beat Bologna 2-0 on the road. AC Milan led 2-0 at half-time.

Olivier Giroud put AC Milan ahead in the 11th minute, set up by Tijjani Reijnders and Christian Pulisic made it 0-2 in the 21st minute, set up by Olivier Giroud.

There was little between the sides on chances: Bologna created 1.18 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots, AC Milan 1.15 from 10.

Match stats

Bologna AC Milan
17 Shots 10
5 Shots on Target 6
3 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.17 xG 1.15
1.17 Non-penalty xG 1.15
6 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Bologna AC Milan
Kick-off
11’
Olivier Giroud
Assist: Tijjani Reijnders0-1 (AC Milan)
21’
Christian Pulisic
Assist: Olivier Giroud0-2 (AC Milan)
Half-time0-2
Full-time0-2

Bookings

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

Bologna
  • Michel Aebischer
  • Joshua Zirkzee
AC Milan
  • Theo Hernández
  • Rade Krunic

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 1.18 1.15 11’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), 0-1 11’ 21’ Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), 0-2 21’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.18 1.15 11’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), 0-1 Giroud 11’ 21’ Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), 0-2 Pulisic 21’
Bologna 1.18 xGAC Milan 1.15 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 AC Milan attacking Bologna attacking 
11’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 60’ Dan Ndoye (Bologna), open play, 0.29 xG, hit the woodwork 90’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.26 xG, blocked 7’ Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 45’ Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna), direct free kick, 0.13 xG, off target 29’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 61’ Stefan Posch (Bologna), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 61’ Michel Aebischer (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 48’ Stefan Posch (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 17’ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 86’ Dan Ndoye (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 15’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90’ Kacper Urbanski (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 28’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 54’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 15’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 34’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 14’ Dan Ndoye (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 21’ Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 24’ Dan Ndoye (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 29’ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 42’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+1’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 1’ Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 79’ Dan Ndoye (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 11’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 60’ Dan Ndoye (Bologna), open play, 0.29 xG, hit the woodwork 90’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.26 xG, blocked 7’ Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 45’ Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna), direct free kick, 0.13 xG, off target 29’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 61’ Stefan Posch (Bologna), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 61’ Michel Aebischer (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 48’ Stefan Posch (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 86’ Dan Ndoye (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 17’ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 15’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90’ Kacper Urbanski (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 28’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 54’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 34’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 15’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 14’ Dan Ndoye (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 21’ Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 24’ Dan Ndoye (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 29’ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 84’ Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 42’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 1’ Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 79’ Dan Ndoye (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+1’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lukasz Skorupski GK900 0.000.000
Stefan Posch DEF902 0.190.011
Jhon Lucumí DEF900 0.000.291
Sam Beukema DEF900 0.000.011
Charalampos Lykogiannis DEF902 0.150.112
Michel Aebischer MID901 0.080.111
Dan Ndoye MID905 0.430.103
Lewis Ferguson MID904 0.180.000
Nicolás Domínguez MID760 0.000.061
Joshua Zirkzee FWD901 0.070.122
Nikola Moro FWD500 0.000.000
Riccardo Orsolini Sub401 0.010.061
Oussama El Azzouzi Sub140 0.000.071
Sydney van Hooijdonk Sub10 0.000.000
Kacper Urbanski Sub11 0.060.000
Tommaso Corazza Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Bologna win 25% Avg odds 3.83
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.44
AC Milan win 47% Avg odds 2.04

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

Form going into the game

Bologna DDWDW
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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Bologna 1-1 AC Milan, 15 Apr 23 Next meeting: AC Milan 2-2 Bologna, 27 Jan 24  All Bologna vs AC Milan 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.