Bologna vs AC Milan

23 October 2021 · Serie A · 2021/22 · Referee Paolo Valeri

Full time 2 – 4

Half-time: 0–2

  • Zlatan Ibrahimovic 49’ (og)
  • Musa Barrow 52’
  • Rafael Leão 16’
  • Davide Calabria 35’
  • Ismael Bennacer 84’
  • Zlatan Ibrahimovic 90’

Match summary

AC Milan took a 4-2 win at Bologna. AC Milan led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Rafael Leão put AC Milan ahead in the 16th minute, set up by Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Davide Calabria made it 0-2 in the 35th minute. In the second half, Ibrahimovic's own goal pulled one back to make it 1-2 with a header in the 49th minute, Musa Barrow equalised in the 52nd minute, set up by Roberto Soriano, Ismael Bennacer put AC Milan back in front in the 84th minute, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic made it 2-4 in the 90th minute, set up by Ismael Bennacer.

There was little between the sides on chances: Bologna created 0.63 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, AC Milan 0.92 from 15. Bologna had 2 players sent off.

Match stats

Bologna AC Milan
9 Shots 15
4 Shots on Target 7
4 Corners 1
1 Yellow Cards 3
2 Red Cards 0
0.63 xG 0.91
0.63 Non-penalty xG 0.91
2 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Bologna AC Milan
Kick-off
16’
Rafael Leão
Assist: Zlatan Ibrahimovic0-1 (AC Milan)
35’
Davide Calabria0-2 (AC Milan)
Half-time0-2
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Own goal1-2 (Bologna)
49’
Musa Barrow
Assist: Roberto Soriano2-2 (Bologna)
52’
84’
Ismael Bennacer2-3 (AC Milan)
90’
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Assist: Ismael Bennacer2-4 (AC Milan)
Full-time2-4

Bookings

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

Bologna
  • Adama Soumaoro
  • Roberto Soriano
  • Marko Arnautovic
AC Milan
  • Davide Calabria
  • Sandro Tonali
  • Alexis Saelemaekers

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 0.63 0.92 16’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), 0-1 16’ 35’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), 0-2 35’ 49’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Bologna) own goal, 1-2 49’ 52’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), 2-2 52’ 84’ Ismael Bennacer (AC Milan), 2-3 84’ 90’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), 2-4 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.63 0.92 16’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), 0-1 Leão 16’ 35’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), 0-2 Calabria 35’ 49’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Bologna) own goal, 1-2 Ibrahimovic 49’ 52’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), 2-2 Barrow 52’ 84’ Ismael Bennacer (AC Milan), 2-3 Bennacer 84’ 90’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), 2-4 Ibrahimovic 90’
Bologna 0.63 xGAC Milan 0.92 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 AC Milan attacking Bologna attacking 
52’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 41’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 35’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 23’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 27’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 35’ Samu Castillejo (AC Milan), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 78’ Marko Arnautovic (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 16’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 15’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 84’ Ismael Bennacer (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 79’ Arthur Theate (Bologna), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 4’ Lorenzo De Silvestri (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 61’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 32’ Marko Arnautovic (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ Aaron Hickey (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 80’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Ismael Bennacer (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 82’ Tiemoué Bakayoko (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Marko Arnautovic (Bologna), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 6’ Aaron Hickey (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ Federico Santander (Bologna), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 49’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), own goal 52’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 41’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 35’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 23’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 27’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 35’ Samu Castillejo (AC Milan), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 78’ Marko Arnautovic (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 16’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 84’ Ismael Bennacer (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 15’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 79’ Arthur Theate (Bologna), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 4’ Lorenzo De Silvestri (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 61’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 32’ Marko Arnautovic (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 28’ Aaron Hickey (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 76’ Ismael Bennacer (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 82’ Tiemoué Bakayoko (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Marko Arnautovic (Bologna), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 6’ Aaron Hickey (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ Federico Santander (Bologna), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 49’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lukasz Skorupski GK900 0.000.000
Arthur Theate DEF901 0.050.000
Gary Medel DEF890 0.000.000
Adama Soumaoro DEF190 0.000.000
Lorenzo De Silvestri MID901 0.040.042
Aaron Hickey MID652 0.040.000
Mattias Svanberg MID900 0.000.174
Nicolás Domínguez MID650 0.000.000
Musa Barrow MID6511 0.370.000
Roberto Soriano MID6010 0.000.371
Marko Arnautovic FWD853 0.130.000
Jerdy Schouten Sub250 0.000.000
Mitchell Dijks Sub250 0.000.000
Luis Binks Sub250 0.000.000
Federico Santander Sub51 0.010.000
Riccardo Orsolini Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Bologna win 28% Avg odds 3.42
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.44
AC Milan win 44% Avg odds 2.16

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

Form going into the game

Bologna LDLWD
AC Milan DWWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Bologna 1-2 AC Milan, 30 Jan 21 Next meeting: AC Milan 0-0 Bologna, 04 Apr 22  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.