Bologna vs AC Milan

30 January 2021 · Serie A · 2020/21 · Referee Daniele Doveri

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Andrea Poli 81’
  • Ante Rebic 26’
  • Franck Kessié 55’ (pen)

Match summary

AC Milan took a 2-1 win at Bologna. AC Milan led 1-0 at half-time.

Ante Rebic put AC Milan ahead in the 26th minute, Franck Kessié made it 0-2 from the penalty spot in the 55th minute, and Andrea Poli pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 81st minute, set up by Andreas Skov Olsen.

The chances backed that up: AC Milan created 3.85 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Bologna's 1.35 from 11. Zlatan Ibrahimovic had a penalty saved for AC Milan.

Match stats

Bologna AC Milan
10 Shots 17
5 Shots on Target 13
6 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.35 xG 3.33
1.35 Non-penalty xG 1.67
5 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Bologna AC Milan
Kick-off
26’
Ante Rebic0-1 (AC Milan)
Half-time0-1
55’
Franck Kessié
Penalty0-2 (AC Milan)
Andrea Poli
Assist: Andreas Skov Olsen1-2 (Bologna)
81’
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Bologna
  • Mitchell Dijks
  • Roberto Soriano
AC Milan
  • Ante Rebic

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 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.35 3.85 26’ Ante Rebic (AC Milan), 0-1 26’ 55’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), 0-2 55’ 81’ Andrea Poli (Bologna), 1-2 81’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.35 3.85 26’ Ante Rebic (AC Milan), 0-1 Rebic 26’ 55’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), 0-2 Kessié 55’ 81’ Andrea Poli (Bologna), 1-2 Poli 81’
Bologna 1.35 xGAC Milan 3.85 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 AC Milan attacking Bologna attacking 
26’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 55’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 23’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.67 xG, saved 26’ Ante Rebic (AC Milan), set piece, 0.55 xG, goal 41’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 39’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 81’ Andrea Poli (Bologna), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 41’ Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 84’ Roberto Soriano (Bologna), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 90+4’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 23’ Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 7’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 45’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 84’ Mattias Svanberg (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 61’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 29’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 12’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 45’ Ante Rebic (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 23’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 46’ Roberto Soriano (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Andreas Skov Olsen (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 26’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 55’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 23’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.67 xG, saved 26’ Ante Rebic (AC Milan), set piece, 0.55 xG, goal 41’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 39’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 81’ Andrea Poli (Bologna), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 41’ Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 84’ Roberto Soriano (Bologna), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 90+4’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 23’ Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 7’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 45’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 61’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 84’ Mattias Svanberg (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 29’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 12’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 45’ Ante Rebic (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 23’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 46’ Roberto Soriano (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Andreas Skov Olsen (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lukasz Skorupski GK900 0.000.000
Takehiro Tomiyasu DEF900 0.000.000
Danilo DEF900 0.000.161
Adama Soumaoro DEF900 0.000.000
Mitchell Dijks DEF790 0.000.000
Jerdy Schouten MID790 0.000.042
Nicolás Domínguez MID671 0.290.021
Riccardo Orsolini MID673 0.070.000
Roberto Soriano MID902 0.180.381
Nicola Sansone MID672 0.390.291
Musa Barrow FWD900 0.000.000
Andreas Skov Olsen Sub2311 0.010.331
Emanuel Vignato Sub230 0.000.000
Mattias Svanberg Sub231 0.070.000
Rodrigo Palacio Sub110 0.000.000
Andrea Poli Sub1111 0.330.071

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Bologna win 25% Avg odds 3.76
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.75
AC Milan win 49% Avg odds 1.94

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

Form going into the game

Bologna DDLWL
AC Milan WLWWL

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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.