Bologna vs Atalanta

23 December 2023 · Serie A · 2023/24 · Referee Antonio Rapuano

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Lewis Ferguson 86’

Match summary

Bologna won 1-0 at home to Atalanta, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

Lewis Ferguson put Bologna ahead with a header in the 86th minute, set up by Riccardo Orsolini.

Atalanta can feel hard done by, creating 1.59 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Bologna's 0.99 from 9.

Match stats

Bologna Atalanta
9 Shots 12
1 Shots on Target 2
2 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0.99 xG 1.59
0.99 Non-penalty xG 1.59
8 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Bologna Atalanta
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Lewis Ferguson
Assist: Riccardo Orsolini1-0 (Bologna)
86’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Bologna
  • Stefan Posch
  • Remo Freuler
Atalanta
  • Hans Hateboer
  • Marten de Roon
  • Davide Zappacosta
  • Gianluca Scamacca

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.99 1.59 86’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), 1-0 86’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.99 1.59 86’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), 1-0 Ferguson 86’
Bologna 0.99 xGAtalanta 1.59 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Atalanta attacking Bologna attacking 
44’ Éderson (Atalanta), open play, 0.53 xG, saved 86’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), from a corner, 0.44 xG, goal 63’ Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 35’ Ademola Lookman (Atalanta), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 30’ Ademola Lookman (Atalanta), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 84’ Luis Muriel (Atalanta), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 39’ Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 47’ Ademola Lookman (Atalanta), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 21’ Ademola Lookman (Atalanta), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 45’ Ademola Lookman (Atalanta), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 51’ Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 10’ Ademola Lookman (Atalanta), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 83’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 28’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 55’ Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Alexis Saelemaekers (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Alexis Saelemaekers (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Ademola Lookman (Atalanta), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Kacper Urbanski (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 44’ Éderson (Atalanta), open play, 0.53 xG, saved 86’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), from a corner, 0.44 xG, goal 63’ Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 35’ Ademola Lookman (Atalanta), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 30’ Ademola Lookman (Atalanta), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 84’ Luis Muriel (Atalanta), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 39’ Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 47’ Ademola Lookman (Atalanta), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 21’ Ademola Lookman (Atalanta), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 45’ Ademola Lookman (Atalanta), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 51’ Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 10’ Ademola Lookman (Atalanta), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 83’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 28’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 55’ Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Alexis Saelemaekers (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Alexis Saelemaekers (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Ademola Lookman (Atalanta), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Kacper Urbanski (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lukasz Skorupski GK900 0.000.000
Stefan Posch DEF900 0.000.021
Riccardo Calafiori DEF900 0.000.000
Sam Beukema DEF900 0.000.000
Jhon Lucumí DEF900 0.000.000
Remo Freuler MID900 0.000.000
Nikola Moro MID480 0.000.000
Dan Ndoye MID440 0.000.000
Lewis Ferguson MID9013 0.550.021
Alexis Saelemaekers MID772 0.050.000
Joshua Zirkzee FWD900 0.000.362
Kacper Urbanski Sub461 0.020.092
Giovanni Fabbian Sub423 0.380.000
Riccardo Orsolini Sub1310 0.000.441
Michel Aebischer Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Bologna win 34% Avg odds 2.83
Draw 32% Avg odds 3.02
Atalanta win 34% Avg odds 2.78

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

Form going into the game

Bologna LWDWW
Atalanta DLLWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Atalanta 0-2 Bologna, 08 Apr 23 Next meeting: Atalanta 1-2 Bologna, 03 Mar 24  All Bologna vs Atalanta 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.