Bologna vs Atalanta

15 December 2019 · Serie A · 2019/20 · Referee Davide Massa

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Rodrigo Palacio 12’
  • Andrea Poli 53’
  • Ruslan Malinovskiy 60’

Match summary

Bologna beat Atalanta 2-1. Bologna led 1-0 at half-time.

Rodrigo Palacio put Bologna ahead in the 12th minute, Andrea Poli made it 2-0 with a header in the 53rd minute, set up by Takehiro Tomiyasu, and Ruslan Malinovskiy pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 60th minute, set up by Musa Barrow.

Atalanta can feel hard done by, creating 2.18 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Bologna's 1.40 from 14. Bologna had a player sent off.

Match stats

Bologna Atalanta
8 Shots 15
5 Shots on Target 7
4 Corners 4
5 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
1.34 xG 2.16
1.34 Non-penalty xG 2.16
3 Deep Completions 12

Key events

Bologna Atalanta
Kick-off
Rodrigo Palacio1-0 (Bologna)
12’
Half-time1-0
Andrea Poli
Assist: Takehiro Tomiyasu
2-0 (Bologna)
53’
60’
Ruslan Malinovskiy
Assist: Musa Barrow
2-1 (Atalanta)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Bologna
  • Danilo
  • Riccardo Orsolini
  • Nicola Sansone
  • Rodrigo Palacio
Atalanta
  • Mario Pasalic

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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.40 2.18 12’ Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna), 1-0 12’ 53’ Andrea Poli (Bologna), 2-0 53’ 60’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta), 2-1 60’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.40 2.18 12’ Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna), 1-0 Palacio 12’ 53’ Andrea Poli (Bologna), 2-0 Poli 53’ 60’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta), 2-1 Malinovskiy 60’
Bologna 1.40 xGAtalanta 2.18 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Atalanta attacking Bologna attacking 
12’ Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 40’ Mario Pasalic (Atalanta), open play, 0.55 xG, off target 78’ Musa Barrow (Atalanta), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 60’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 68’ Musa Barrow (Atalanta), open play, 0.30 xG, blocked 87’ Ebrima Colley (Atalanta), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 6’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 4’ Andrea Poli (Bologna), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 9’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 12’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 47’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 51’ Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 80’ Federico Santander (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 88’ Mattia Bani (Bologna), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 90+1’ Mattias Svanberg (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 30’ Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90’ Berat Gjimshiti (Atalanta), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 20’ Timothy Castagne (Atalanta), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 71’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 78’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 4’ Gary Medel (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 45’ Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 53’ Andrea Poli (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 87’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 4’ Andrea Poli (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 40’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Luis Muriel (Atalanta), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Ebrima Colley (Atalanta), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ Marten de Roon (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Luis Muriel (Atalanta), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Robin Gosens (Atalanta), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 9’ Robin Gosens (Atalanta), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 48’ Luis Muriel (Atalanta), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 12’ Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 40’ Mario Pasalic (Atalanta), open play, 0.55 xG, off target 78’ Musa Barrow (Atalanta), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 68’ Musa Barrow (Atalanta), open play, 0.30 xG, blocked 60’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 87’ Ebrima Colley (Atalanta), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 6’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 4’ Andrea Poli (Bologna), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 9’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 12’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 51’ Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 80’ Federico Santander (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 88’ Mattia Bani (Bologna), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 47’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 90+1’ Mattias Svanberg (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 30’ Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90’ Berat Gjimshiti (Atalanta), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 20’ Timothy Castagne (Atalanta), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 45’ Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 71’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 4’ Gary Medel (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Andrea Poli (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 87’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 4’ Andrea Poli (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 40’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Luis Muriel (Atalanta), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Ebrima Colley (Atalanta), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ Marten de Roon (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Luis Muriel (Atalanta), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Robin Gosens (Atalanta), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 9’ Robin Gosens (Atalanta), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 48’ Luis Muriel (Atalanta), 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 DEF9010 0.000.031
Danilo DEF900 0.000.000
Mattia Bani DEF901 0.070.000
Stefano Denswil DEF900 0.000.000
Andrea Poli MID9013 0.160.000
Gary Medel MID651 0.030.000
Riccardo Orsolini MID902 0.100.000
Blerim Dzemaili MID900 0.000.224
Nicola Sansone MID901 0.070.112
Rodrigo Palacio FWD8114 0.820.071
Mattias Svanberg Sub251 0.070.000
Federico Santander Sub91 0.070.071
Ibrahima Mbaye Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Bologna win 27% Avg odds 3.58
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.76
Atalanta win 48% Avg odds 1.99

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

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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.