Bologna vs Cagliari

2 September 2023 · Serie A · 2023/24 · Referee Daniele Orsato

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Joshua Zirkzee 59’
  • Giovanni Fabbian 89’
  • Zito 22’

Match summary

Bologna came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Cagliari, with a late winner. Cagliari led 1-0 at half-time.

Zito put Cagliari ahead in the 22nd minute, set up by Mateusz Wieteska, Joshua Zirkzee equalised in the 59th minute, set up by Victor Kristiansen, and Giovanni Fabbian won it in the 89th minute.

The chances backed that up: Bologna created 2.86 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Cagliari's 0.54 from 7. Riccardo Orsolini hit the woodwork from the penalty spot for Bologna.

Match stats

Bologna Cagliari
16 Shots 7
7 Shots on Target 1
5 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.83 xG 0.54
2.07 Non-penalty xG 0.54
6 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Bologna Cagliari
Kick-off
22’
Zito
Assist: Mateusz Wieteska0-1 (Cagliari)
Half-time0-1
Joshua Zirkzee
Assist: Victor Kristiansen1-1 (Bologna)
59’
Giovanni Fabbian2-1 (Bologna)
89’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Bologna
  • Lewis Ferguson
Cagliari
  • Sulemana
  • Antoine Makoumbou

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 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.86 0.54 22’ Zito (Cagliari), 0-1 22’ 59’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), 1-1 59’ 89’ Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), 2-1 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.86 0.54 22’ Zito (Cagliari), 0-1 Zito 22’ 59’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), 1-1 Zirkzee 59’ 89’ Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), 2-1 Fabbian 89’
Bologna 2.86 xGCagliari 0.54 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cagliari attacking Bologna attacking 
89’ Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), set piece, 0.94 xG, goal 75’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), penalty, 0.76 xG, hit the woodwork 30’ Jesper Karlsson (Bologna), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 22’ Zito (Cagliari), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 59’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 14’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 14’ Jhon Lucumí (Bologna), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 79’ Sulemana (Cagliari), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 30’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 65’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 56’ Zito (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 86’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Jhon Lucumí (Bologna), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ Victor Kristiansen (Bologna), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 63’ Dan Ndoye (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+7’ Alessandro Di Pardo (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Michel Aebischer (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Jesper Karlsson (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 64’ Zito (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Stefan Posch (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 72’ Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Jhon Lucumí (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 89’ Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), set piece, 0.94 xG, goal 75’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), penalty, 0.76 xG, hit the woodwork 30’ Jesper Karlsson (Bologna), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 22’ Zito (Cagliari), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 59’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 14’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 14’ Jhon Lucumí (Bologna), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 79’ Sulemana (Cagliari), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 30’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 65’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 56’ Zito (Cagliari), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 86’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Jhon Lucumí (Bologna), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ Victor Kristiansen (Bologna), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 63’ Dan Ndoye (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+7’ Alessandro Di Pardo (Cagliari), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Michel Aebischer (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Jesper Karlsson (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 64’ Zito (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Stefan Posch (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Jhon Lucumí (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 DEF851 0.020.000
Jhon Lucumí DEF903 0.140.000
Sam Beukema DEF900 0.000.000
Victor Kristiansen DEF9011 0.030.703
Michel Aebischer MID861 0.020.021
Nikola Moro MID690 0.000.042
Dan Ndoye MID691 0.020.102
Lewis Ferguson MID901 0.060.101
Jesper Karlsson MID892 0.400.041
Joshua Zirkzee FWD9014 0.460.000
Riccardo Orsolini Sub211 0.760.041
Kacper Urbanski Sub210 0.000.000
Lorenzo De Silvestri Sub50 0.000.000
Oussama El Azzouzi Sub40 0.000.000
Giovanni Fabbian Sub111 0.940.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Bologna win 53% Avg odds 1.79
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.72
Cagliari win 21% Avg odds 4.61

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

Form going into the game

Bologna WDWLD
Cagliari DLDDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Cagliari 2-1 Bologna, 11 Jan 22 Next meeting: Cagliari 2-1 Bologna, 14 Jan 24  All Bologna vs Cagliari 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.