Bologna vs Roma

22 September 2019 · Serie A · 2019/20 · Referee Luca Pairetto

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Nicola Sansone 54’ (pen)
  • Aleksandar Kolarov 49’
  • Edin Dzeko 90+4’

Match summary

Roma took a 2-1 win at Bologna, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was goalless at half-time.

Aleksandar Kolarov put Roma ahead with a direct free kick in the 49th minute, Nicola Sansone equalised from the penalty spot in the 54th minute, and Edin Dzeko won it with a header in stoppage time, set up by Lorenzo Pellegrini.

There was little between the sides on chances: Bologna created 1.35 expected goals (xG) from 6 shots, Roma 1.46 from 18. Roma had a player sent off.

Match stats

Bologna Roma
5 Shots 14
3 Shots on Target 7
3 Corners 4
3 Yellow Cards 6
0 Red Cards 1
1.35 xG 1.46
0.58 Non-penalty xG 1.46
7 Deep Completions 16

Key events

Bologna Roma
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
49’
Aleksandar Kolarov0-1 (Roma)
Nicola Sansone
Penalty1-1 (Bologna)
54’
90+4’
Edin Dzeko
Assist: Lorenzo Pellegrini1-2 (Roma)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Bologna
  • Takehiro Tomiyasu
  • Mitchell Dijks
  • Andrea Poli
Roma
  • Gianluca Mancini
  • Alessandro Florenzi
  • Jordan Veretout
  • Edin Dzeko
  • Nicolo Zaniolo

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 1.35 1.46 49’ Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma), 0-1 49’ 54’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), 1-1 54’ 90+4’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), 1-2 90+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.35 1.46 49’ Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma), 0-1 Kolarov 49’ 54’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), 1-1 Sansone 54’ 90+4’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), 1-2 Dzeko 90+4’
Bologna 1.35 xGRoma 1.46 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Roma attacking Bologna attacking 
54’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+4’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 60’ Roberto Soriano (Bologna), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 49’ Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma), direct free kick, 0.16 xG, goal 55’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 75’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 87’ Federico Santander (Bologna), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 82’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 66’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 84’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 90+2’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 69’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 21’ Alessandro Florenzi (Roma), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 25’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 35’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 62’ Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 54’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+4’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 60’ Roberto Soriano (Bologna), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 49’ Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma), direct free kick, 0.16 xG, goal 55’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 75’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 87’ Federico Santander (Bologna), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 82’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 66’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 84’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+2’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 69’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 21’ Alessandro Florenzi (Roma), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 25’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 36’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 62’ Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lukasz Skorupski GK900 0.000.021
Takehiro Tomiyasu DEF900 0.000.000
Mattia Bani DEF900 0.000.041
Stefano Denswil DEF900 0.000.000
Mitchell Dijks DEF480 0.000.021
Gary Medel MID900 0.000.000
Andrea Poli MID820 0.000.000
Riccardo Orsolini MID901 0.040.000
Roberto Soriano MID901 0.420.000
Nicola Sansone MID9013 0.800.000
Mattia Destro FWD830 0.000.421
Ladislav Krejci Sub420 0.000.000
Rodrigo Palacio Sub80 0.000.000
Federico Santander Sub71 0.080.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Bologna win 36% Avg odds 2.65
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.61
Roma win 38% Avg odds 2.54

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

Form going into the game

Bologna DWDWW
Roma DWDDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Roma 2-1 Bologna, 18 Feb 19 Next meeting: Roma 2-3 Bologna, 07 Feb 20  All Bologna vs Roma 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.