Bologna vs Sassuolo

31 March 2019 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Marco Guida

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Erick Pulgar 68’ (pen)
  • Mattia Destro 90+6’
  • Jeremie Boga 90+1’

Match summary

Bologna beat Sassuolo 2-1, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was goalless at half-time.

Erick Pulgar put Bologna ahead from the penalty spot in the 68th minute, Jeremie Boga equalised in stoppage time, and Mattia Destro won it with a header in stoppage time, set up by Riccardo Orsolini.

The chances backed that up: Bologna created 2.04 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Sassuolo's 0.71 from 10.

Match stats

Bologna Sassuolo
11 Shots 5
8 Shots on Target 4
9 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.03 xG 0.71
1.27 Non-penalty xG 0.71
6 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Bologna Sassuolo
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Erick Pulgar
Penalty1-0 (Bologna)
68’
90+1’
Jeremie Boga1-1 (Sassuolo)
Mattia Destro
Assist: Riccardo Orsolini2-1 (Bologna)
90+6’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Bologna
  • Filip Helander
  • Mattia Destro
Sassuolo
  • Merih Demiral
  • Mehdi Bourabia
  • Stefano Sensi

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 2.04 0.71 68’ Erick Pulgar (Bologna), 1-0 68’ 90+1’ Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo), 1-1 90+1’ 90+6’ Mattia Destro (Bologna), 2-1 90+6’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.04 0.71 68’ Erick Pulgar (Bologna), 1-0 Pulgar 68’ 90+1’ Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo), 1-1 Boga 90+1’ 90+6’ Mattia Destro (Bologna), 2-1 Destro 90+6’
Bologna 2.04 xGSassuolo 0.71 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sassuolo attacking Bologna attacking 
68’ Erick Pulgar (Bologna), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 79’ Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 90+6’ Mattia Destro (Bologna), from a corner, 0.38 xG, goal 90+1’ Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 34’ Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 18’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 39’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 51’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 87’ Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 44’ Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 44’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 46’ Khouma Babacar (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 57’ Andrea Poli (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+1’ Khouma Babacar (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 50’ Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 44’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 85’ Godfred Donsah (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 86’ Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Merih Demiral (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ Mitchell Dijks (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 83’ Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Erick Pulgar (Bologna), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 79’ Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 90+6’ Mattia Destro (Bologna), from a corner, 0.38 xG, goal 90+1’ Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 34’ Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 18’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 39’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 51’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 87’ Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 44’ Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 44’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 90+1’ Khouma Babacar (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 46’ Khouma Babacar (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 48’ Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 50’ Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 57’ Andrea Poli (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 86’ Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 85’ Godfred Donsah (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Merih Demiral (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ Mitchell Dijks (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 83’ Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.02 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
Ibrahima Mbaye DEF900 0.000.000
Danilo DEF900 0.000.000
Filip Helander DEF900 0.000.000
Mitchell Dijks DEF901 0.020.081
Blerim Dzemaili MID851 0.020.000
Andrea Poli MID681 0.040.021
Riccardo Orsolini MID9014 0.250.381
Roberto Soriano MID900 0.000.000
Nicola Sansone MID901 0.080.482
Rodrigo Palacio FWD902 0.450.031
Erick Pulgar Sub2211 0.760.000
Godfred Donsah Sub51 0.030.000
Mattia Destro Sub111 0.380.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Bologna win 47% Bet365 odds 2.05
Draw 28% Bet365 odds 3.40
Sassuolo win 25% Bet365 odds 3.75

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Bologna LLLWW
Sassuolo LDLDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Sassuolo 2-2 Bologna, 28 Oct 18 Next meeting: Sassuolo 3-1 Bologna, 08 Nov 19  All Bologna vs Sassuolo 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.