Bologna vs Spezia

27 January 2023 · Serie A · 2022/23 · Referee Luca Massimi

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Stefan Posch 37’
  • Riccardo Orsolini 77’

Match summary

Bologna won 2-0 at home to Spezia. Bologna led 1-0 at half-time.

Stefan Posch put Bologna ahead from a corner in the 37th minute, set up by Riccardo Orsolini and Riccardo Orsolini made it 2-0 in the 77th minute, set up by Nicolás Domínguez.

The chances backed that up: Bologna created 1.87 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Spezia's 0.50 from 6.

Match stats

Bologna Spezia
18 Shots 6
6 Shots on Target 4
5 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.87 xG 0.49
1.87 Non-penalty xG 0.49
7 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Bologna Spezia
Kick-off
Stefan Posch
Assist: Riccardo Orsolini1-0 (Bologna)
37’
Half-time1-0
Riccardo Orsolini
Assist: Nicolás Domínguez2-0 (Bologna)
77’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Bologna
  • Stefan Posch
  • Adama Soumaoro
Spezia
  • Emmanuel Gyasi
  • Salvatore Esposito

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 1.87 0.50 37’ Stefan Posch (Bologna), 1-0 37’ 77’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), 2-0 77’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.87 0.50 37’ Stefan Posch (Bologna), 1-0 Posch 37’ 77’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), 2-0 Orsolini 77’
Bologna 1.87 xGSpezia 0.50 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Spezia attacking Bologna attacking 
77’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 43’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 37’ Stefan Posch (Bologna), from a corner, 0.27 xG, goal 41’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 70’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 48’ Stefan Posch (Bologna), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 47’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 35’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 47’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 48’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 80’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 34’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 49’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 36’ Jhon Lucumí (Bologna), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 36’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 63’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 18’ Daniel Maldini (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 43’ Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 35’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Nikola Moro (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Tio Cipot (Spezia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 31’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 4’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+4’ Ethan Ampadu (Spezia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 77’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 43’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 37’ Stefan Posch (Bologna), from a corner, 0.27 xG, goal 41’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 70’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 48’ Stefan Posch (Bologna), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 47’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 35’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 47’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 80’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 48’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 34’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 49’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 36’ Jhon Lucumí (Bologna), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 36’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 63’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 18’ Daniel Maldini (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 43’ Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 35’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Nikola Moro (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Tio Cipot (Spezia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 31’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 4’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+4’ Ethan Ampadu (Spezia), 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 0.000.000
Stefan Posch DEF9012 0.380.000
Jhon Lucumí DEF901 0.050.051
Adama Soumaoro DEF900 0.000.000
Andrea Cambiaso DEF900 0.000.132
Jerdy Schouten MID890 0.000.000
Nikola Moro MID701 0.020.081
Riccardo Orsolini MID90117 0.890.544
Lewis Ferguson MID822 0.100.051
Roberto Soriano MID890 0.000.263
Joshua Zirkzee FWD905 0.430.032
Nicolás Domínguez Sub2010 0.000.632
Michel Aebischer Sub80 0.000.000
Niklas Pyyhtia Sub10 0.000.000
Musa Barrow Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Bologna win 51% Avg odds 1.89
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.37
Spezia win 21% Avg odds 4.59

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

Form going into the game

Bologna WLLWD
Spezia WDDWL

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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.