Bologna vs Verona

8 March 2026 · Serie A · 2025/26 · Referee Giuseppe Mucera

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Jonathan Rowe 49’
  • Martin Frese 53’
  • Kieron Bowie 57’

Match summary

Verona came from behind to win 2-1 away at Bologna. It was goalless at half-time.

Jonathan Rowe put Bologna ahead in the 49th minute, set up by Nadir Zortea, Martin Frese equalised in the 53rd minute, and Kieron Bowie won it in the 57th minute, set up by Gift Orban.

The chances backed that up: Verona created 2.03 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Bologna's 0.91 from 19.

Match stats

67% Possession 33%
19 Shots 15
2 Shots on target 5
5 Corners 3
120 Attacks 81
44 Dangerous attacks 30
476 Passes 222
82% Pass accuracy 62%
8 Tackles 28
5 Fouls 20
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 4

Key events

Bologna Verona
Kick-off
16’
Kieron BowieFoul
25’
Gift OrbanShot on target
Lewis FergusonFoul
40’
42’
Abdou HarrouiFoul
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
Jonathan RoweRight foot shot1-0 (Bologna)
49’
53’
Martin FreseLeft foot shot1-1 (Verona)
57’
Kieron BowieLeft foot shot1-2 (Verona)
Federico BernardeschiRiccardo Orsolini
66’
Simon SohmLewis Ferguson
66’
74’
Tomas SuslovAbdou Harroui
Benja DomínguezJonathan Rowe
77’
Charalampos LykogiannisNadir Zortea
77’
Jens OdgaardShot on target
78’
82’
Amin SarrKieron Bowie
82’
Nicolás ValentiniDaniel OyegokeInjury
Tommaso PobegaMartin Vitík
84’
85’
Gift OrbanShot on target
87’
VAR review
90+5’
Moatasem Al-MusratiGift Orban
Full-time1-2

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 0.91 2.03 49’ Jonathan Rowe (Bologna), 1-0 49’ 53’ Martin Frese (Verona), 1-1 53’ 57’ Kieron Bowie (Verona), 1-2 57’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.91 2.03 49’ Jonathan Rowe (Bologna), 1-0 Rowe 49’ 53’ Martin Frese (Verona), 1-1 Frese 53’ 57’ Kieron Bowie (Verona), 1-2 Bowie 57’
Bologna 0.91 xGVerona 2.03 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Verona attacking Bologna attacking 
57’ Kieron Bowie (Verona), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 30’ Kieron Bowie (Verona), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 27’ Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro (Verona), open play, 0.37 xG, blocked 90+3’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 25’ Gift Orban (Verona), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 90’ Federico Bernardeschi (Bologna), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, off target 29’ Roberto Gagliardini (Verona), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 29’ Gift Orban (Verona), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 49’ Jonathan Rowe (Bologna), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 85’ Gift Orban (Verona), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 46’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 15’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 83’ Tomás Suslov (Verona), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 37’ Nikola Moro (Bologna), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 38’ Nadir Zortea (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Kieron Bowie (Verona), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 80’ Benjamín Domínguez (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 11’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 79’ Federico Bernardeschi (Bologna), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 25’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 32’ Victor Nelsson (Verona), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Jens Odgaard (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Benjamín Domínguez (Bologna), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Gift Orban (Verona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Andrias Edmundsson (Verona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Jens Odgaard (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+5’ Federico Bernardeschi (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Jonathan Rowe (Bologna), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 90+2’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Gift Orban (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Martin Frese (Verona), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 71’ Kieron Bowie (Verona), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 57’ Kieron Bowie (Verona), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 30’ Kieron Bowie (Verona), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 27’ Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro (Verona), open play, 0.37 xG, blocked 90+3’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 25’ Gift Orban (Verona), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 90’ Federico Bernardeschi (Bologna), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, off target 29’ Roberto Gagliardini (Verona), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 29’ Gift Orban (Verona), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 49’ Jonathan Rowe (Bologna), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 85’ Gift Orban (Verona), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 46’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 15’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 83’ Tomás Suslov (Verona), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 37’ Nikola Moro (Bologna), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 44’ Kieron Bowie (Verona), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 11’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 38’ Nadir Zortea (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Benjamín Domínguez (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 79’ Federico Bernardeschi (Bologna), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 25’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 32’ Victor Nelsson (Verona), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Jens Odgaard (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Benjamín Domínguez (Bologna), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Andrias Edmundsson (Verona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Gift Orban (Verona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Jens Odgaard (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+5’ Federico Bernardeschi (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 90+2’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Jonathan Rowe (Bologna), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Gift Orban (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Martin Frese (Verona), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 71’ Kieron Bowie (Verona), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Bologna 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Skorupski
Zortea 77’
Vitík 84’
Lucumí
Mário
Ferguson 66’
Orsolini 66’
Moro
Odgaard
Rowe 77’
Castro
Verona

Lineup not available for this match.

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lukasz Skorupski GK900 0.000.000
Nadir Zortea DEF7911 0.040.112
Jhon Lucumí DEF900 0.000.000
Martin Vitík DEF860 0.000.000
João Mário DEF900 0.000.000
Lewis Ferguson MID680 0.000.000
Riccardo Orsolini MID683 0.080.041
Nikola Moro MID901 0.050.112
Jens Odgaard MID902 0.050.041
Jonathan Rowe MID7912 0.110.071
Santiago Castro FWD905 0.330.000
Federico Bernardeschi Sub223 0.170.131
Simon Sohm Sub220 0.000.041
Benjamín Domínguez Sub112 0.070.000
Charalampos Lykogiannis Sub110 0.000.021
Tommaso Pobega Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Bologna win 59% Avg odds 1.59
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.75
Verona win 16% Avg odds 5.95

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

Form going into the game

Bologna LLWWW
Verona LDLLL

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