Bologna vs Verona

23 February 2024 · Serie A · 2023/24 · Referee Rosario Abisso

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Giovanni Fabbian 27’
  • Remo Freuler 65’

Match summary

Bologna beat Verona 2-0. Bologna led 1-0 at half-time.

Giovanni Fabbian put Bologna ahead from a corner in the 27th minute, set up by Riccardo Orsolini and Remo Freuler made it 2-0 in the 65th minute, set up by Giovanni Fabbian.

The chances backed that up: Bologna created 2.35 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Verona's 0.70 from 7.

Match stats

Bologna Verona
12 Shots 7
3 Shots on Target 3
11 Corners 1
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.33 xG 0.70
2.33 Non-penalty xG 0.70
7 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Bologna Verona
Kick-off
Giovanni Fabbian
Assist: Riccardo Orsolini
1-0 (Bologna)
27’
Half-time1-0
Remo Freuler
Assist: Giovanni Fabbian
2-0 (Bologna)
65’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Bologna
  • Remo Freuler
  • Lewis Ferguson
Verona
  • Juan Cabal
  • Ondrej Duda

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.35 0.70 27’ Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), 1-0 27’ 65’ Remo Freuler (Bologna), 2-0 65’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.35 0.70 27’ Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), 1-0 Fabbian 27’ 65’ Remo Freuler (Bologna), 2-0 Freuler 65’
Bologna 2.35 xGVerona 0.70 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Verona attacking Bologna attacking 
27’ Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), from a corner, 0.72 xG, goal 53’ Sam Beukema (Bologna), from a corner, 0.64 xG, off target 89’ Thomas Henry (Verona), open play, 0.57 xG, saved 65’ Remo Freuler (Bologna), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 36’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 58’ Dan Ndoye (Bologna), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 89’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 52’ Dan Ndoye (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 18’ Ondrej Duda (Verona), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 15’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 86’ Thomas Henry (Verona), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 72’ Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Sam Beukema (Bologna), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Tijjani Noslin (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Tomás Suslov (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 64’ Tomás Suslov (Verona), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 87’ Thomas Henry (Verona), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 27’ Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), from a corner, 0.72 xG, goal 53’ Sam Beukema (Bologna), from a corner, 0.64 xG, off target 89’ Thomas Henry (Verona), open play, 0.57 xG, saved 65’ Remo Freuler (Bologna), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 36’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 58’ Dan Ndoye (Bologna), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 89’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 52’ Dan Ndoye (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 18’ Ondrej Duda (Verona), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 15’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 86’ Thomas Henry (Verona), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 72’ Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Sam Beukema (Bologna), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Tijjani Noslin (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Tomás Suslov (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 64’ Tomás Suslov (Verona), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 87’ Thomas Henry (Verona), from a corner, 0.01 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
Stefan Posch DEF820 0.000.641
Jhon Lucumí DEF900 0.000.000
Sam Beukema DEF902 0.660.000
Victor Kristiansen DEF900 0.000.021
Remo Freuler MID8911 0.350.101
Giovanni Fabbian MID88112 0.750.413
Riccardo Orsolini MID8212 0.280.721
Lewis Ferguson MID902 0.140.051
Dan Ndoye MID892 0.160.000
Joshua Zirkzee FWD901 0.020.352
Charalampos Lykogiannis Sub80 0.000.000
Lorenzo De Silvestri Sub80 0.000.000
Michel Aebischer Sub20 0.000.000
Oussama El Azzouzi Sub10 0.000.021
Jesper Karlsson Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Bologna win 59% Avg odds 1.62
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.76
Verona win 15% Avg odds 6.23

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

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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.