Bologna vs Verona

16 January 2021 · Serie A · 2020/21 · Referee Maurizio Mariani

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Riccardo Orsolini 18’ (pen)

Match summary

Bologna saw off Verona 1-0. Bologna led 1-0 at half-time.

Riccardo Orsolini put Bologna ahead from the penalty spot in the 18th minute.

The chances backed that up: Bologna created 2.60 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Verona's 0.70 from 8.

Match stats

Bologna Verona
18 Shots 8
6 Shots on Target 1
7 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.59 xG 0.70
1.83 Non-penalty xG 0.70
7 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Bologna Verona
Kick-off
Riccardo Orsolini
Penalty1-0 (Bologna)
18’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Bologna
  • Mitchell Dijks
  • Nicolás Domínguez
Verona
  • Mattia Zaccagni

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 2.60 0.70 18’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), 1-0 18’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.60 0.70 18’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), 1-0 Orsolini 18’
Bologna 2.60 xGVerona 0.70 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Verona attacking Bologna attacking 
18’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 82’ Mattias Svanberg (Bologna), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 63’ Nikola Kalinic (Verona), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 17’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 15’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 56’ Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+3’ Samuel Di Carmine (Verona), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 29’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 71’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 87’ Andreas Skov Olsen (Bologna), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 54’ Darko Lazovic (Verona), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 71’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 76’ Roberto Soriano (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 68’ Mattia Zaccagni (Verona), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 50’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 57’ Roberto Soriano (Bologna), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 21’ Roberto Soriano (Bologna), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 73’ Danilo (Bologna), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 1’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 42’ Emanuel Vignato (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Emanuel Vignato (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 72’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 38’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 81’ Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Ivan Ilic (Verona), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 7’ Marco Faraoni (Verona), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 18’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 82’ Mattias Svanberg (Bologna), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 63’ Nikola Kalinic (Verona), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 17’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 15’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 56’ Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+3’ Samuel Di Carmine (Verona), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 29’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 71’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 87’ Andreas Skov Olsen (Bologna), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 54’ Darko Lazovic (Verona), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 71’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 76’ Roberto Soriano (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 68’ Mattia Zaccagni (Verona), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 50’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 57’ Roberto Soriano (Bologna), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 21’ Roberto Soriano (Bologna), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 73’ Danilo (Bologna), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 1’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 42’ Emanuel Vignato (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Emanuel Vignato (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 72’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 38’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 81’ Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Ivan Ilic (Verona), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 7’ Marco Faraoni (Verona), set piece, 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
Lorenzo De Silvestri DEF900 0.000.102
Danilo DEF901 0.050.000
Takehiro Tomiyasu DEF900 0.000.000
Mitchell Dijks DEF900 0.000.000
Jerdy Schouten MID900 0.000.402
Nicolás Domínguez MID751 0.110.000
Riccardo Orsolini MID7616 1.390.092
Roberto Soriano MID903 0.170.051
Emanuel Vignato MID842 0.080.203
Musa Barrow FWD765 0.210.102
Mattias Svanberg Sub151 0.490.000
Rodrigo Palacio Sub140 0.000.000
Andreas Skov Olsen Sub141 0.090.491
Nicola Sansone Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Bologna win 42% Avg odds 2.27
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.30
Verona win 29% Avg odds 3.29

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

Form going into the game

Bologna DDDDL
Verona DLWDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Bologna 1-1 Verona, 19 Jan 20 Next meeting: Verona 2-2 Bologna, 17 May 21  All Bologna vs Verona 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.