Fiorentina vs Bologna

5 February 2023 · Serie A · 2022/23 · Referee Luca Pairetto

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Riccardo Saponara 19’
  • Riccardo Orsolini 14’ (pen)
  • Stefan Posch 47’

Match summary

Bologna beat Fiorentina 2-1 on the road. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Riccardo Orsolini put Bologna ahead from the penalty spot in the 14th minute, Riccardo Saponara equalised in the 19th minute, set up by Nicolás González, and Stefan Posch won it with a header in the 47th minute, set up by Riccardo Orsolini.

The chances backed that up: Bologna created 1.84 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Fiorentina's 1.36 from 19.

Match stats

Fiorentina Bologna
18 Shots 11
6 Shots on Target 7
5 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.34 xG 1.82
1.34 Non-penalty xG 1.06
9 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Fiorentina Bologna
Kick-off
14’
Riccardo Orsolini
Penalty0-1 (Bologna)
Riccardo Saponara
Assist: Nicolás González1-1 (Fiorentina)
19’
Half-time1-1
47’
Stefan Posch
Assist: Riccardo Orsolini1-2 (Bologna)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Fiorentina
  • Igor Julio
  • Rolando Mandragora
Bologna
  • Jhon Lucumí
  • Nicolás Domínguez
  • Jerdy Schouten
  • Riccardo Orsolini

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 1.36 1.84 14’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), 0-1 14’ 19’ Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina), 1-1 19’ 47’ Stefan Posch (Bologna), 1-2 47’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.36 1.84 14’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), 0-1 Orsolini 14’ 19’ Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina), 1-1 Saponara 19’ 47’ Stefan Posch (Bologna), 1-2 Posch 47’
Fiorentina 1.36 xGBologna 1.84 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bologna attacking Fiorentina attacking 
14’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 19’ Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 10’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), from a corner, 0.34 xG, blocked 47’ Stefan Posch (Bologna), from a corner, 0.24 xG, goal 22’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 17’ Nicolás González (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 58’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 59’ Nicolás González (Fiorentina), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 81’ Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 59’ Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+3’ Luka Jovic (Fiorentina), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 26’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 35’ Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 9’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 22’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90’ Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+5’ Nicolás González (Fiorentina), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 19’ Nicolás González (Fiorentina), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+3’ Lucas Martínez Quarta (Fiorentina), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+5’ Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 10’ Jerdy Schouten (Bologna), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 36’ Nicolás González (Fiorentina), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 24’ Antonin Barak (Fiorentina), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Luka Jovic (Fiorentina), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Aleksa Terzic (Fiorentina), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+3’ Josip Brekalo (Fiorentina), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Joaquín Sosa (Bologna), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 14’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 19’ Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 10’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), from a corner, 0.34 xG, blocked 47’ Stefan Posch (Bologna), from a corner, 0.24 xG, goal 22’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 17’ Nicolás González (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 58’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 59’ Nicolás González (Fiorentina), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 81’ Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 26’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 35’ Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 59’ Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+3’ Luka Jovic (Fiorentina), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 9’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 22’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90’ Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+5’ Nicolás González (Fiorentina), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 19’ Nicolás González (Fiorentina), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+5’ Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+3’ Lucas Martínez Quarta (Fiorentina), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 10’ Jerdy Schouten (Bologna), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 36’ Nicolás González (Fiorentina), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 24’ Antonin Barak (Fiorentina), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Luka Jovic (Fiorentina), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Aleksa Terzic (Fiorentina), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+3’ Josip Brekalo (Fiorentina), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Joaquín Sosa (Bologna), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Pietro Terracciano GK900 0.000.000
Dodô DEF860 0.000.011
Nikola Milenkovic DEF900 0.000.000
Igor Julio DEF480 0.000.000
Cristiano Biraghi DEF900 0.000.111
Sofyan Amrabat MID900 0.000.041
Antonin Barak MID631 0.020.000
Giacomo Bonaventura MID631 0.030.102
Nicolás González FWD9015 0.300.533
Luka Jovic FWD902 0.100.183
Riccardo Saponara FWD7414 0.650.031
Lucas Martínez Quarta Sub421 0.040.000
Arthur Cabral Sub272 0.140.000
Rolando Mandragora Sub271 0.040.000
Josip Brekalo Sub161 0.020.213
Aleksa Terzic Sub41 0.020.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Fiorentina win 53% Avg odds 1.82
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.63
Bologna win 21% Avg odds 4.57

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Bologna 2-1 Fiorentina, 11 Sep 22 Next meeting: Fiorentina 2-1 Bologna, 12 Nov 23  All Fiorentina vs Bologna 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.