Genoa vs Bologna

16 September 2018 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Luca Banti

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Krzysztof Piatek 69’

Match summary

Genoa saw off Bologna 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Krzysztof Piatek put Genoa ahead in the 69th minute, set up by Domenico Criscito.

There was little between the sides on chances: Genoa created 0.49 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots, Bologna 0.67 from 12. Bologna had a player sent off.

Match stats

Genoa Bologna
10 Shots 8
5 Shots on Target 2
5 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 1
0.49 xG 0.67
0.49 Non-penalty xG 0.67
3 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Genoa Bologna
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Krzysztof Piatek
Assist: Domenico Criscito1-0 (Genoa)
69’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Genoa
  • Federico Marchetti
  • Daniel Bessa
Bologna
  • Erick Pulgar
  • Lukasz Skorupski
  • Giancarlo Gonzalez
  • Blerim Dzemaili
  • Mitchell Dijks
  • Mattia Destro

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.49 0.67 69’ Krzysztof Piatek (Genoa), 1-0 69’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.49 0.67 69’ Krzysztof Piatek (Genoa), 1-0 Piatek 69’
Genoa 0.49 xGBologna 0.67 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bologna attacking Genoa attacking 
45’ Sebastien De Maio (Bologna), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 89’ Darko Lazovic (Genoa), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 39’ Orji Okwonkwo (Bologna), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 65’ Andrea Poli (Bologna), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 74’ Mattias Svanberg (Bologna), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 78’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 33’ Koray Günter (Genoa), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 80’ Christian Kouamé (Genoa), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 40’ Oscar Hiljemark (Genoa), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 42’ Krzysztof Piatek (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 47’ Mitchell Dijks (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 18’ Krzysztof Piatek (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Erick Pulgar (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Krzysztof Piatek (Genoa), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 77’ Mattia Destro (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+5’ Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 50’ Federico Mattiello (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Daniel Bessa (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Koray Günter (Genoa), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 24’ Krzysztof Piatek (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ Davide Biraschi (Genoa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Erick Pulgar (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 67’ Luca Mazzitelli (Genoa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 78’ Sebastien De Maio (Bologna), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 33’ Krzysztof Piatek (Genoa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 45’ Sebastien De Maio (Bologna), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 89’ Darko Lazovic (Genoa), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 39’ Orji Okwonkwo (Bologna), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 65’ Andrea Poli (Bologna), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 74’ Mattias Svanberg (Bologna), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 78’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 33’ Koray Günter (Genoa), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 80’ Christian Kouamé (Genoa), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 40’ Oscar Hiljemark (Genoa), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 42’ Krzysztof Piatek (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 18’ Krzysztof Piatek (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Mitchell Dijks (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 65’ Erick Pulgar (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Krzysztof Piatek (Genoa), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 77’ Mattia Destro (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+5’ Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 50’ Federico Mattiello (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Daniel Bessa (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Koray Günter (Genoa), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 24’ Krzysztof Piatek (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ Davide Biraschi (Genoa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Erick Pulgar (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 67’ Luca Mazzitelli (Genoa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 78’ Sebastien De Maio (Bologna), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 33’ Krzysztof Piatek (Genoa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Federico Marchetti GK900 0.000.000
Nicolás Spolli DEF900 0.000.000
Koray Günter DEF902 0.080.041
Davide Biraschi DEF901 0.020.000
Rômulo MID900 0.000.134
Luca Mazzitelli MID801 0.010.041
Oscar Hiljemark MID591 0.040.000
Domenico Criscito MID9010 0.000.031
Daniel Bessa MID901 0.020.000
Krzysztof Piatek FWD9015 0.140.000
Goran Pandev FWD630 0.000.042
Darko Lazovic Sub311 0.120.072
Christian Kouamé Sub271 0.050.000
Pedro Pereira Sub100 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Genoa win 50% Bet365 odds 1.90
Draw 29% Bet365 odds 3.25
Bologna win 21% Bet365 odds 4.50

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Genoa WL
Bologna LDL

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Bologna 1-1 Genoa, 10 Feb 19  All Genoa 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.