Inter vs Bologna

4 January 2026 · Serie A · 2025/26 · Referee Marco Guida

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Piotr Zielinski 39’
  • Lautaro Martínez 48’
  • Marcus Thuram 74’
  • Santiago Castro 83’

Match summary

Inter won 3-1 at home to Bologna. Inter led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Piotr Zielinski put Inter ahead in the 39th minute, set up by Lautaro Martínez. In the second half, Lautaro Martínez made it 2-0 with a header in the 48th minute, set up by Hakan Calhanoglu, Marcus Thuram made it 3-0 from a corner in the 74th minute, and Santiago Castro pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 83rd minute, set up by Charalampos Lykogiannis.

The chances backed that up: Inter created 4.35 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Bologna's 0.78 from 6.

Match stats

58% Possession 42%
19 Shots 6
10 Shots on target 2
7 Corners 1
95 Attacks 79
55 Dangerous attacks 20
460 Passes 340
85% Pass accuracy 78%
17 Tackles 21
20 Fouls 21
3 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 0

Key events

Inter Bologna
Kick-off
Lautaro MartínezShot on target
6’
Marcus ThuramShot on target
9’
Hakan CalhanogluShot on target
24’
Alessandro BastoniShot on target
25’
26’
Jonathan RoweShot on target
Alessandro BastoniArgument
29’
Hakan ÇalhanoğluFoul
30’
Piotr ZielinskiLeft foot shot1-0 (Inter)
39’
Lautaro MartínezShot on target
45’
Half-time1-0
46’
Tommaso PobegaNikola Moro
46’
Martin VitíkJhon Lucumí
Second half underway
Lautaro Martínez Header2-0 (Inter)
48’
Federico DimarcoShot on target
48’
Lautaro MartínezShot on target
61’
Nicolò BarellaFoul
62’
Henrikh MkhitaryanNicolò Barella
68’
68’
Riccardo OrsoliniNicolò Cambiaghi
Petar SučićHakan Çalhanoğlu
68’
68’
Nadir ZorteaEmil Holm
72’
Martin VitíkFoul
Marcus ThuramRight foot shot3-0 (Inter)
74’
Carlos AugustoAlessandro Bastoni
76’
Pio EspositoLautaro Martínez 
76’
78’
Jonathan RoweFoul
79’
Remo FreulerJens Odgaard
83’
Santiago CastroLeft foot shot3-1 (Bologna)
Matteo LavelliMarcus Thuram
83’
89’
Charalampos LykogiannisFoul
Full-time3-1

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 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 4.35 0.78 39’ Piotr Zielinski (Inter), 1-0 39’ 48’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), 2-0 48’ 74’ Marcus Thuram (Inter), 3-0 74’ 83’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), 3-1 83’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 4.35 0.78 39’ Piotr Zielinski (Inter), 1-0 Zielinski 39’ 48’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), 2-0 Martínez 48’ 74’ Marcus Thuram (Inter), 3-0 Thuram 74’ 83’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), 3-1 Castro 83’
Inter 4.35 xGBologna 0.78 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bologna attacking Inter attacking 
74’ Marcus Thuram (Inter), from a corner, 0.68 xG, goal 52’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.60 xG, hit the woodwork 83’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), set piece, 0.59 xG, goal 48’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), from a corner, 0.45 xG, goal 51’ Manuel Akanji (Inter), set piece, 0.41 xG, off target 90+3’ Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 45’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 9’ Marcus Thuram (Inter), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 48’ Federico Dimarco (Inter), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 61’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), set piece, 0.15 xG, saved 52’ Nicolò Barella (Inter), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 6’ Marcus Thuram (Inter), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 6’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 57’ Luis Henrique (Inter), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 33’ Jens Odgaard (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 39’ Piotr Zielinski (Inter), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 79’ Federico Dimarco (Inter), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 26’ Jonathan Rowe (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 24’ Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 47’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Jonathan Rowe (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 25’ Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 73’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 41’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Jens Odgaard (Bologna), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 74’ Marcus Thuram (Inter), from a corner, 0.68 xG, goal 52’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.60 xG, hit the woodwork 83’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), set piece, 0.59 xG, goal 48’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), from a corner, 0.45 xG, goal 90+3’ Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 51’ Manuel Akanji (Inter), set piece, 0.41 xG, off target 45’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 9’ Marcus Thuram (Inter), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 48’ Federico Dimarco (Inter), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 61’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), set piece, 0.15 xG, saved 52’ Nicolò Barella (Inter), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 6’ Marcus Thuram (Inter), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 6’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 57’ Luis Henrique (Inter), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 33’ Jens Odgaard (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 39’ Piotr Zielinski (Inter), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 79’ Federico Dimarco (Inter), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 26’ Jonathan Rowe (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 24’ Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 47’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Jonathan Rowe (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 25’ Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 73’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 41’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Jens Odgaard (Bologna), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Inter 3-5-2 Starting XI
Sommer
Bisseck
Akanji
Bastoni 76’
Henrique
Barella 68’
Çalhanoğlu 68’
Zielinski
Dimarco
Martínez 76’
Thuram 83’
Bologna 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Ravaglia
Lykogiannis
Lucumí 46’
Heggem
Holm 68’
Ferguson
Moro 46’
Cambiaghi 68’
Odgaard 79’
Rowe
Castro

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Yann Sommer GK900 0.000.000
Yann Bisseck DEF900 0.000.000
Manuel Akanji DEF901 0.410.000
Alessandro Bastoni DEF771 0.030.000
Luis Henrique MID901 0.100.000
Federico Dimarco MID902 0.360.101
Piotr Zielinski MID9011 0.060.000
Nicolò Barella MID691 0.130.351
Hakan Calhanoglu MID6911 0.041.065
Marcus Thuram FWD8413 1.110.601
Lautaro Martínez FWD77116 1.680.724
Henrikh Mkhitaryan Sub211 0.030.000
Petar Sucic Sub210 0.000.421
Carlos Augusto Sub130 0.000.000
Francesco Pio Esposito Sub131 0.420.000
Matteo Lavelli Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Inter win 68% Avg odds 1.39
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.77
Bologna win 12% Avg odds 7.55

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 1-0 Inter, 20 Apr 25 Next meeting: Bologna 3-3 Inter, 23 May 26  All Inter vs Bologna meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.