Inter vs Bologna

7 October 2023 · Serie A · 2023/24 · Referee Marco Guida

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 2–1

  • Francesco Acerbi 11’
  • Lautaro Martínez 13’
  • Riccardo Orsolini 19’ (pen)
  • Joshua Zirkzee 52’

Match summary

Inter and Bologna shared the points in a 2-2 draw. Inter led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Francesco Acerbi put Inter ahead with a header in the 11th minute, set up by Hakan Calhanoglu, Lautaro Martínez made it 2-0 in the 13th minute, set up by Marcus Thuram, and Riccardo Orsolini pulled one back to make it 2-1 from the penalty spot in the 19th minute. In the second half, Joshua Zirkzee equalised in the 52nd minute, set up by Lewis Ferguson.

Bologna had the better of the chances, with 1.05 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Inter's 0.71 from 14.

Match stats

Inter Bologna
14 Shots 8
5 Shots on Target 3
7 Corners 7
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.71 xG 1.05
0.71 Non-penalty xG 0.29
7 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Inter Bologna
Kick-off
Francesco Acerbi
Assist: Hakan Calhanoglu1-0 (Inter)
11’
Lautaro Martínez
Assist: Marcus Thuram2-0 (Inter)
13’
19’
Riccardo Orsolini
Penalty2-1 (Bologna)
Half-time2-1
52’
Joshua Zirkzee
Assist: Lewis Ferguson2-2 (Bologna)
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Inter
  • Alessandro Bastoni
  • Lautaro Martínez
Bologna
  • Sam Beukema
  • Lewis Ferguson
  • Dan Ndoye

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.71 1.05 11’ Francesco Acerbi (Inter), 1-0 11’ 13’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), 2-0 13’ 19’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), 2-1 19’ 52’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), 2-2 52’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.71 1.05 11’ Francesco Acerbi (Inter), 1-0 Acerbi 11’ 13’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), 2-0 Martínez 13’ 19’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), 2-1 Orsolini 19’ 52’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), 2-2 Zirkzee 52’
Inter 0.71 xGBologna 1.05 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bologna attacking Inter attacking 
19’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 73’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 63’ Francesco Acerbi (Inter), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 31’ Benjamin Pavard (Inter), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 5’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 22’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 89’ Carlos Augusto (Inter), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 84’ Juan Cuadrado (Inter), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 84’ Carlos Augusto (Inter), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 34’ Federico Dimarco (Inter), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 52’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 68’ Remo Freuler (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 78’ Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+4’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Benjamin Pavard (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 13’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 11’ Francesco Acerbi (Inter), from a corner, 0.01 xG, goal 47’ Sam Beukema (Bologna), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 65’ Juan Cuadrado (Inter), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 51’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 19’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 73’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 63’ Francesco Acerbi (Inter), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 31’ Benjamin Pavard (Inter), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 5’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 22’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 89’ Carlos Augusto (Inter), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 84’ Carlos Augusto (Inter), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 84’ Juan Cuadrado (Inter), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 52’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 68’ Remo Freuler (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 34’ Federico Dimarco (Inter), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 78’ Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+4’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Benjamin Pavard (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 13’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 11’ Francesco Acerbi (Inter), from a corner, 0.01 xG, goal 47’ Sam Beukema (Bologna), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 65’ Juan Cuadrado (Inter), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 51’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Yann Sommer GK900 0.000.000
Benjamin Pavard DEF902 0.110.000
Alessandro Bastoni DEF900 0.000.000
Francesco Acerbi DEF9012 0.120.000
Denzel Dumfries MID560 0.000.000
Federico Dimarco MID561 0.050.000
Nicolò Barella MID900 0.000.051
Hakan Calhanoglu MID8411 0.050.253
Henrikh Mkhitaryan MID781 0.010.112
Lautaro Martínez FWD9013 0.180.000
Marcus Thuram FWD5610 0.000.021
Carlos Augusto Sub342 0.120.000
Alexis Sánchez Sub340 0.000.000
Juan Cuadrado Sub342 0.070.061
Davide Frattesi Sub120 0.000.000
Kristjan Asllani Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Inter win 73% Avg odds 1.32
Draw 17% Avg odds 5.53
Bologna win 10% Avg odds 9.40

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, 26 Feb 23 Next meeting: Bologna 0-1 Inter, 09 Mar 24  All Inter 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.