Lecce
Bologna
Match summary
Bologna beat Lecce 2-1 on the road. Bologna led 1-0 at half-time.
Riccardo Orsolini put Bologna ahead in the 17th minute, set up by Nicolò Cambiaghi, Amar Ahmed Fatah equalised with a header in the 64th minute, set up by Danilo Veiga, and Jay Enem won it in the 75th minute, set up by Nicolò Cambiaghi.
The chances backed that up: Bologna created 2.00 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Lecce's 1.21 from 19.
Lecce hosted Bologna in Serie A matchday 6, dominating territory and possession with 57 percent of the ball and registering 19 shots to their opponents 10. The home side accumulated 125 attacks and 61 dangerous attacks compared to 86 attacks and 33 dangerous attacks from Bologna, while also earning 10 corners against 3. Despite having 5 shots on target apiece, Lecce failed to turn their statistical superiority into a victory. The match saw 25 total fouls committed, with 17 by Lecce and 8 by Bologna, leading to a disciplinary count of 3 yellow cards for the hosts and 2 for the visitors.
The scoring opened in the 17th minute when Riccardo Orsolini converted a left foot shot for Bologna to establish a 0-1 half-time lead. Lecce equalised in the 64th minute through an Amar Fatah header, but Bologna secured the win in the 75th minute when Jay Enem scored with a right foot shot to make it 1-2. The fixture featured numerous disciplinary actions and substitutions, including an injury replacement for Lecce when Ivan Ilić left the pitch for Oumar Ngom in the 36th minute following a 10th-minute yellow card. Yellow cards were also shown to Paco Esteban, Torbjørn Heggem, Youssef Maleh, and Oussama El Azzouzi.
