Roma vs Bologna

22 April 2024 · Serie A · 2023/24 · Referee Fabio Maresca

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–2

  • Sardar Azmoun 56’
  • Oussama El Azzouzi 14’
  • Joshua Zirkzee 45’
  • Alexis Saelemaekers 65’

Match summary

Bologna won 3-1 away at Roma. Bologna led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Oussama El Azzouzi put Bologna ahead in the 14th minute, set up by Riccardo Calafiori and Joshua Zirkzee made it 0-2 in the 45th minute, set up by Oussama El Azzouzi. In the second half, Sardar Azmoun pulled one back to make it 1-2 from a corner in the 56th minute and Alexis Saelemaekers made it 1-3 in the 65th minute, set up by Joshua Zirkzee.

Roma can feel hard done by, creating 1.88 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Bologna's 1.26 from 11.

Match stats

Roma Bologna
14 Shots 11
5 Shots on Target 3
8 Corners 2
5 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.83 xG 1.26
1.83 Non-penalty xG 1.26
5 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Roma Bologna
Kick-off
14’
Oussama El Azzouzi
Assist: Riccardo Calafiori0-1 (Bologna)
45’
Joshua Zirkzee
Assist: Oussama El Azzouzi0-2 (Bologna)
Half-time0-2
Sardar Azmoun1-2 (Roma)
56’
65’
Alexis Saelemaekers
Assist: Joshua Zirkzee1-3 (Bologna)
Full-time1-3

Bookings

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

Roma
  • Diego Llorente
  • Angelino
  • Leandro Paredes
  • Lorenzo Pellegrini
  • Stephan El Shaarawy
Bologna
  • Remo Freuler
  • Joshua Zirkzee

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 1.88 1.26 14’ Oussama El Azzouzi (Bologna), 0-1 14’ 45’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), 0-2 45’ 56’ Sardar Azmoun (Roma), 1-2 56’ 65’ Alexis Saelemaekers (Bologna), 1-3 65’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.88 1.26 14’ Oussama El Azzouzi (Bologna), 0-1 El Azzouzi 14’ 45’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), 0-2 Zirkzee 45’ 56’ Sardar Azmoun (Roma), 1-2 Azmoun 56’ 65’ Alexis Saelemaekers (Bologna), 1-3 Saelemaekers 65’
Roma 1.88 xGBologna 1.26 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bologna attacking Roma attacking 
65’ Alexis Saelemaekers (Bologna), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 83’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), from a corner, 0.50 xG, off target 56’ Sardar Azmoun (Roma), from a corner, 0.35 xG, goal 45’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 55’ Sardar Azmoun (Roma), from a corner, 0.27 xG, saved 82’ Tommaso Baldanzi (Roma), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 55’ Sardar Azmoun (Roma), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 14’ Oussama El Azzouzi (Bologna), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 25’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 86’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 9’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 67’ Alexis Saelemaekers (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+5’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+3’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 20’ Leandro Paredes (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 22’ Stefan Posch (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 24’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 42’ Alexis Saelemaekers (Bologna), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 61’ Dan Ndoye (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+2’ Alexis Saelemaekers (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 50’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Michel Aebischer (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+4’ Rick Karsdorp (Roma), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 53’ Leandro Paredes (Roma), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+1’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 65’ Alexis Saelemaekers (Bologna), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 83’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), from a corner, 0.50 xG, off target 56’ Sardar Azmoun (Roma), from a corner, 0.35 xG, goal 45’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 55’ Sardar Azmoun (Roma), from a corner, 0.27 xG, saved 82’ Tommaso Baldanzi (Roma), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 55’ Sardar Azmoun (Roma), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 14’ Oussama El Azzouzi (Bologna), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 25’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 86’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 9’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 67’ Alexis Saelemaekers (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+5’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+3’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 20’ Leandro Paredes (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 24’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 22’ Stefan Posch (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 42’ Alexis Saelemaekers (Bologna), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 61’ Dan Ndoye (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+2’ Alexis Saelemaekers (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 50’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Michel Aebischer (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+4’ Rick Karsdorp (Roma), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 53’ Leandro Paredes (Roma), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+1’ Santiago Castro (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
Mile Svilar GK900 0.000.000
Mehmet Zeki Çelik DEF550 0.000.000
Gianluca Mancini DEF900 0.000.031
Diego Llorente DEF900 0.000.011
Angelino DEF550 0.000.000
Leandro Paredes MID902 0.070.091
Lorenzo Pellegrini MID901 0.080.271
Bryan Cristante MID881 0.500.151
Paulo Dybala FWD902 0.150.501
Tammy Abraham FWD550 0.000.000
Stephan El Shaarawy FWD753 0.160.000
Sardar Azmoun Sub3513 0.760.000
Leonardo Spinazzola Sub350 0.000.071
Rick Karsdorp Sub351 0.010.000
Tommaso Baldanzi Sub151 0.150.000
João Costa Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Roma win 41% Avg odds 2.37
Draw 32% Avg odds 2.97
Bologna win 27% Avg odds 3.50

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

Form going into the game

Roma WDWDW
Bologna LWWDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Bologna 2-0 Roma, 17 Dec 23 Next meeting: Roma 2-3 Bologna, 10 Nov 24  All Roma 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.