Sassuolo vs Bologna

15 March 2026 · Serie A · 2025/26 · Referee Kevin Bonacina

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Thijs Dallinga 6’

Match summary

Bologna beat Sassuolo 1-0 on the road. Bologna led 1-0 at half-time.

Thijs Dallinga put Bologna ahead in the 6th minute.

The chances backed that up: Bologna created 0.73 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Sassuolo's 0.43 from 9.

Match stats

55% Possession 45%
9 Shots 16
3 Shots on target 3
7 Corners 4
98 Attacks 96
46 Dangerous attacks 28
422 Passes 355
82% Pass accuracy 77%
10 Tackles 20
16 Fouls 11
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 2

Key events

Sassuolo Bologna
Kick-off
6’
Thijs DallingaRight foot shot0-1 (Bologna)
Andrea PinamontiShot on target
7’
Armand LaurienteShot on target
11’
24’
Thijs DallingaFoul
29’
Nadir ZorteaLorenzo De Silvestri  Injury
Half-time0-1
49’
Jens OdgaardShot on target
Second half underway
M'Bala NzolaAndrea Pinamonti
59’
Cristian VolpatoNemanja Matic
59’
Cristian VolpatoShot on target
62’
64’
Santiago CastroThijs Dallinga
64’
Remo FreulerNikola MoroInjury
Josh DoigUlisses Garcia
75’
Aster VranckxIsmaël Koné
75’
M'Bala NzolaFoul
77’
83’
Federico BernardeschiJens Odgaard
83’
Tommaso PobegaSimon Sohm
85’
Riccardo OrsoliniShot on target
Darryl BakolaDomenico Berardi
87’
90+6’
Nadir ZorteaFoul
Full-time0-1

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.43 0.73 6’ Thijs Dallinga (Bologna), 0-1 6’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.43 0.73 6’ Thijs Dallinga (Bologna), 0-1 Dallinga 6’
Sassuolo 0.43 xGBologna 0.73 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bologna attacking Sassuolo attacking 
7’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 50’ Thijs Dallinga (Bologna), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 85’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 66’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 48’ Nicolò Cambiaghi (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 51’ Jens Odgaard (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 62’ Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 47’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 60’ Tarik Muharemovic (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 6’ Thijs Dallinga (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 44’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ Nikola Moro (Bologna), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 51’ Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 14’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 11’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 15’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Nicolò Cambiaghi (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Nicolò Cambiaghi (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Jens Odgaard (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Jens Odgaard (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 81’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Nikola Moro (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 60’ Tarik Muharemovic (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 7’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 50’ Thijs Dallinga (Bologna), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 85’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 66’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 48’ Nicolò Cambiaghi (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 47’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 51’ Jens Odgaard (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 60’ Tarik Muharemovic (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 62’ Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 6’ Thijs Dallinga (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 44’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ Nikola Moro (Bologna), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 51’ Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 14’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 11’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 15’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 18’ Nicolò Cambiaghi (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Nicolò Cambiaghi (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Jens Odgaard (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Jens Odgaard (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 81’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Nikola Moro (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 60’ Tarik Muharemovic (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Sassuolo 4-3-3 Starting XI
Murić
Walukiewicz
Idzes
Muharemović
Garcia 75’
Koné 75’
Matic 59’
Thorstvedt
Berardi 87’
Pinamonti 59’
Laurienté
Bologna 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Skorupski
Miranda
Lucumí
Vitík
Silvestri 29’
Moro 64’
Sohm 83’
Cambiaghi
Odgaard 83’
Orsolini
Dallinga 64’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Arijanet Muric GK900 0.000.000
Sebastian Walukiewicz DEF900 0.000.000
Jay Idzes DEF900 0.000.000
Tarik Muharemovic DEF902 0.070.000
Ulisses García DEF770 0.000.000
Kristian Thorstvedt MID901 0.050.172
Ismaël Koné MID770 0.000.000
Nemanja Matic MID610 0.000.000
Domenico Berardi FWD890 0.000.102
Andrea Pinamonti FWD611 0.090.000
Armand Lauriente FWD904 0.140.062
M'Bala Nzola Sub290 0.000.000
Cristian Volpato Sub291 0.070.011
Aster Vranckx Sub130 0.000.000
Josh Doig Sub130 0.000.000
Darryl Bakola Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sassuolo win 40% Avg odds 2.37
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.18
Bologna win 31% Avg odds 3.05

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

Form going into the game

Sassuolo LWWWL
Bologna LWWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Bologna 1-1 Sassuolo, 28 Dec 25 Next meeting: Bologna 2-2 Sassuolo, 06 Sep 26  All Sassuolo 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.