Spezia vs Bologna

28 November 2021 · Serie A · 2021/22 · Referee Luca Massimi

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Marko Arnautovic 83’ (pen)

Match summary

Bologna beat Spezia 1-0 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

Marko Arnautovic put Bologna ahead from the penalty spot in the 83rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Bologna created 2.55 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Spezia's 0.64 from 13.

Match stats

Spezia Bologna
13 Shots 17
5 Shots on Target 5
3 Corners 6
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.64 xG 2.55
0.64 Non-penalty xG 1.78
6 Deep Completions 14

Key events

Spezia Bologna
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
83’
Marko Arnautovic
Penalty0-1 (Bologna)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Spezia
  • Arkadiusz Reca
  • M'Bala Nzola
  • Eddie Salcedo
Bologna
  • Marko Arnautovic

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 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.64 2.55 83’ Marko Arnautovic (Bologna), 0-1 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.64 2.55 83’ Marko Arnautovic (Bologna), 0-1 Arnautovic 83’
Spezia 0.64 xGBologna 2.55 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bologna attacking Spezia attacking 
83’ Marko Arnautovic (Bologna), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 35’ Adama Soumaoro (Bologna), from a corner, 0.48 xG, off target 44’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), open play, 0.40 xG, hit the woodwork 10’ Marko Arnautovic (Bologna), open play, 0.29 xG, hit the woodwork 65’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 45’ Marko Arnautovic (Bologna), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 62’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 4’ Kelvin Adou (Spezia), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 45’ Arthur Theate (Bologna), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 64’ Marko Arnautovic (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 66’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 19’ David Strelec (Spezia), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 73’ Eddie Salcedo (Spezia), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 18’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 81’ Marko Arnautovic (Bologna), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 25’ Janis Antiste (Spezia), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 26’ Viktor Kovalenko (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 57’ Kelvin Adou (Spezia), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Mattias Svanberg (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 17’ Janis Antiste (Spezia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+4’ Martin Erlic (Spezia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 56’ Adama Soumaoro (Bologna), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 31’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 63’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 25’ Kelvin Adou (Spezia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 57’ Kelvin Adou (Spezia), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 83’ Marko Arnautovic (Bologna), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 35’ Adama Soumaoro (Bologna), from a corner, 0.48 xG, off target 44’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), open play, 0.40 xG, hit the woodwork 10’ Marko Arnautovic (Bologna), open play, 0.29 xG, hit the woodwork 65’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 45’ Marko Arnautovic (Bologna), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 62’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 4’ Kelvin Adou (Spezia), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 45’ Arthur Theate (Bologna), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 19’ David Strelec (Spezia), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 64’ Marko Arnautovic (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 66’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 73’ Eddie Salcedo (Spezia), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 18’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 25’ Janis Antiste (Spezia), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 81’ Marko Arnautovic (Bologna), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 26’ Viktor Kovalenko (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 57’ Kelvin Adou (Spezia), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Mattias Svanberg (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 17’ Janis Antiste (Spezia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+4’ Martin Erlic (Spezia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 56’ Adama Soumaoro (Bologna), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 63’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 25’ Kelvin Adou (Spezia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 31’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 57’ Kelvin Adou (Spezia), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ivan Provedel GK900 0.000.000
Kelvin Adou DEF774 0.140.111
Martin Erlic DEF901 0.030.000
Dimitris Nikolaou DEF900 0.000.000
Arkadiusz Reca DEF590 0.000.061
Giulio Maggiore MID902 0.080.051
Simone Bastoni MID900 0.000.072
Viktor Kovalenko MID771 0.050.163
Janis Antiste FWD592 0.090.000
M'Bala Nzola FWD901 0.110.153
David Strelec FWD591 0.070.000
Ebrima Colley Sub310 0.000.000
Jacopo Sala Sub310 0.000.000
Eddie Salcedo Sub311 0.070.000
Kevin Agudelo Sub130 0.000.000
Salvador Ferrer Sub130 0.000.031

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Spezia win 30% Avg odds 3.20
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.33
Bologna win 41% Avg odds 2.32

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

Form going into the game

Spezia LDLWL
Bologna LLWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Bologna 4-1 Spezia, 18 Apr 21 Next meeting: Bologna 2-1 Spezia, 21 Feb 22  All Spezia 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.