Verona vs Bologna

15 January 2026 · Serie A · 2025/26 · Referee Maurizio Mariani

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 1–3

  • Gift Orban 13’
  • Remo Freuler 71’ (og)
  • Riccardo Orsolini 21’
  • Jens Odgaard 29’
  • Santiago Castro 44’

Match summary

Bologna came from behind to win 3-2 away at Verona. Bologna led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Gift Orban put Verona ahead in the 13th minute, set up by Antoine Bernede, Riccardo Orsolini equalised in the 21st minute, set up by Remo Freuler, Jens Odgaard put Bologna in front in the 29th minute, set up by Benjamín Domínguez, and Santiago Castro made it 1-3 in the 44th minute, set up by Tommaso Pobega. In the second half, Freuler's own goal pulled one back to make it 2-3 in the 71st minute.

Verona can feel hard done by, creating 1.92 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Bologna's 0.69 from 14.

Match stats

39% Possession 61%
15 Shots 14
5 Shots on target 5
4 Corners 5
100 Attacks 123
32 Dangerous attacks 44
342 Passes 532
74% Pass accuracy 82%
18 Tackles 10
13 Fouls 14
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
5 Offsides 2

Key events

Verona Bologna
Kick-off
Unai NúñezFoul
12’
Gift OrbanRight foot shot1-0 (Verona)
13’
21’
Riccardo OrsoliniLeft foot shot1-1 (Bologna)
24’
Santiago CastroShot on target
29’
Jens OdgaardLeft foot shot1-2 (Bologna)
42’
Martin VitíkFoul
43’
Santiago CastroRight foot shot1-3 (Bologna)
Gift OrbanShot on target
45’
Half-time1-3
Tobias SlotsagerUnai Núñez
46’
Second half underway
GiovaneSuat Serdar
52’
Roberto GagliardiniMoatasem Al-Musrati
53’
59’
Riccardo OrsoliniFoul
66’
Ciro ImmobileSantiago Castro
66’
Nikola MoroTommaso Pobega
GiovaneShot on target
67’
Remo FreulerOwn goal2-3 (Verona)
71’
71’
Torbjørn HeggemShot on target
Fallou ChamCheikh NiasseInjury
77’
Amin SarrShot on target
77’
79’
Lewis FergusonJens Odgaard
80’
Nadir ZorteaEmil Holm
Daniel MosqueraAmin Sarr
82’
90’
Giovanni FabbianRiccardo Orsolini
Full-time2-3

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 1.92 0.69 13’ Gift Orban (Verona), 1-0 13’ 21’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), 1-1 21’ 29’ Jens Odgaard (Bologna), 1-2 29’ 44’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), 1-3 44’ 71’ Remo Freuler (Verona) own goal, 2-3 71’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.92 0.69 13’ Gift Orban (Verona), 1-0 Orban 13’ 21’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), 1-1 Orsolini 21’ 29’ Jens Odgaard (Bologna), 1-2 Odgaard 29’ 44’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), 1-3 Castro 44’ 71’ Remo Freuler (Verona) own goal, 2-3 Freuler 71’
Verona 1.92 xGBologna 0.69 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bologna attacking Verona attacking 
77’ Amin Sarr (Verona), from a corner, 0.53 xG, saved 77’ Roberto Gagliardini (Verona), from a corner, 0.40 xG, blocked 25’ Gift Orban (Verona), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 10’ Antoine Bernede (Verona), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 24’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 44’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 67’ Giovane (Verona), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 61’ Tommaso Pobega (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 67’ Giovane (Verona), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 36’ Gift Orban (Verona), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 41’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 7’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 21’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), set piece, 0.06 xG, goal 29’ Jens Odgaard (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 77’ Roberto Gagliardini (Verona), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 13’ Gift Orban (Verona), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 71’ Torbjørn Heggem (Bologna), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 5’ Gift Orban (Verona), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 64’ Amin Sarr (Verona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Emil Holm (Bologna), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 27’ Domagoj Bradaric (Verona), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 45’ Gift Orban (Verona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 13’ Jens Odgaard (Bologna), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Amin Sarr (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Tommaso Pobega (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Emil Holm (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Victor Nelsson (Verona), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Benjamín Domínguez (Bologna), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Nikola Moro (Bologna), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 71’ Remo Freuler (Bologna), own goal 77’ Amin Sarr (Verona), from a corner, 0.53 xG, saved 77’ Roberto Gagliardini (Verona), from a corner, 0.40 xG, blocked 25’ Gift Orban (Verona), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 10’ Antoine Bernede (Verona), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 67’ Giovane (Verona), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 24’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 44’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 61’ Tommaso Pobega (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 41’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 67’ Giovane (Verona), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 36’ Gift Orban (Verona), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 7’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 21’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), set piece, 0.06 xG, goal 77’ Roberto Gagliardini (Verona), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 29’ Jens Odgaard (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 71’ Torbjørn Heggem (Bologna), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 13’ Gift Orban (Verona), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 5’ Gift Orban (Verona), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 64’ Amin Sarr (Verona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Emil Holm (Bologna), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 27’ Domagoj Bradaric (Verona), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 45’ Gift Orban (Verona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 13’ Jens Odgaard (Bologna), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Amin Sarr (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Tommaso Pobega (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Benjamín Domínguez (Bologna), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Emil Holm (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Victor Nelsson (Verona), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Nikola Moro (Bologna), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 71’ Remo Freuler (Bologna), own goal
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Lineups

Verona

Lineup not available for this match.

Bologna 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Ravaglia
Miranda
Heggem
Vitík
Holm 80’
Pobega 66’
Freuler
Domínguez
Odgaard 79’
Orsolini 90’
Castro 66’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lorenzo Montipò GK900 0.000.111
Nicolás Valentini DEF900 0.000.000
Victor Nelsson DEF901 0.020.000
Unai Núñez DEF470 0.000.000
Cheikh Niasse MID780 0.000.031
Domagoj Bradaric MID901 0.030.413
Antoine Bernede MID9011 0.110.082
Al Musrati MID540 0.000.000
Suat Serdar MID530 0.000.000
Gift Orban FWD9015 0.550.000
Amin Sarr FWD833 0.600.000
Tobias Slotsager Sub430 0.000.000
Giovane Sub372 0.170.000
Roberto Gagliardini Sub362 0.460.132
Fallou Cham Sub120 0.000.000
Daniel Mosquera Sub70 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Verona win 25% Avg odds 3.72
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.08
Bologna win 44% Avg odds 2.14

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: Verona 1-2 Bologna, 09 Mar 25 Next meeting: Bologna 1-2 Verona, 08 Mar 26  All Verona vs Bologna meetings

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