Verona vs Bologna

21 April 2023 · Serie A · 2022/23 · Referee Maurizio Mariani

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Simone Verdi 45+6’ (pen), 62’
  • Nicolás Domínguez 90+4’

Match summary

Verona beat Bologna 2-1. Verona led 1-0 at half-time.

Simone Verdi put Verona ahead from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time, Verdi made it 2-0 with a header in the 62nd minute, set up by Marco Faraoni, and Nicolás Domínguez pulled one back to make it 2-1 in stoppage time, set up by Nicola Sansone.

There was little between the sides on chances: Verona created 1.59 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Bologna 1.57 from 17.

Match stats

Verona Bologna
9 Shots 17
5 Shots on Target 7
4 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.59 xG 1.55
0.83 Non-penalty xG 1.55
1 Deep Completions 14

Key events

Verona Bologna
Kick-off
Simone Verdi
Penalty1-0 (Verona)
45+6’
Half-time1-0
Simone Verdi
Assist: Marco Faraoni2-0 (Verona)
62’
90+4’
Nicolás Domínguez
Assist: Nicola Sansone2-1 (Bologna)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Verona
  • Marco Faraoni
  • Ondrej Duda
Bologna
  • Lukasz Skorupski
  • Stefan Posch
  • Nicolás Domínguez
  • Musa Barrow

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.59 1.57 45+6’ Simone Verdi (Verona), 1-0 45+6’ 62’ Simone Verdi (Verona), 2-0 62’ 90+4’ Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna), 2-1 90+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.59 1.57 45+6’ Simone Verdi (Verona), 1-0 Verdi 45+6’ 62’ Simone Verdi (Verona), 2-0 Verdi 62’ 90+4’ Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna), 2-1 Domínguez 90+4’
Verona 1.59 xGBologna 1.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bologna attacking Verona attacking 
51’ Simone Verdi (Verona), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+6’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 12’ Kevin Lasagna (Verona), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 90+4’ Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 86’ Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 62’ Simone Verdi (Verona), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 90+8’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 78’ Milan Djuric (Verona), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 29’ Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 57’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 42’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 26’ Simone Verdi (Verona), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 71’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+6’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 15’ Simone Verdi (Verona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 16’ Simone Verdi (Verona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 18’ Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 66’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 15’ Marco Faraoni (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Marco Faraoni (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 41’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 87’ Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 71’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 51’ Simone Verdi (Verona), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+6’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 12’ Kevin Lasagna (Verona), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 90+4’ Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 86’ Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 62’ Simone Verdi (Verona), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 90+8’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 78’ Milan Djuric (Verona), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 29’ Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 57’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 42’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 26’ Simone Verdi (Verona), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 71’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+6’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 15’ Simone Verdi (Verona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 18’ Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 16’ Simone Verdi (Verona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 66’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 15’ Marco Faraoni (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Marco Faraoni (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 87’ Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 52’ Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 71’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lorenzo Montipò GK900 0.000.000
Marco Faraoni DEF9012 0.040.121
Giangiacomo Magnani DEF900 0.000.000
Isak Hien DEF900 0.000.000
Pawel Dawidowicz DEF900 0.000.000
Adrien Tameze MID900 0.000.000
Oliver Abildgaard MID290 0.000.021
Kevin Lasagna MID391 0.480.052
Simone Verdi MID9025 1.000.552
Fabio Depaoli MID900 0.000.000
Adolfo Gaich FWD570 0.000.031
Ondrej Duda Sub610 0.000.000
Darko Lazovic Sub510 0.000.000
Milan Djuric Sub331 0.080.000
Diego Coppola Sub10 0.000.000
Sulemana Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Verona win 34% Avg odds 2.77
Draw 33% Avg odds 2.94
Bologna win 33% Avg odds 2.91

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

Form going into the game

Verona DLLWD
Bologna DDWWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Bologna 1-1 Verona, 21 Aug 22 Next meeting: Verona 0-0 Bologna, 18 Sep 23  All Verona 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.