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Serie A · 2026

Napoli 1–0 Bologna · Serie A

1–0Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Napoli won 1–0.

Shots
155
Shots on target
32
Expected goals
1.810.25
Possession
58%42%

Full time

What the match recorded

Napoli beat Bologna 1–0. Recorded in this match (Napoli – Bologna): shots 15–5, shots on target 3–2, expected goals 1.81–0.25, possession 58%–42%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots5 shotsNapoli 15 shots, Bologna 5 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots2 shotsNapoli 3 shots, Bologna 2 shots
  • Expected goals1.81 xG0.25 xGNapoli 1.81 xG, Bologna 0.25 xG
  • Possession58%42%Napoli 58%, Bologna 42%
  • Corners10 corners0 cornersNapoli 10 corners, Bologna 0 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls10 foulsNapoli 15 fouls, Bologna 10 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards1 cardNapoli 0 cards, Bologna 1 card
  • Passes549 passes414 passesNapoli 549 passes, Bologna 414 passes
  • Pass accuracy90%87.4%Napoli 90%, Bologna 87.4%
  • Shots inside box12 shots2 shotsNapoli 12 shots, Bologna 2 shots
  • Blocked shots5 blocks0 blocksNapoli 5 blocks, Bologna 0 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves2 saves3 savesNapoli 2 saves, Bologna 3 saves
  • Offsides2 offsides3 offsidesNapoli 2 offsides, Bologna 3 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 7′Arthur TheateGoal · Bologna
  2. 31′Mikel AmondarainYellow card · Bologna
  3. Half-time
  4. 66′Stanislav LobotkaGoal · Napoli
  5. Full time
Player changes · 9grouped by team and minute
  • 46′Napoli · 2 player changesNoa Lang · Costantino Favasuli
  • 58′Bologna · 2 player changesJens Odgaard · Marco Libra
  • 66′Bologna · 1 player changeNikola Moro
  • 75′Napoli · 1 player changeLorenzo Lucca
  • 82′Bologna · 2 player changesJay Enem · Samuel Mbangula
  • 88′Napoli · 1 player changeMathías Olivera

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

Napoli4-3-3
  1. Vanja Milinković-SavićG
  2. Amir RrahmaniD
  3. Rafa MarínD
  4. Giovanni Di LorenzoD
  5. Leonardo SpinazzolaD
  6. Billy GilmourM
  7. Antonio VergaraM
  8. Stanislav LobotkaM
  9. David NeresF
  10. Rasmus HøjlundF
  11. Matteo PolitanoF
Bologna4-2-3-1
  1. Łukasz SkorupskiG
  2. Emil HolmD
  3. Arthur TheateD
  4. Torbjørn HeggemD
  5. Juan MirandaD
  6. Tommaso PobegaM
  7. Lewis FergusonM
  8. Jens OdgaardM
  9. Federico BernardeschiF
  10. Nicolò CambiaghiF
  11. Roberto PiccoliF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Napoli
1Draws
3Bologna
Napoli — Bologna · Serie A2–3
Bologna — Napoli · Serie A2–0
Bologna — Napoli · Serie A1–1
Napoli — Bologna · Serie A3–0
Napoli — Bologna · Serie A0–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Napoli favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Bologna in 0 · 13 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Napoli4 matchesBologna4 matches
1.5 goals/match ▲Goals scored4/40.5 goals/match
1.25 goals/matchGoals allowed4/41.25 goals/match
1.54 xG/match ▲Expected goals4/41.31 xG/match
14.3 shots/matchShots4/414 shots/match
4 shots/match ▲Shots on target4/43.75 shots/match
47.8%Possession4/4● 55%
5.5 corners/match ●Corners4/45 corners/match
9.75 fouls/matchFouls4/413.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples4 / 4home / away teams
Recent samples4 / 4last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 13 Sept 2026, 20:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Serie A

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsNapoliBologna
CompetitionSerie A
Head-to-headNapoli — Bologna
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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