Serie A · 2023Sun, 11 Feb 2024, 14:00 UTCFull timeFull-time recap

Bologna

LDLDW
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Lecce

DLLLW

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This match

Match statistics

MetricBolognaLecce
Shots16 shots/match14 shots/match
Shots on target6 shots/match3 shots/match
Expected goals1.55 xG/match1.17 xG/match
Possession65%35%
Corners4 corners/match3 corners/match
Fouls10 fouls/match13 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Lewis Ferguson · Bologna · 59′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAlexis Saelemaekers · Bologna · 4′ · 0.02 xG · on targetJoshua Zirkzee · Bologna · 12′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLameck Banda · Lecce · 19′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNikola Krstović · Lecce · 20′ · 0.02 xG · on targetPontus Almqvist · Lecce · 21′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRoberto Piccoli · Lecce · 88′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNicola Sansone · Lecce · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLorenzo Venuti · Lecce · 10′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAlexis Saelemaekers · Bologna · 14′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedPontus Almqvist · Lecce · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedYlber Ramadani · Lecce · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJoshua Zirkzee · Bologna · 5′ · 0.04 xG · on targetJoshua Zirkzee · Bologna · 30′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRiccardo Orsolini · Bologna · 58′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedDan Ndoye · Bologna · 69′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRiccardo Orsolini · Bologna · 27′ · 0.05 xG · goalJoshua Zirkzee · Bologna · 54′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRiccardo Calafiori · Bologna · 45′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedRémi Oudin · Lecce · 75′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedRoberto Piccoli · Lecce · 75′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedAlexis Saelemaekers · Bologna · 16′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedFederico Baschirotto · Lecce · 58′ · 0.09 xG · on targetRiccardo Orsolini · Bologna · 49′ · 0.10 xG · goalRémi Oudin · Lecce · 36′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedJoshua Zirkzee · Bologna · 25′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedMohamed Kaba · Lecce · 19′ · 0.26 xG · on targetSam Beukema · Bologna · 5′ · 0.30 xG · goalNikola Krstović · Lecce · 22′ · 0.37 xG · off target or blockedJens Odgaard · Bologna · 82′ · 0.55 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Bologna: 16 shots, 6 on target, 1.56 xG. Lecce: 14 shots, 3 on target, 1.15 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Sam Beukema · Bologna · 5′Riccardo Orsolini · Bologna · 27′Riccardo Orsolini · Bologna · 49′Jens Odgaard · Bologna · 82′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Bologna 1.56 xG · Lecce 1.15 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Bologna's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: Bologna have recorded the higher season possession share. Limitation: The fixture is outside the configured active season.

Bologna's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Bologna's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.4 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.43 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.4 goals/match1.43 goals/match1.24 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Bologna have recorded the higher season possession share.

57.8%PossessionBologna · Lecce44.6%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 13.2 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricBolognaLecceBaseline
Possession57.8%44.6%51.7%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

2Bologna
1Draws
0Lecce
LecceBologna · Serie A11
LecceBologna · Serie A23
BolognaLecce · Serie A20

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages · sample sizes shown with each metric. Context, not a forecast.

Where the edge is

Bologna favored in 9 of 13 directional metrics · Lecce in 1 · 3 too close

1.43 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 23/241 goals/match
0.96 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 23/241.54 goals/match
1.19 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 23/241.11 xG/match
0.99 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 23/241.55 xG/match
12.2 shots/matchShotsseason · 23/2413.3 shots/match
11 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 23/2413.9 shots/match
4.35 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 23/244 shots/match
3.35 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 23/244.83 shots/match
57.8%Possessionseason · 23/2444.6%
3.87 corners/matchCornersseason · 23/244 corners/match
4.48 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 23/244.54 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
12.1 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 23/2413.5 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
39%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 23/248%
78%Scoring frequencyseason · 23/2467%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Bologna87.5
Lecce27.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Bologna57.5
Lecce53.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Bologna77.5
Lecce28.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Bologna7.5
Lecce92.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Bologna50
Lecce97.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Bologna7.5
Lecce17.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Bologna41.9
Lecce60
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Bologna23 matchesLecce24 matches
1.43 goals/matchGoals scored23/241 goals/match
0.96 goals/matchGoals allowed23/241.54 goals/match
1.19 xG/matchExpected goals23/241.11 xG/match
12.2 shots/matchShots23/2413.3 shots/match
4.35 shots/matchShots on target23/244 shots/match
57.8%Possession23/2444.6%
3.87 corners/matchCorners23/244 corners/match
Cards0/0
12.1 fouls/matchFouls23/2413.5 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Bologna12 matchesLecce12 matches
1.83 goals/matchGoals scored12/120.75 goals/match
0.58 goals/matchGoals allowed12/121.67 goals/match
1.24 xG/matchExpected goals12/120.95 xG/match
13.5 shots/matchShots12/1211.4 shots/match
4.42 shots/matchShots on target12/123.17 shots/match
59%Possession12/1243.5%
4.08 corners/matchCorners12/123.58 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.6 fouls/matchFouls12/1214.5 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7.76 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/18.76 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited
Season samples23 / 24home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

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 fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 11 Feb 2024, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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