Serie A · 2023Sat, 3 Feb 2024, 19:45 UTCFull timeFull-time recap

Bologna

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This match

Match statistics

MetricBolognaSassuolo
Shots19 shots/match12 shots/match
Shots on target3 shots/match4 shots/match
Expected goals1.07 xG/match0.77 xG/match
Possession71%29%
Corners7 corners/match4 corners/match
Fouls11 fouls/match10 fouls/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Sassuolo's last-five goals scored average is below 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.

Sassuolo's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Sassuolo's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.27 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 for0.6 goals/match1.27 goals/match1.21 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.

57.5%PossessionBologna · Sassuolo44.9%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 12.6 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricBolognaSassuoloBaseline
Possession57.5%44.9%51.4%

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
2Draws
1Sassuolo
SassuoloBologna · Serie A11
SassuoloBologna · Serie A11
BolognaSassuolo · Serie A30
BolognaSassuolo · Serie A13
SassuoloBologna · Serie A03

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 7 of 13 directional metrics · Sassuolo in 2 · 4 too close

1.32 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 22/221.27 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 22/221.86 goals/match
1.18 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 22/221.18 xG/match
0.99 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 22/221.55 xG/match
12 shots/matchShotsseason · 22/2213.3 shots/match
10.9 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 22/2214.5 shots/match
4.27 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 22/224.55 shots/match
3.36 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 22/224.64 shots/match
57.5%Possessionseason · 22/2244.9%
3.86 corners/matchCornersseason · 22/225.27 corners/match
4.55 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 22/225.77 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
12.2 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 22/2210 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
36%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 22/225%
77%Scoring frequencyseason · 22/2268%

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
Sassuolo22.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Bologna52.5
Sassuolo67.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Bologna76.7
Sassuolo20.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Bologna7.5
Sassuolo92.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Bologna47.5
Sassuolo2.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Bologna12.5
Sassuolo82.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Bologna40
Sassuolo58.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Bologna22 matchesSassuolo22 matches
1.32 goals/matchGoals scored22/221.27 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed22/221.86 goals/match
1.18 xG/matchExpected goals22/221.18 xG/match
12 shots/matchShots22/2213.3 shots/match
4.27 shots/matchShots on target22/224.55 shots/match
57.5%Possession22/2244.9%
3.86 corners/matchCorners22/225.27 corners/match
Cards0/0
12.2 fouls/matchFouls22/2210 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Bologna11 matchesSassuolo12 matches
1.64 goals/matchGoals scored11/121.25 goals/match
0.64 goals/matchGoals allowed11/122.17 goals/match
1.21 xG/matchExpected goals11/121.1 xG/match
13.3 shots/matchShots11/1212.3 shots/match
4.27 shots/matchShots on target11/124.5 shots/match
58.5%Possession11/1244.9%
4.09 corners/matchCorners11/124.92 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.7 fouls/matchFouls11/1210.3 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16.24 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited
Season samples22 / 22home / 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: Sat, 3 Feb 2024, 23:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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