Serie A · 2023

Bologna 4–2 Sassuolo · Serie A

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4–2Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Bologna won 4–2.

Shots
1912
Shots on target
34
Expected goals
1.070.77
Possession
71%29%

Full time

What the match recorded

Bologna beat Sassuolo 4–2. Recorded in this match (Bologna – Sassuolo): shots 19–12, shots on target 3–4, expected goals 1.07–0.77, possession 71%–29%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Sassuolo's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals 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.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots19 shots12 shotsBologna 19 shots, Sassuolo 12 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots4 shotsBologna 3 shots, Sassuolo 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.07 xG0.77 xGBologna 1.07 xG, Sassuolo 0.77 xG
  • Possession71%29%Bologna 71%, Sassuolo 29%
  • Corners7 corners4 cornersBologna 7 corners, Sassuolo 4 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls10 foulsBologna 11 fouls, Sassuolo 10 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

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

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Bologna favored in 7 of 11 directional metrics · Sassuolo in 2 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Bologna22 matchesSassuolo22 matches
1.32 goals/matchGoals scored22/221.27 goals/match
1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed22/221.86 goals/match
1.18 xG/matchExpected goals22/221.18 xG/match
12 shots/matchShots22/22▲ 13.3 shots/match
4.27 shots/matchShots on target22/22▲ 4.55 shots/match
57.5% ●Possession22/2244.9%
3.86 corners/matchCorners22/22● 5.27 corners/match
12.2 fouls/matchFouls22/2210 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
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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