Serie A · 2023Sat, 27 Jan 2024, 19:45 UTCFull timeFull-time recap

Milan

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Bologna

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This match

Match statistics

MetricMilanBologna
Shots14 shots/match15 shots/match
Shots on target4 shots/match4 shots/match
Expected goals3.28 xG/match1.84 xG/match
Possession50%50%
Corners4 corners/match1 corners/match
Fouls16 fouls/match12 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.

Tijjani Reijnders · Milan · 22′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedGiovanni Fabbian · Bologna · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRiccardo Calafiori · Bologna · 55′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTheo Hernández · Milan · 9′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDavide Calabria · Milan · 19′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRafael Leão · Milan · 50′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedVictor Kristiansen · Bologna · 52′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedLorenzo De Silvestri · Bologna · 52′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJoshua Zirkzee · Bologna · 29′ · 0.04 xG · goalJoshua Zirkzee · Bologna · 10′ · 0.05 xG · on targetTijjani Reijnders · Milan · 64′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRafael Leão · Milan · 81′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJoshua Zirkzee · Bologna · 24′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedGiovanni Fabbian · Bologna · 29′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedJoshua Zirkzee · Bologna · 53′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedJoshua Zirkzee · Bologna · 53′ · 0.07 xG · on targetRafael Leão · Milan · 19′ · 0.10 xG · on targetGiovanni Fabbian · Bologna · 29′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedRiccardo Calafiori · Bologna · 29′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedChristian Pulišić · Milan · 38′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedKacper Urbański · Bologna · 37′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedJoshua Zirkzee · Bologna · 49′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedRuben Loftus-Cheek · Milan · 83′ · 0.23 xG · goalRuben Loftus-Cheek · Milan · 45′ · 0.33 xG · goalSimon Kjær · Milan · 33′ · 0.34 xG · off target or blockedRafael Leão · Milan · 70′ · 0.40 xG · off target or blockedOlivier Giroud · Milan · 42′ · 0.82 xG · on targetTheo Hernández · Milan · 74′ · 0.82 xG · off target or blockedRiccardo Orsolini · Bologna · 90′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Milan: 14 shots, 4 on target, 3.37 xG. Bologna: 15 shots, 4 on target, 1.87 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.753.50′HT90′Ruben Loftus-Cheek · Milan · 45′Ruben Loftus-Cheek · Milan · 83′Joshua Zirkzee · Bologna · 29′Riccardo Orsolini · Bologna · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Milan 3.37 xG · Bologna 1.87 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Milan's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: The fixture is outside the configured active season.

Milan's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

2.4 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.95 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/match1.95 goals/match1.2 goals/match

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

History

Head-to-head

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

3Milan
2Draws
0Bologna
BolognaMilan · Serie A02
BolognaMilan · Serie A11
MilanBologna · Serie A20
MilanBologna · Serie A00
BolognaMilan · Serie A24

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

Milan favored in 5 of 13 directional metrics · Bologna in 4 · 4 too close

1.95 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 22/211.19 goals/match
1.14 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 22/210.95 goals/match
1.66 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 22/211.18 xG/match
1.28 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 22/211 xG/match
13.5 shots/matchShotsseason · 22/2111.7 shots/match
14.4 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 22/2110.8 shots/match
5.05 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 22/214.33 shots/match
4.14 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 22/213.33 shots/match
56.1%Possessionseason · 22/2156.9%
4.5 corners/matchCornersseason · 22/213.71 corners/match
4.36 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 22/214.57 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
11.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 22/2112.3 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 · 22/2138%
91%Scoring frequencyseason · 22/2176%

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.

Milan82.5
Bologna87.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Milan84.2
Bologna50.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Milan42.5
Bologna80.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Milan47.5
Bologna2.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Milan17.5
Bologna47.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Milan37.5
Bologna12.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Milan53.8
Bologna41.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Milan22 matchesBologna21 matches
1.95 goals/matchGoals scored22/211.19 goals/match
1.14 goals/matchGoals allowed22/210.95 goals/match
1.66 xG/matchExpected goals22/211.18 xG/match
13.5 shots/matchShots22/2111.7 shots/match
5.05 shots/matchShots on target22/214.33 shots/match
56.1%Possession22/2156.9%
4.5 corners/matchCorners22/213.71 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.3 fouls/matchFouls22/2112.3 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Milan11 matchesBologna11 matches
1.82 goals/matchGoals scored11/111 goals/match
0.64 goals/matchGoals allowed11/111.36 goals/match
1.7 xG/matchExpected goals11/111.14 xG/match
13.5 shots/matchShots11/1110.7 shots/match
4.73 shots/matchShots on target11/114.27 shots/match
52.5%Possession11/1156.5%
4.82 corners/matchCorners11/113.64 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.6 fouls/matchFouls11/1112.7 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/113.2 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited
Season samples22 / 21home / 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, 27 Jan 2024, 23:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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