Serie A · 2023

Milan 2–2 Bologna · Serie A

Milan

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2–2Historical match

Bologna

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

Match at a glance

Milan and Bologna drew 2–2.

Shots
1415
Shots on target
44
Expected goals
3.281.84
Possession
50%50%

Full time

What the match recorded

Milan and Bologna drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Milan – Bologna): shots 14–15, shots on target 4–4, expected goals 3.28–1.84, possession 50%–50%. 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.

Milan's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

2.4 goals/match ▲Goals 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.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots15 shotsMilan 14 shots, Bologna 15 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots4 shotsMilan 4 shots, Bologna 4 shots
  • Expected goals3.28 xG1.84 xGMilan 3.28 xG, Bologna 1.84 xG
  • Possession50%50%Milan 50%, Bologna 50%
  • Corners4 corners1 cornerMilan 4 corners, Bologna 1 corner
  • Fouls16 fouls12 foulsMilan 16 fouls, Bologna 12 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

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.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Milan
2Draws
0Bologna
Bologna — Milan · Serie A0–2
Bologna — Milan · Serie A1–1
Milan — Bologna · Serie A2–0
Milan — Bologna · Serie A0–0
Bologna — Milan · Serie A2–4

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Milan favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · Bologna in 4 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Milan22 matchesBologna21 matches
1.95 goals/match ▲Goals scored22/211.19 goals/match
1.14 goals/matchGoals allowed22/21▲ 0.95 goals/match
1.66 xG/match ▲Expected goals22/211.18 xG/match
13.5 shots/match ▲Shots22/2111.7 shots/match
5.05 shots/match ▲Shots on target22/214.33 shots/match
56.1%Possession22/21● 56.9%
4.5 corners/match ●Corners22/213.71 corners/match
11.3 fouls/matchFouls22/2112.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
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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