Serie A · 2023

Salernitana 1–2 Bologna · Serie A

1–2Historical 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

Bologna won 1–2.

Shots
910
Shots on target
25
Expected goals
0.522.09
Possession
35%65%

Full time

What the match recorded

Bologna beat Salernitana 2–1. Recorded in this match (Salernitana – Bologna): shots 9–10, shots on target 2–5, expected goals 0.52–2.09, possession 35%–65%. 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.

Salernitana's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1 goal/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.73 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 for1 goal/match0.73 goals/match1.17 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Bologna have recorded the higher season possession share.

45.5%PossessionSalernitana · Bologna● 54.7%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 9.1 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricSalernitanaBolognaBaseline
Possession45.5%54.7%51.2%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots10 shotsSalernitana 9 shots, Bologna 10 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots5 shotsSalernitana 2 shots, Bologna 5 shots
  • Expected goals0.52 xG2.09 xGSalernitana 0.52 xG, Bologna 2.09 xG
  • Possession35%65%Salernitana 35%, Bologna 65%
  • Corners5 corners1 cornerSalernitana 5 corners, Bologna 1 corner
  • Fouls20 fouls15 foulsSalernitana 20 fouls, Bologna 15 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.

Lorenzo Pirola · Salernitana · 73′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedLewis Ferguson · Bologna · 5′ · 0.02 xG · on targetStefan Posch · Bologna · 9′ · 0.02 xG · on targetNikola Moro · Bologna · 14′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedBoulaye Dia · Salernitana · 24′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedDomagoj Bradarić · Salernitana · 17′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedNikola Moro · Bologna · 19′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDan Ndoye · Bologna · 34′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAntonio Candreva · Salernitana · 73′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedLewis Ferguson · Bologna · 39′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSimy · Salernitana · 75′ · 0.05 xG · goalNikola Moro · Bologna · 67′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedSimy · Salernitana · 90′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedLorenzo Pirola · Salernitana · 90′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedBoulaye Dia · Salernitana · 41′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedChukwubuikem Ikwuemesi · Salernitana · 51′ · 0.14 xG · on targetJoshua Zirkzee · Bologna · 20′ · 0.49 xG · goalLewis Ferguson · Bologna · 65′ · 0.55 xG · on targetJoshua Zirkzee · Bologna · 9′ · 0.79 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Salernitana: 9 shots, 2 on target, 0.54 xG. Bologna: 10 shots, 5 on target, 2.06 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.252.50′HT90′Simy · Salernitana · 75′Joshua Zirkzee · Bologna · 9′Joshua Zirkzee · Bologna · 20′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Salernitana 0.54 xG · Bologna 2.06 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Salernitana
3Draws
1Bologna
Salernitana — Bologna · Serie A2–2
Bologna — Salernitana · Serie A1–1
Salernitana — Bologna · Serie A1–1
Bologna — Salernitana · Serie A3–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Salernitana favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Bologna in 10 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Salernitana15 matchesBologna15 matches
0.73 goals/matchGoals scored15/15▲ 1.2 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed15/15▲ 0.8 goals/match
0.78 xG/matchExpected goals15/15▲ 1.26 xG/match
10.8 shots/matchShots15/1511.1 shots/match
3.2 shots/matchShots on target15/15▲ 4.47 shots/match
45.5%Possession15/15● 54.7%
4.07 corners/match ●Corners15/153.4 corners/match
13.5 fouls/matchFouls15/1512.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples15 / 15home / 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, 10 Dec 2023, 21:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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