Serie A · 2023

Sassuolo 1–1 Bologna · Serie A

1–1Historical 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

Sassuolo and Bologna drew 1–1.

Shots
169
Shots on target
55
Expected goals
0.891.02
Possession
41%59%

Full time

What the match recorded

Sassuolo and Bologna drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Sassuolo – Bologna): shots 16–9, shots on target 5–5, expected goals 0.89–1.02, possession 41%–59%. 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.

Bologna's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.1 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 for1.6 goals/match1.1 goals/match1.2 goals/match

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

Bologna have a visible away split

moderate

Bologna's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

9.2 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season11.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots9.2 shots/match11.6 shots/match11.7 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Bologna have recorded the higher season possession share.

44.7%PossessionSassuolo · Bologna● 53.7%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 9.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricSassuoloBolognaBaseline
Possession44.7%53.7%50%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots9 shotsSassuolo 16 shots, Bologna 9 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots5 shotsSassuolo 5 shots, Bologna 5 shots
  • Expected goals0.89 xG1.02 xGSassuolo 0.89 xG, Bologna 1.02 xG
  • Possession41%59%Sassuolo 41%, Bologna 59%
  • Corners6 corners2 cornersSassuolo 6 corners, Bologna 2 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls10 foulsSassuolo 11 fouls, Bologna 10 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.

Charalampos Lykogiannis · Bologna · 36′ · 0.01 xG · on targetCharalampos Lykogiannis · Bologna · 2′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedArmand Laurienté · Sassuolo · 14′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRiccardo Orsolini · Bologna · 39′ · 0.02 xG · on targetDaniel Boloca · Sassuolo · 44′ · 0.02 xG · goalMatías Viña · Sassuolo · 13′ · 0.03 xG · on targetMartin Erlić · Sassuolo · 57′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDomenico Berardi · Sassuolo · 66′ · 0.03 xG · on targetAndrea Pinamonti · Sassuolo · 61′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLewis Ferguson · Bologna · 62′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedGian Marco Ferrari · Sassuolo · 74′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAndrea Pinamonti · Sassuolo · 76′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAndrea Pinamonti · Sassuolo · 18′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJoshua Zirkzee · Bologna · 90′ · 0.05 xG · on targetNedim Bajrami · Sassuolo · 2′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedAndrea Pinamonti · Sassuolo · 54′ · 0.06 xG · on targetRiccardo Orsolini · Bologna · 62′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedCristian Volpato · Sassuolo · 82′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedLewis Ferguson · Bologna · 63′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedDomenico Berardi · Sassuolo · 31′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedNedim Bajrami · Sassuolo · 61′ · 0.08 xG · on targetArmand Laurienté · Sassuolo · 20′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedGian Marco Ferrari · Sassuolo · 90′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedRiccardo Orsolini · Bologna · 75′ · 0.28 xG · off target or blockedJoshua Zirkzee · Bologna · 3′ · 0.50 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Sassuolo: 16 shots, 5 on target, 0.88 xG. Bologna: 9 shots, 4 on target, 1.05 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.751.50′HT90′Daniel Boloca · Sassuolo · 44′Joshua Zirkzee · Bologna · 3′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Sassuolo 0.88 xG · Bologna 1.05 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Sassuolo
1Draws
2Bologna
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: Sassuolo favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Bologna in 7 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Sassuolo10 matchesBologna10 matches
1.3 goals/match ▲Goals scored10/101.1 goals/match
1.7 goals/matchGoals allowed10/10▲ 0.8 goals/match
1.08 xG/matchExpected goals10/10▲ 1.16 xG/match
14 shots/match ▲Shots10/1011.6 shots/match
4.6 shots/matchShots on target10/10▲ 5 shots/match
44.7%Possession10/10● 53.7%
6 corners/match ●Corners10/103.9 corners/match
9.7 fouls/matchFouls10/1011.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples10 / 10home / 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, 28 Oct 2023, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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