Bologna 2–1 Borussia Dortmund — UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Match Stats

UEFA Champions League · 2024Tue, 21 Jan 2025, 20:00 UTC

Bologna

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2–1Historical match

Borussia Dortmund

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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 2–1.

Shots: 173
Shots on target: 62
Expected goals: 1.980.97
Possession: 53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

Bologna beat Borussia Dortmund 2–1. Recorded in this match (Bologna – Borussia Dortmund): shots 17–3, shots on target 6–2, expected goals 1.98–0.97, possession 53%–47%. 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.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.43 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	0.6 goals/match	0.43 goals/match	1.69 goals/match

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

Borussia Dortmund have a visible away split

weak

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

11.3 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season13.4 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

Metric	Away only	Season	Baseline
Shots	11.3 shots/match	13.4 shots/match	12.6 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

Shots17 shots3 shotsBologna 17 shots, Borussia Dortmund 3 shots
Shots on target6 shots2 shotsBologna 6 shots, Borussia Dortmund 2 shots
Expected goals1.98 xG0.97 xGBologna 1.98 xG, Borussia Dortmund 0.97 xG
Possession53%47%Bologna 53%, Borussia Dortmund 47%
Corners6 corners5 cornersBologna 6 corners, Borussia Dortmund 5 corners
Fouls15 fouls18 foulsBologna 15 fouls, Borussia Dortmund 18 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.

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Bologna: 17 shots, 6 on target, 2.10 xG. Borussia Dortmund: 3 shots, 2 on target, 1.02 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Bologna 2.10 xG · Borussia Dortmund 1.02 xG.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Bologna favored in 4 of 11 directional metrics · Borussia Dortmund in 7

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Bologna7 matchesBorussia Dortmund7 matches

0.43 goals/matchGoals scored7/7▲ 2.71 goals/match

1.14 goals/match ▲Goals allowed7/71.57 goals/match

0.96 xG/matchExpected goals7/7▲ 1.92 xG/match

11.9 shots/matchShots7/7▲ 13.4 shots/match

3.57 shots/matchShots on target7/7▲ 6.29 shots/match

50.3%Possession7/7● 56%

4.29 corners/matchCorners7/7● 5.86 corners/match

12.3 fouls/matchFouls7/711.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited

Season samples7 / 7home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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: Wed, 22 Jan 2025, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4