UEFA Champions League · 2024

Liverpool 2–0 Bologna · UEFA Champions League

2–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Liverpool won 2–0.

Shots
912
Shots on target
42
Expected goals
1.210.59
Possession
51%49%

Full time

What the match recorded

Liverpool beat Bologna 2–0. Recorded in this match (Liverpool – Bologna): shots 9–12, shots on target 4–2, expected goals 1.21–0.59, possession 51%–49%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots12 shotsLiverpool 9 shots, Bologna 12 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots2 shotsLiverpool 4 shots, Bologna 2 shots
  • Expected goals1.21 xG0.59 xGLiverpool 1.21 xG, Bologna 0.59 xG
  • Possession51%49%Liverpool 51%, Bologna 49%
  • Corners5 corners3 cornersLiverpool 5 corners, Bologna 3 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls8 foulsLiverpool 10 fouls, Bologna 8 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.

Samuel Iling Junior · Bologna · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedRiccardo Orsolini · Bologna · 8′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMohamed Salah · Liverpool · 25′ · 0.03 xG · on targetDarwin Núñez · Liverpool · 47′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDan Ndoye · Bologna · 77′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRyan Gravenberch · Liverpool · 81′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDominik Szoboszlai · Liverpool · 19′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedNikola Moro · Bologna · 21′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedKacper Urbański · Bologna · 57′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedDan Ndoye · Bologna · 28′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMohamed Salah · Liverpool · 63′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRiccardo Orsolini · Bologna · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedStefan Posch · Bologna · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedDarwin Núñez · Liverpool · 29′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedKacper Urbański · Bologna · 33′ · 0.06 xG · on targetDarwin Núñez · Liverpool · 23′ · 0.07 xG · on targetRiccardo Orsolini · Bologna · 56′ · 0.07 xG · on targetSamuel Iling Junior · Bologna · 90′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMohamed Salah · Liverpool · 75′ · 0.08 xG · goalDan Ndoye · Bologna · 32′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedAlexis Mac Allister · Liverpool · 11′ · 0.86 xG · goal
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Liverpool: 9 shots, 4 on target, 1.25 xG. Bologna: 12 shots, 2 on target, 0.59 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′Alexis Mac Allister · Liverpool · 11′Mohamed Salah · Liverpool · 75′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Liverpool 1.25 xG · Bologna 0.59 xG.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

  • Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 0 matches
15 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/114.1 days

Liverpool / Bologna

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples2 / 2home / away teams
Recent samples2 / 2last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Wed, 2 Oct 2024, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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