Serie A · 2025Sun, 3 May 2026, 10:30 UTCFull timeStadio Renato Dall'AraFull-time recap

Bologna

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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

MetricBolognaCagliari
Shots13 shots/match8 shots/match
Shots on target4 shots/match2 shots/match
Expected goals0.49 xG/match1.07 xG/match
Possession65%35%
Corners7 corners/match2 corners/match
Fouls13 fouls/match12 fouls/match
Yellow cards2 cards/match1 cards/match

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Bologna's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: Cagliari's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

Bologna's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.8 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.2 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 for0.8 goals/match1.2 goals/match1.17 goals/match

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

Cagliari show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Cagliari's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

13 shots/matchShotsBologna · Cagliari9.94 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricBolognaCagliariBaseline
Shots13 shots/match9.94 shots/match11.7 shots/match
Shots against10.1 shots/match13 shots/match12.9 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Bologna have recorded the higher season possession share.

55.6%PossessionBologna · Cagliari45%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.6 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricBolognaCagliariBaseline
Possession55.6%45%49.2%

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

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

1Bologna
0Draws
0Cagliari
CagliariBologna · Serie A02

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Bologna favored in 11 of 14 directional metrics · Cagliari in 0 · 3 too close

1.2 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 35/351.03 goals/match
1.17 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 35/351.4 goals/match
0.94 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 7/70.98 xG/match
1.17 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 7/71.34 xG/match
13 shots/matchShotsseason · 35/359.94 shots/match
10.1 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 35/3513 shots/match
3.71 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 35/353.17 shots/match
3.74 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 35/354.69 shots/match
55.6%Possessionseason · 35/3545%
4.63 corners/matchCornersseason · 35/353.57 corners/match
4.23 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 35/355.26 corners/match
2.17 cards/matchCardsseason · 29/292.52 cards/match
13.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 35/3514.1 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
31%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 35/3523%
69%Scoring frequencyseason · 35/3563%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Bologna67.5
Cagliari27.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Bologna52.5
Cagliari19.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Bologna70.8
Cagliari25.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Bologna37.5
Cagliari7.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Bologna62.5
Cagliari95
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 91%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Bologna72.5
Cagliari7.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Bologna58.8
Cagliari32.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
0.8 goals/matchGoals scored5/51 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.4 goals/match
0.91 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.03 xG/match
11 shots/matchShots5/59.6 shots/match
3.2 shots/matchShots on target5/52.6 shots/match
59.6%Possession5/539%
5.4 corners/matchCorners5/54.4 corners/match
Cards1/0
11.6 fouls/matchFouls5/58.4 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
0.8 goals/matchGoals scored10/100.8 goals/match
0.9 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.4 goals/match
0.94 xG/matchExpected goals7/70.98 xG/match
12.2 shots/matchShots10/109.9 shots/match
3.1 shots/matchShots on target10/102.7 shots/match
57%Possession10/1042.9%
4.5 corners/matchCorners10/103.7 corners/match
2 cards/matchCards4/44 cards/match
10.8 fouls/matchFouls10/1010.7 fouls/match

Window

Season

35 / 35 matches
1.2 goals/matchGoals scored35/351.03 goals/match
1.17 goals/matchGoals allowed35/351.4 goals/match
0.94 xG/matchExpected goals7/70.98 xG/match
13 shots/matchShots35/359.94 shots/match
3.71 shots/matchShots on target35/353.17 shots/match
55.6%Possession35/3545%
4.63 corners/matchCorners35/353.57 corners/match
2.17 cards/matchCards29/292.52 cards/match
13.3 fouls/matchFouls35/3514.1 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

18 / 18 matches
0.89 goals/matchGoals scored18/180.89 goals/match
1.11 goals/matchGoals allowed18/181.61 goals/match
1.05 xG/matchExpected goals4/41.11 xG/match
14.8 shots/matchShots18/1810.3 shots/match
3.72 shots/matchShots on target18/183.17 shots/match
57.2%Possession18/1845.6%
5.39 corners/matchCorners18/183.33 corners/match
1.71 cards/matchCards14/152.87 cards/match
12.6 fouls/matchFouls18/1814 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7.77 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/15.75 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples35 / 35home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 3 May 2026, 14:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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