Serie A · 2025Stadio Diego Armando Maradona

Napoli 2–3 Bologna · Serie A

Napoli

WDLWD
2–3Historical match

Bologna

WWLLD

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

Match at a glance

Bologna won 2–3.

Shots
1410
Shots on target
54
Expected goals
0.81.26
Possession
52%48%

Full time

What the match recorded

Bologna beat Napoli 3–2. Recorded in this match (Napoli – Bologna): shots 14–10, shots on target 5–4, expected goals 0.8–1.26, possession 52%–48%. 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

weak

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

1 goal/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.25 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/match1.25 goals/match1.18 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots10 shotsNapoli 14 shots, Bologna 10 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots4 shotsNapoli 5 shots, Bologna 4 shots
  • Expected goals0.8 xG1.26 xGNapoli 0.8 xG, Bologna 1.26 xG
  • Possession52%48%Napoli 52%, Bologna 48%
  • Corners7 corners1 cornerNapoli 7 corners, Bologna 1 corner
  • Fouls10 fouls12 foulsNapoli 10 fouls, Bologna 12 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card4 cardsNapoli 1 card, Bologna 4 cards

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.

Alisson Santos · Napoli · 14′ · 0.01 xG · on targetFederico Bernardeschi · Bologna · 4′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAlisson Santos · Napoli · 7′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLewis Ferguson · Bologna · 77′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSantiago Castro · Bologna · 86′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJuan Miranda · Bologna · 90′ · 0.02 xG · on targetAmir Rrahmani · Napoli · 90′ · 0.02 xG · on targetScott McTominay · Napoli · 23′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedGiovane · Napoli · 40′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAmir Rrahmani · Napoli · 72′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedTommaso Pobega · Bologna · 75′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJonathan Rowe · Bologna · 79′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedScott McTominay · Napoli · 42′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedGiovanni Di Lorenzo · Napoli · 46′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAlisson Santos · Napoli · 55′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedFederico Bernardeschi · Bologna · 9′ · 0.05 xG · goalGiovane · Napoli · 13′ · 0.05 xG · on targetScott McTominay · Napoli · 87′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAlisson Santos · Napoli · 48′ · 0.09 xG · goalGiovanni Di Lorenzo · Napoli · 45′ · 0.11 xG · goalJuan Miranda · Bologna · 12′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedScott McTominay · Napoli · 30′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedJonathan Rowe · Bologna · 90′ · 0.23 xG · goalRiccardo Orsolini · Bologna · 34′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Napoli: 14 shots, 5 on target, 0.74 xG. Bologna: 10 shots, 4 on target, 1.36 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′Giovanni Di Lorenzo · Napoli · 45′Alisson Santos · Napoli · 48′Federico Bernardeschi · Bologna · 9′Riccardo Orsolini · Bologna · 34′Jonathan Rowe · Bologna · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Napoli 0.74 xG · Bologna 1.36 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Napoli
2Draws
2Bologna
Bologna — Napoli · Serie A2–0
Bologna — Napoli · Serie A1–1
Napoli — Bologna · Serie A3–0
Napoli — Bologna · Serie A0–2
Bologna — Napoli · Serie A0–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Napoli favored in 9 of 11 directional metrics · Bologna in 0 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Napoli36 matchesBologna36 matches
1.5 goals/match ▲Goals scored36/361.25 goals/match
1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed36/361.19 goals/match
1.36 xG/match ▲Expected goals36/361.16 xG/match
13.3 shots/matchShots36/3613 shots/match
4.67 shots/match ▲Shots on target36/363.78 shots/match
58.2% ●Possession36/3655.4%
5.53 corners/match ●Corners36/364.56 corners/match
1.5 cards/matchCards28/292.17 cards/match
11.5 fouls/matchFouls36/3613.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples36 / 36home / 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.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Mon, 11 May 2026, 22:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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