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Serie A · Matchweek 3 · Sep 6

Bologna - Sassuolo

Bologna and Sassuolo drew 2-2 in Serie A (Matchweek 3). Goals: Roberto Piccoli 50'; Artem Dovbyk 90+1'; Josh Doig 19'; Vasilije Adzic 56'.

BolognaHOME Bologna
2 - 2
FT
SassuoloAWAY Sassuolo
Roberto Piccoli 50'Artem Dovbyk 90+1'
⚽
Josh Doig 19'Vasilije Adzic 56'
🏟 Renato Dall'Ara Bologna 👤 Referee: Marco Di Bello, Italy
Key events
19' ⚽ Josh Doig(0 - 1) Sassuolo
50' ⚽ Roberto Piccoli(1 - 1) · Assist: Juan Miranda Bologna
51' 🟨 Emil HolmYellow card Bologna
53' 🟨 Roberto PiccoliYellow card Bologna
54' 🟨 Jay IdzesYellow card Sassuolo
56' ⚽ Vasilije Adzic(1 - 2) Sassuolo
90+1' ⚽ Artem Dovbyk(2 - 2) Bologna
90+1' 🟨 Artem DovbykYellow card Bologna
90+4' 🟥 Domenico TedescoRed card Bologna
Quick stats
%61 Possession %39
1.45 Pre-match xG 2.27
21 Total shots 16
5 Shots on target 6
7 Shots off target 2
9 Blocked shots 8
14 Shots inside box 10
7 Shots outside box 6
4 Saves 3
Match timeline
First half
19'
⚽Josh Doig(0 - 1)
38'
🔁Cristian Volpato ↔ Domenico BerardiSubstitution
Rahim Alhassane ↔ Juan MirandaSubstitution🔁
45'
Jens Odgaard ↔ Marco LibraSubstitution🔁
45'
Tommaso Pobega ↔ Nikola MoroSubstitution🔁
45'
HT 0 - 1
Roberto Piccoli(1 - 1) · Assist: Juan Miranda⚽
50'
Emil HolmYellow card🟨
51'
Roberto PiccoliYellow card🟨
53'
54'
🟨Jay IdzesYellow card
56'
⚽Vasilije Adzic(1 - 2)
60'
🔁Vasilije Adzic ↔ Kristian ThorstvedtSubstitution
60'
🔁Luca Lipani ↔ Ibrahim SulemanaSubstitution
Nicolo Cambiaghi ↔ Artem DovbykSubstitution🔁
66'
80'
🔁Nemanja Matić ↔ Andrea GhionSubstitution
80'
🔁Josh Doig ↔ Rafael ObradorSubstitution
Federico Bernardeschi ↔ Samuel Mbangula TshifundaSubstitution🔁
86'
Artem Dovbyk(2 - 2)⚽
90+1'
Artem DovbykYellow card🟨
90+1'
Domenico TedescoRed card🟥
90+4'
FT 2 - 2
Match statsBologna · Sassuolo
Key stats
%61 Possession %39
1.45 Pre-match xG 2.27
Shots
21 Total shots 16
5 Shots on target 6
7 Shots off target 2
9 Blocked shots 8
14 Shots inside box 10
7 Shots outside box 6
4 Saves 3
Attacking
0 Attacks 0
0 Dangerous attacks 0
Passing
545 Total passes 356
508 Accurate passes 305
Set pieces & discipline
10 Corners 7
13 Fouls 9
Cards
3 Yellow cards 1
By half
0 1st-half goals 1
2 2nd-half goals 1
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
Momentum
0'▲ Bologna▼ Sassuolo90'
LineupsBologna 4-2-3-1Sassuolo 4-3-3
1Skorupski 23Alhassane 3Theate 14Heggem 2Holm 19Ferguson 4Pobega 28Cambiaghi 21Odgaard 10Bernardeschi 91Piccoli 49Murić 3Doig 16Leysen 21Idzes 46Cinquegrano 35Lipani 18Matić 17Adžić 45Laurienté 9Bowie 7Volpato
Bologna · Bench
33Juan Miranda33
6N. Moro6
25M. Pessina25
41M. Vitík41
20N. Zortea20
5E. Helland5
18M. Libra18
72U. Happonen72
11S. Mbangula11
Coach: D. Tedesco
Sassuolo · Bench
94S. Esposito94
15D. Ćaleta-Car15
19L. Skjellerup19
20I. Van der Brempt20
80S. Turati80
42K. Thorstvedt42
55I. Sulemana55
12G. Satalino12
77N. Pierini77
Coach: A. Aquilani
Shot map36 shots
Nemanja Matic 4' · xG 0.02 Roberto Piccoli 6' · xG 0.06 Jens Odgaard 9' · xG 0.10 Rahim Alhassane 9' · xG 0.09 Armand Laurienté 10' · xG 0.11 Nicolò Cambiaghi 13' · xG 0.09 Nicolò Cambiaghi 13' · xG 0.07 Vasilije Adzic 16' · xG 0.07 Tommaso Pobega 18' · xG 0.04 Josh Doig 19' · xG 0.12 Nicolò Cambiaghi 25' · xG 0.02 Federico Bernardeschi 26' · xG 0.04 Arthur Theate 26' · xG 0.02 Federico Bernardeschi 33' · xG 0.01 Armand Laurienté 35' · xG 0.02 Kieron Bowie 38' · xG 0.05 Domenico Berardi 42' · xG 0.04 Rahim Alhassane 45' · xG 0.16 Kieron Bowie 45' · xG 0.02 Roberto Piccoli 50' · xG 0.15 Vasilije Adzic 55' · xG 0.05 Vasilije Adzic 56' · xG 0.53 Emil Holm 57' · xG 0.05 Armand Laurienté 58' · xG 0.12 Domenico Berardi 59' · xG 0.02 Lewis Ferguson 62' · xG 0.03 Domenico Berardi 64' · xG 0.06 Simone Cinquegrano 64' · xG 0.09 Arthur Theate 67' · xG 0.04 Torbjørn Heggem 67' · xG 0.08 Artem Dovbyk 74' · xG 0.32 Kristian Thorstvedt 78' · xG 0.33 Federico Bernardeschi 84' · xG 0.09 Roberto Piccoli 85' · xG 0.13 Marco Libra 90' · xG 0.08 Artem Dovbyk 90' · xG 0.22
Bologna Sassuolo Filled = goal · size = xG
HEAD TO HEAD10 meetings · 2020–2026
Bologna 4
Oct 18who was on topMar 15
Sassuolo 2
4 Bologna 4 draw 2 Sassuolo
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
3.2goals / match
19–13total goals
3/0clean sheets
3-0Bologna best win · Nov 12
3-1Sassuolo best win · May 15
%90 Over 1.5 9/10
%50 Over 2.5 5/10
%30 Over 3.5 3/10
%70 BTTS 7/10
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Bologna at home5 matches
2W 1D 2L 12:10
Sassuolo at home5 matches
0W 3D 2L 3:7
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Bologna1W 1D 3L Sassuolo2W 1D 2L
0.80 1.40 Points per game
2 6 Goals scored
8 5 Goals conceded
1.20 1.38 xG average
1.09 1.58 xGA average
%40 %40 Clean sheets
%0 %60 BTTS
%20 %60 Over 2.5
5.0 3.8 Corners
0.6 3.0 Cards
Bologna4W 1D 5L Sassuolo4W 2D 4L
1.30 1.40 Points per game
10 12 Goals scored
17 11 Goals conceded
1.42 1.17 xG average
1.20 1.76 xGA average
%30 %20 Clean sheets
%30 %70 BTTS
%40 %60 Over 2.5
4.3 4.1 Corners
1.6 2.7 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
19Bolognain the table2pts
5matches 0-2-3W-D-L 3:6goals -3diff
DLDLL
10Sassuoloin the table7pts
5matches 2-1-2W-D-L 9:9goals +0diff
LWDWL
Season profile · 2025/2026 · 24 matches
1.25 1.21 Points per game
1.42 1.23 xG average
1.19 1.63 xGA average
%25 %21 Clean sheets
%50 %46 BTTS
%50 %50 Over 2.5
4.8 3.6 Corners
2.4 2.2 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Mar 15 Sassuolo 0-1 Bologna Serie A
Dec 28 Bologna 1-1 Sassuolo Serie A
Feb 3 Bologna 4-2 Sassuolo Serie A
Oct 28 Sassuolo 1-1 Bologna Serie A
May 8 Sassuolo 1-1 Bologna Serie A
Nov 12 Bologna 3-0 Sassuolo Serie A
May 15 Bologna 1-3 Sassuolo Serie A
Dec 22 Sassuolo 0-3 Bologna Serie A
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Bologna dominated the ball61% possession
Bologna took more shots21 - 16
Bologna committed more fouls13 - 9
THREAT OVER TIMExT
Bologna1.91 Sassuolo1.18
0'25'45'70'90'
Bolognapeak 45-50' Sassuolopeak 75-80'
Expected threat: every pass and carry is valued by how much closer it brings the ball to a goal. Higher area means more danger created in that window.
TACTICAL PROFILEwhoscored + fotmob
Press Verticality Progressive Final third Pass acc. Def. height
Bologna Sassuolo
Each axis has a fixed range taken from typical top-flight values, so the shape reads as an absolute profile — not just who beat whom.
9.6 PPDA 21.1
758 Touches 561
37.9m Defensive height 26.5m
98 Progressive passes 80
%76.0 Final-third accuracy %73.0
%28.4 Verticality %31.5
%89.0 Pass accuracy %84.0
21 Shots 15
104 Defensive actions 112
40.1m Block depth 35.6m
%59 In opposition half %42
HOW THE GAME FLOWEDfotmob
Bologna1.89xG Sassuolo1.62xG
50' Roberto Piccoli 91' Artem Dovbyk 19' Josh Doig 56' Vasilije Adzic
0'25'45'70'90'
Cumulative expected goals, step by step — each step is a shot and the dots are goals. These totals come from the shot-level model, so they can differ slightly from the xG in the stats tab.
Momentum
Bologna Sassuolo
Which side was pushing at each moment; above the line is the home team.
ON THE PITCHwhoscored
Bologna853 touches
Sassuolo644 touches
Where each side spent the match. Both attack left to right.
52% SAS 64% BOL 56% BOL 73% BOL 78% BOL 66% SAS 68% SAS 56% BOL 67% BOL
Bolognaown half →Sassuolo
BY THIRD
Defensive %54 %46
Middle %65 %35
Attacking %51 %49
BY FLANK
Left %58 %42
Centre %59 %41
Right %55 %45
Share of touches in each zone. Home attacks to the right; the bars split the same touches lengthwise and across the pitch.
Bologna104 actions
average height 37.9m
Sassuolo112 actions
average height 26.5m
Tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks and recoveries. The dashed line is their average height.
Bologna609 passes · %89
19 Lewis Ferguson — 117/136 passes · %96 14 Torbjørn Heggem — 82/97 passes · %98 3 Arthur Theate — 62/78 passes · %95 2 Emil Holm — 58/88 passes · %84 10 Federico Bernardeschi — 47/70 passes · %76 33 Juan Miranda — 28/43 passes · %78 4 Tommaso Pobega — 26/30 passes · %100 6 Nikola Moro — 24/33 passes · %83 28 Nicolò Cambiaghi — 19/38 passes · %79 18 Marco Libra — 19/30 passes · %86 1 Lukasz Skorupski — 18/27 passes · %86 23 Rahim Alhassane — 15/28 passes · %83 91 Roberto Piccoli — 7/17 passes · %88 21 Jens Odgaard — 7/19 passes · %70 9 Artem Dovbyk — 7/15 passes · %100 11 Samuel Mbangula — 5/9 passes · %83
Sassuolo392 passes · %84
46 Simone Cinquegrano — 35/58 passes · %80 18 Nemanja Matic — 31/57 passes · %76 16 Fedde Leysen — 30/45 passes · %100 49 Arijanet Muric — 29/46 passes · %74 45 Armand Laurienté — 28/53 passes · %88 3 Josh Doig — 25/43 passes · %76 55 Ibrahim Sulemana — 25/31 passes · %96 42 Kristian Thorstvedt — 20/29 passes · %91 10 Domenico Berardi — 18/38 passes · %86 35 Luca Lipani — 17/30 passes · %85 21 Jay Idzes — 17/32 passes · %81 17 Vasilije Adzic — 17/33 passes · %85 9 Kieron Bowie — 12/27 passes · %86 7 Cristian Volpato — 11/16 passes · %92 8 Andrea Ghion — 10/12 passes · %91 33 Rafa Obrador — 5/11 passes · %83
>%85 %70–85 <%70
Average position of each player and their most frequent pass combinations; thicker lines mean more passes, and the ring colour is that player’s pass accuracy.
Bologna98 progressive · map shows 80
Left%46Centre%25Right%29
Sassuolo80 progressive · map shows 28
Left%54Centre%4Right%43
Successful passes carrying the ball 10m+ forward from the middle third onward.
9.6 PPDA 21.1
%28.4 Verticality %31.5
%76 Final third pass %73
%89 Pass accuracy %84
37.9m Defensive height 26.5m
PPDA: opponent passes allowed per defensive action in their half — lower means heavier pressing.
THE REFEREE20 matches on record
Marco Di Bello
Strictness35 TEMPO40
Cards: LenientFouls: ModeratePenalties: RareGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate
This match vs his average
Cards 42.6 +1.4
Fouls 2224.1 -2.1
Goals 42.9 +1.1
Corners 179.7 +7.3
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 2.00.2 +1.8
Shots 21.010.8 +10.2
On target 5.02.5 +2.5
Possession %61%49 +12.0
Corners 10.02.8 +7.2
Conceded 2.01.0 +1.0
this matchseason average · 4 matches
Goals 2.01.8 +0.2
Shots 16.017.2 -1.2
On target 6.07.0 -1.0
Possession %39%50 -10.5
Corners 7.04.0 +3.0
Cards 1.03.0 -2.0
Conceded 2.01.8 +0.2
this matchseason average · 4 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Vasilije Adžić 8.20
Starting XI
9 A. Dovbyk F · 24' 8.02
Goals1On target1/2Key pass1Passes6 · %6
91 R. Piccoli F · 90' 7.49
Goals1On target1/3Key pass1Blocks1Duels won1/5Fouls won1Fouls1Passes8 · %7
19 L. Ferguson M · 90' 7.20
Key pass1Tackles4Duels won7/9Fouls won3Fouls2Passes116 · %113
10 F. Bernardeschi M · 86' 7.07
On target2/3Key pass3Dribbles1/2Duels won2/4Fouls won1Passes47 · %41
1 Ł. Skorupski G · 90' 7.01
Saves4Passes17 · %15
33 Juan Miranda D · 44' 6.94
Assist1Key pass2Dribbles1/1Tackles1Duels won2/4Fouls1Passes24 · %22
3 A. Theate D · 90' 6.70
Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won3/5Fouls1Passes61 · %59
4 T. Pobega M · 46' 6.62
Key pass1Interceptions1Blocks1Fouls1Passes26 · %26
2 E. Holm D · 90' 6.60
Dribbles2/2Tackles5Blocks1Duels won10/12Fouls won3Passes52 · %46
28 N. Cambiaghi M · 66' 6.54
Key pass2Dribbles2/3Blocks3Duels won3/7Fouls won1Fouls1Passes21 · %19
14 T. Heggem D · 90' 6.46
Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won2/8Fouls3Passes83 · %81
18 M. Libra M · 44' 6.33
On target1/1Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles2Duels won3/7Fouls1Passes19 · %17
6 N. Moro M · 44' 6.32
Duels won1/2Passes27 · %23
11 S. Mbangula F · 4' 6.20
Dribbles1/2Duels won1/3Passes4 · %4
21 J. Odgaard M · 46' 6.07
Dribbles1/4Tackles1Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won2/6Passes10 · %8
23 R. Alhassane D · 46' 6.05
Tackles2Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won2/4Fouls2Passes16 · %14
Unused: U. HapponenE. HellandM. PessinaM. VitíkN. ZorteaJ. EnemL. De SilvestriM. Amondarain
Starting XI
17 Vasilije Adžić M · 60' 8.20
Goals1On target1/3Key pass4Dribbles2/2Tackles1Interceptions1Blocks2Duels won4/6Fouls won1Fouls1Passes18 · %16
3 J. Doig D · 80' 7.16
Goals1On target1/1Tackles2Interceptions2Duels won2/4Fouls1Passes25 · %20
10 D. Berardi F · 52' 6.98
On target2/3Key pass1Tackles1Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won3/7Fouls won2Passes19 · %18
16 F. Leysen D · 90' 6.87
Tackles4Duels won6/11Fouls2Passes30 · %30
18 N. Matić M · 80' 6.83
Key pass4Dribbles1/1Tackles2Interceptions2Blocks1Duels won3/6Fouls1Passes38 · %29
55 I. Sulemana M · 30' 6.68
Duels won1/1Passes26 · %25
7 C. Volpato F · 38' 6.58
Tackles1Duels won1/2Passes12 · %11
42 K. Thorstvedt M · 30' 6.48
On target1/1Dribbles1/1Tackles1Duels won3/6Fouls won1Fouls1Passes21 · %20
9 K. Bowie F · 90' 6.45
On target1/2Key pass1Tackles1Blocks1Duels won5/7Fouls won4Fouls1Passes14 · %12
46 S. Cinquegrano D · 90' 6.38
Dribbles1/1Blocks1Duels won3/6Fouls won2Passes34 · %27
33 Rafael Obrador D · 10' 6.36
Tackles1Duels won1/1Passes6 · %5
35 L. Lipani M · 60' 6.35
Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won1/6Passes20 · %17
45 A. Laurienté F · 90' 6.24
Dribbles4/8Blocks2Duels won6/13Fouls won2Fouls1Passes28 · %25
49 A. Murić G · 90' 6.16
Saves3Duels won1/1Fouls won1Passes34 · %24
8 A. Ghion M · 10' 6.14
Tackles1Duels won1/2Passes9 · %9
21 J. Idzes D · 90' 6.13
Key pass1Interceptions1Duels won1/2Fouls1Passes20 · %16
Unused: S. EspositoB. DomínguezC. OdenthalN. PieriniG. SatalinoS. TuratiI. Van der BremptL. SkjellerupD. Ćaleta-Car
Win probabilityModel: 2 (%51) ✗
Bologna %27 Draw %22 Sassuolo %51
1.03Bologna xPuan
1.75Sassuolo xPuan
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