Bologna vs Sassuolo: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Bologna played Sassuolo in Serie A (Italy). The match was played on 28 December 2025. Final score: 1:1.

Current form

Bologna: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Sassuolo: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Bologna scores 1.53 and concedes 0.87 goals per match. Sassuolo scores 1.31 and concedes 1.25. League average: 2.34 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Bologna 40%, Sassuolo 50%. Over 2.5: Bologna 47%, Sassuolo 56%. League level: BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 44%.

xG, shots and style

Bologna has higher xG: 1.47 vs 1.21. Bologna: 13.7 shots per match, Sassuolo: 10.8.

Match halves

Bologna: half-time lead 20%, second-half goals 0.93. Sassuolo: half-time lead 19%, second-half goals 0.88.

Goals by minute

Bologna: 31-45+ (6 goals). Sassuolo: 61-75 (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie A: 2.34 goals per match, BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 44%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
1 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

58Possession (%)42
BolognaSassuolo
16Shots8
BolognaSassuolo
6Shots on target5
BolognaSassuolo
1.77xG1.03
BolognaSassuolo
2Corners3
BolognaSassuolo
46Dangerous attacks23
BolognaSassuolo
18Fouls19
BolognaSassuolo
2Cards3
BolognaSassuolo

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.53Goals scored / match1.31
BolognaSassuolo
0.87Goals conceded / match1.25
BolognaSassuolo
57%Average possession46%
BolognaSassuolo
4.4Shots on target / match3.75
BolognaSassuolo

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.67Shots per match10.75
BolognaSassuolo
4.4Shots on target3.75
BolognaSassuolo
11.2%Shot conversion12.2%
BolognaSassuolo
57%Possession46%
BolognaSassuolo
1.47xG for1.21
BolognaSassuolo
1.12xG against1.5
BolognaSassuolo

Shooting quality

Bologna: BalancedSassuolo: Counter-attacking
BolognaSassuolo
Accuracy (shots on target)32%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.350.35

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Bologna is 40% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Bologna · 1 pts / match - Sassuolo

Bologna
WWLDL
Season result split
47% W27% R27% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-4-4
1.67 pts / match · goal difference +10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-1-2
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
WDWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.61Opponent xG: 1.27BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Sassuolo
DLWDL
Season result split
38% W19% R44% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-3-7
1.31 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-2-3
Last 5 away
2-2-1
DWWLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.38Opponent xG: 1.42BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Bologna is 17% better for: goals scored per match.

1.53 goals / match - Bologna · 1.31 goals / match - Sassuolo

Bologna is 44% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.87 goals / match - Bologna · 1.25 goals / match - Sassuolo

Bologna scoring profile: very strong

Bologna scores in 73% of matches (11 of 15 matches), while Sassuolo keeps a clean sheet in 25% (4 of 16 matches).

Sassuolo scoring profile: strong

Sassuolo scores in 69% of matches (11 of 16 matches), while Bologna keeps a clean sheet in 40% (6 of 15 matches).

23Goals scored (season)21
BolognaSassuolo
13Goals conceded (season)20
BolognaSassuolo
2.4Average goals in match2.56
BolognaSassuolo
7Goals scored (last 5)7
BolognaSassuolo
5Goals conceded (last 5)8
BolognaSassuolo

How often they score at least...

73%1 goal69%
BolognaSassuolo
53%2 goals44%
BolognaSassuolo
20%3 goals19%
BolognaSassuolo
7%4 goals0%
BolognaSassuolo

How often they concede at least...

60%1 goal75%
BolognaSassuolo
20%2 goals44%
BolognaSassuolo
7%3 goals6%
BolognaSassuolo
0%4 goals0%
BolognaSassuolo

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

27%BTTS at half-time19%
BolognaSassuolo
7%BTTS in both halves13%
BolognaSassuolo
33%Scored in both halves31%
BolognaSassuolo

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
BolognaSassuolo
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
BolognaSassuolo
40%BTTS - last 560%
BolognaSassuolo

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

47%Min. 1 goal before half-time69%
BolognaSassuolo
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time31%
BolognaSassuolo
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
BolognaSassuolo

2nd half

87%Min. 1 goal after half-time88%
BolognaSassuolo
40%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
BolognaSassuolo
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
BolognaSassuolo

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Bologna is 33% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.33 pts / match - Bologna · 1 pts / match - Sassuolo

Bologna - half-time state
20% leading73% draw7% trailing
Sassuolo - half-time state
19% leading44% draw38% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.33Points per match (1st half)1
BolognaSassuolo
0.6Goals scored (1st half)0.44
BolognaSassuolo
0.33Goals conceded (1st half)0.63
BolognaSassuolo
0.93Average goals (1st half)1.06
BolognaSassuolo
73%Clean sheet before half-time44%
BolognaSassuolo
53%No goal before half-time69%
BolognaSassuolo

After half-time (2nd half)

1.6Points per match (2nd half)1.56
BolognaSassuolo
0.93Goals scored (2nd half)0.88
BolognaSassuolo
0.53Goals conceded (2nd half)0.63
BolognaSassuolo
1.47Average goals (2nd half)1.5
BolognaSassuolo
53%Clean sheet after half-time38%
BolognaSassuolo
40%No goal after half-time31%
BolognaSassuolo

Bologna - second-half results

47% W20% R33% P
20
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding235%

Leads at half-time in 20% of matches and wins 47%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Sassuolo - second-half results

38% W44% R19% P
16
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at half-time in 19% of matches and wins 38%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Bologna - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.40
Goals scored / match0.41.0
Goals conceded / match0.60.4
Average goals in match1.01.4
1 goal40%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-1+3
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2
Sassuolo - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.00
Goals scored / match0.80.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.61.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet20%20%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Bologna
ScoredConceded
0
2
0-15
3
0
16-30
6
3
31-45
6
2
46-60
4
4
61-75
4
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Sassuolo
ScoredConceded
5
4
0-15
1
3
16-30
1
3
31-45
3
4
46-60
7
2
61-75
4
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (7 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.48
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
106%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
45%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
50%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Bologna

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.35
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.31
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.06
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.25
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
122%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
80%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.27
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Sassuolo

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.29
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.35
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.25
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
120%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
100%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.31
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 24% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Serie A).

Teams vs league

BolognaLigaSassuolo
Average goals in match 2.402.34 2.56
Both teams scored 40%47% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 47%44% 56%
Clean sheets 40%32% 25%
Goal before half-time 47%64% 69%
Goal after half-time 87%75% 88%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.34
Average goals per match
47%
Both teams scored
44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
32%
Clean sheets
1.25
Home goals / match
1.09
Away goals / match
+15%
Home attack advantage
+13%
Home defence advantage
+6%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
64%
1 goal
28%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. SassuoloYellow cardFali Candé
  2. BolognaYellow cardFederico Ravaglia
  3. BolognaGoalGiovanni FabbianAssist: Nadir Zortea
  4. SassuoloYellow cardArmand Lauriente
  5. SassuoloSubstitutionOn: Josh DoigOff: Fali Candé
  6. SassuoloSubstitutionOn: Alieu FaderaOff: Cristian Volpato
  7. BolognaSubstitutionOn: Benjamín DomínguezOff: Riccardo Orsolini
  8. BolognaYellow cardBenjamín Domínguez
  9. BolognaSubstitutionOn: Jens OdgaardOff: Jon Rowe
  10. SassuoloYellow cardAlieu Fadera
  11. BolognaSubstitutionOn: Emil Alfons HolmOff: Nadir Zortea
  12. SassuoloSubstitutionOn: Walid CheddiraOff: Armand Lauriente

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Juan Luca SacchiMatches officiated: 11
3.45Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 264%Home wins9%Draws27%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Bologna vs Sassuolo?

The Serie A match finished Bologna 1:1 Sassuolo. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Bologna vs Sassuolo?

Bologna score 1.53 goals per game on average and Sassuolo 1.31. The Serie A average is 2.34 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 44% of games. Both teams score in 40% of Bologna's matches and 50% of Sassuolo's.

What form are Bologna and Sassuolo in?

Over the last 5 games Bologna have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Sassuolo 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Bologna vs Sassuolo?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Bologna vs Sassuolo: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.