BOLOGNA. Bologna defeats Roma 1-0 after M. Svanberg scored just 1 goal (35′). Roma lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara stadium in Bologna on Wednesday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Luca Pairetto with the help of Giacomo Paganessi and Mattia Scarpa. The 4th official was Francesco Meraviglia. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.8 degrees Celsius or 44.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Roma had a superior ball possession 58% while Bologna was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Roma was putting more pressure with 39 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, Bologna succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Bologna shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Roma shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Bologna received 3 yellow cards (R. Soriano, L. Skorupski and N. Sansone). Talking about the opposition, Roma received 5 yellow cards (T. Abraham, C. Perez, N. Zaniolo, J. Mourinho and R. Karsdorp).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Bologna will have 24 points like Fiorentina and Juventus to remain in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Roma will stay with 25 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Bologna will host Fiorentina on the 5th of December with a 12-3 head to head in favor of Fiorentina (9 draws).
Roma will host Inter on the 4th of December with a 14-13 head to head record in favor of Roma (16 draws).
Bologna – Formation
Bologna
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35'
90'
Bologna started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Siniša Mihajlović decided to play with the following team: Łukasz Skorupski , Adama Soumaoro , Gary Medel , Arthur Theate , Andreas Skov Olsen , Nicolás Domínguez , Mattias Svanberg , Aaron Hickey , Roberto Soriano , Musa Barrow and Marko Arnautović .
The home team had on the bench: Francesco Bardi, Federico Santander, Emanuel Vignato, Riccardo Orsolini, Gianmarco Cangiano, Luis Binks, Nicola Sansone , Nicola Bagnolini, Lorenzo De Silvestri , Sydney van Hooijdonk, Nicolas Viola and Mitchell Dijks.
Bologna could not rely on the presence of N. Sansone (injured).
Substitutions
Bologna made 4 changes: M. Arnautovic for N. Sansone (17′), A. Skov Olsen for L. De Silvestri (80′), M. Barrow for R. Orsolini (90′) and N. Dominguez for E. Vignato (90′).
Best player: Mattias Svanberg
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bologna was Mattias Svanberg.
His rating is with 1 goal, 40 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.
Roma – Formation
Roma
Roma started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
José Mario Felix dos Santos Mourinho played with: Rui Patrício , Gianluca Mancini , Chris Smalling , Roger Ibañez , Amadou Diawara , Rick Karsdorp , Jordan Veretout , Henrikh Mkhitaryan , Stephan El Shaarawy , Nicolò Zaniolo and Tammy Abraham .
They had on the bench: Edoardo Bove, Nicola Zalewski, Carles Pérez , Marash Kumbulla, Riccardo Calafiori, Ebrima Darboe, Matías Viña , Eldor Shomurodov , Daniel Fuzato, Pietro Boer, Bryan Cristante and Bryan Reynolds.
Roma could not rely on the presence of E. Shomurodov (injured).
Substitutions
Roma made 4 changes: A. Diawara for C. Perez (46′), S. El Shaarawy for E. Shomurodov (52′), J. Veretout for B. Cristante (64′) and G. Mancini for M. Vina (73′).
Best player: Chris Smalling
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Roma was Chris Smalling.
His rating is with 59 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
